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Way to Grow! Gardening: Composting: Discussion Guide

Use this Discussion Guide before, during, and after reading.

Way to Grow! Gardening: Composting: Guide for Families (en Español)

Use this Discussion Guide before, during, and after reading with your child.

Way to Grow! Gardening: Composting: Guide for Families (አማርኛ)

Use this Discussion Guide before, during, and after reading with your child.

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Ada Byron Lovelace and the Thinking Machine

Written by Laurie Wallmark and Illustrated by April Chu

Ada Lovelace, the daughter of the famous romantic poet, Lord Byron, develops her creativity through...

K - 6th

Grace Hopper: Guide for Families (en Español)

Use this Discussion Guide before, during, and after reading with your child.

Grace Hopper: Guide for Families (አማርኛ)

Use this Discussion Guide before, during, and after reading with your child.

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Why We Eat Fried Peanuts: A Celebration of Family and Lunar New Year Traditions

Written by Zed Zha and Illustrated by Sian James

Celebrate Lunar New Year through a story of ancestral bravery while learning about Chinese history...

1st - 6th
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Black Joy: Love Yourself, Love Your Culture

Written by Charnaie Gordon and Illustrated by Lhaiza Morena

Follow a day in the life of a young Black child and learn the different ways we experience love...

1st - 6th

Grace Hopper: Guide For Families

Use this Discussion Guide before, during, and after reading with your child.

Way to Grow! Gardening: Composting: Guide For Families

Use this Discussion Guide before, during, and after reading with your child.

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Family Pictures/Cuadros de Familia

Written by Carmen Lomas Garza (Paintings & Stories) and Illustrated by Sandra Cisneros (Introduction) & Pat Mora (Afterword)

Family Pictures is the story of Carmen Lomas Garza's girlhood: celebrating birthdays, making tamales...

1st - 6th
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Wisdom Weavers: Explore the Ojibwe Language and the Meaning of Dream Catchers

Written by James Vukelich Kaagegaabaw and Illustrated by Marcus Trujillo

The Ojibwe people are the largest Indigenous group of Turtle Island, now known as North America, and...

1st - 6th
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Escape from a Video Game: The Secret of Phantom Island (Volume 1)

Written by Dustin Brady and Illustrated by Jesse Brady
Cooper Hawke and the Secret of Phantom Island was supposed to set a new standard for gaming. Then, just one month before its release date, it fell off the face of the earth.
2nd - 6th

Grace Hopper: Discussion Guide

Use this Discussion Guide before, during, and after reading.  

Grace Hopper: Vocabulary Guide

Use this Vocabulary Guide to identify Tier 2 vocabulary words in the book.  

Grace Hopper: Frayer Model

Use this graphic organizer to deepen vocabulary knowledge. 

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Grace Hopper: Queen of Computer Code

Written by Laurie Wallmark and Illustrated by Katy Wu

Who was Grace Hopper?


A software tester, workplace jester, cherished mentor, ace inventor, avid...

K - 6th
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Honda: The Boy Who Dreamed of Cars

Written by Mark Weston and Illustrated by Katie Yamasaki

The life story of Soichiro Honda, pioneering Japanese businessman and innovative motorcycle and car...

1st - 6th
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Crossing Bok Chitto: A Choctaw Tale of Friendship & Freedom

Written by Tim Tingle and Illustrated by Jeanne Rorex Bridges

This moving and original story is about the intersection of Native and African Americans. Choctaw...

2nd - 8th

Way to Grow! Gardening: Composting: Frayer Model

Use this graphic organizer to deepen vocabulary knowledge.

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What's Great About Washington, DC? (Our Great States)

Written by Rebecca E. Hirsch
What's so great about Washington, DC? Find out the top ten sites to see or things to do in the...
2nd - 6th
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What's Great About Wyoming? (Our Great States)

Written by Rebecca Felix
What's so great about Wyoming? Find out the top ten sites to see or things to do in the Cowboy State...
2nd - 6th
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What's Great About Arizona? (Our Great States)

Written by Rebecca E. Hirsch
What's so great about Arizona? Find out the top ten sites to see or things to do in the Grand Canyon...
2nd - 6th
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What's Great about California? (Our Great States)

Written by Anita Yasuda
What's so great about California? Find out the top ten sites to see or things to do in the Golden...
2nd - 6th

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