Rally to Read: Changemakers Collection

Reading Is Fundamental has curated this collection of books to help students/children further explore the theme of Changemakers. Encouraging children to read about Changemakers helps them have an understanding of impactful individuals throughout history. Use this collection to help your students/children continue their discovery about this topic in school and at home.

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Rocket Says Speak Up!

Written by Nathan Bryon and Illustrated by Dapo Adeola

When Rocket finds out that her town's library is closing, she knows something must be done. Inspired...

Pre-K - 2nd

Becoming a Good Creature

Written by Sy Montgomery and Illustrated by Rebecca Green

School is not the only place to find a teacher. In this beautiful picture book, learn the many...

Pre-K - 3rd
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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

Written by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer and Illustrated by Elizabeth Zunon

A boy in a drought-ravaged village in Africa wonders how things work. Teaching himself English from...

1st - 3rd

Jovita Wore Pants: The Story of a Mexican Freedom Fighter

Written by Aida Salazar and Illustrated by Molly Mendoza

Jovita dreamed of wearing pants! She hated the big skirts Abuela made her wear. She wanted to scale...

1st - 4th
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Aaron and Alexander: The Most Famous Duel in American History

Written and Illustrated by Don Brown

Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton were both fierce patriots during the Revolutionary War, but the...

K - 2nd
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The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family

Written by Ibtihaj Muhammad & S.K. Ali and Illustrated by Hatem Aly
A powerful, vibrantly illustrated story about the first day of school--and two sisters on one's...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Ron's Big Mission

Written by Rose Blue & Corinne J. Naden and Illustrated by Done Tate
Ron loves going to the library and looking at the books, but living in South Carolina in the 1950s...
1st - 3rd

Henry Ford: Driving Change

Written by Lisa Greathouse

Engage students and bring history to life in the classroom with this script about Henry Ford's...

4th - 8th

Mamie Tape Fights to Go to School

Written by Traci Huahn and Illustrated by Michelle Jing Chan

Mamie’s mom always reminded her a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. So when...

Pre-K - 3rd

Queen of Tejano Music: Selena

Selena Quintanilla's music career began at the age of nine when she started singing in her family's...

1st - 4th

Mae Among the Stars

Written by Roda Ahmed and Illustrated by Stasia Burrington

When Little Mae was a child, she dreamed of dancing in space. She imagined herself surrounded by...

Pre-K - 3rd

Rally to Read: Changemakers Activity Packet 2023-24

A collection of resources aligned to the theme of Changemakers. There are resources for Educators...

Rally to Read: Changemakers Book Activity

Use these pre- and post-reading activities to accompany the book, Bunheads by Misty Copeland.

Bunheads

Written by Misty Copeland and Illustrated by Setor Fiadzigbey

From prima ballerina and New York Times bestselling author Misty Copeland comes the story of a young...

K - 3rd

The Magical Yet

Written by Angela DiTerlizzi and Illustrated by Lorena Alvarez Gómez

Each of us, from the day we're born, is accompanied by a special companion—the Yet. Can't tie your...

Pre-K - 3rd

Jackie Ormes Draws the Future: The Remarkable Life of a Pioneering Cartoonist

Written and Illustrated by Liz Montague

A stirring picture-book biography about Jackie Ormes, the first Black female cartoonist in America...

Pre-K - 3rd

My Name is Celia/Me llamo Celia: The Life of Celia Cruz/la vida de Celia Cruz

Written by Monica Brown and Illustrated by Rafael Lopez

This bilingual book allows young readers to enter Celia Cruz's life as she becomes a well-known...

K - 3rd

Dreamers

Written by Yuyi Morales

We are resilience. We are hope. We are dreamers.
 
Yuyi Morales brought her hopes, her passion, her...

Pre-K - 3rd

When the Beat Was Born: DJ Kool Herc and the Creation of Hip Hop

Written by Laban Carrick Hill and Illustrated by Theodore Taylor III

Before there was hip hop, there was DJ Kool Herc.

On a hot day at the end of summer in 1973 Cindy...

1st - 4th
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Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes

Written by Eleanor Coerr and Illustrated by Ronald Himler

The star of her school’s running team, Sadako is lively and athletic…until the dizzy spells start...

3rd - 5th

The Water Princess

Written by Susan Verde and Illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds

Based on supermodel Georgie Badiel’s childhood, a young girl dreams of bringing clean drinking water...

K - 3rd

Little Daymond Learns to Earn

Written by Daymond John and Illustrated by Nicole Miles

Meet Little Daymond and his enterprising friends! When Daymond hatches an idea for a small business...

Pre-K - 3rd

Change Sings: A Children's Anthem

Written by Amanda Gorman and Illustrated by Loren Long

"I can hear change humming In its loudest, proudest song. I don't fear change coming, And so I sing...

Pre-K - 3rd

The Cat Man of Aleppo

Written by Karim Shamsi-Basha and Irene Latham and Illustrated by Yuko Shimizu

The Caldecott Honor-winning true story of Mohammad Alaa Aljaleel, who in the midst of the Syrian...

Pre-K - 3rd