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A Shelter in our Car: Lee & Low Teacher's Guide

The Teacher’s Guide provided by Lee & Low Books includes a book summary, background, discussion...

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A Shelter in our Car

Written by Monica Gunning and Illustrated by Elaine Pedlar

Zettie and her Mama left their warm and comfortable home in Jamaica for an uncertain life in the...

K - 4th
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Ana Maria Reyes Does Not Live in a Castle

Written by Hilda Eunice Burgos

Her last name may mean kings, but Ana María Reyes REALLY does not live in a castle. Rather, she's...

4th - 7th
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Shining Star: The Anna May Wong Story

Written by Paula Yoo and Illustrated by Lin Wang

Born in 1905, Anna May Wong spent her childhood working in her family's laundry in Los Angeles s...

1st - 6th

Alien Ocean Animals: Amazon Book Talk

A Book Talk is a short introduction of a book to students to activate prior knowledge, build...

Alien Ocean Animals: Amazon Book Talk

A Book Talk is a short introduction of a book to students to activate prior knowledge, build...

The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez: Frayer Model

Use this graphic organizer to deepen vocabulary knowledge.

Titles Can Be Telling Graphic Organizer

Use this graphic organizer before, during, and after reading to make inferences and connections...

The Influences on a Character Graphic Organizer

Use this graphic organizer to help students consider all of the influences on one of the main...

The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez: Vocabulary Guide

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

The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez: Discussion Guide

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

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Alien Ocean Animals (National Geographic Kids, Level 3)

Written by Rosie Colosi
Are these strange animals the stuff of nightmares or aliens from outer space? Turns out, they're...
2nd - 4th
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Ice Island

Written by Sherry Shahan

What begins as a training run with sled dogs turns into a race against time for Tatum and her new...

4th - 7th
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The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez

Written by Adrianna Cuevas

In this magical middle-grade debut novel from Adrianna Cuevas, The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez, a...

3rd - 7th
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Simon B. Rhymin'

Written by Dwayne Reed

Eleven-year-old Simon Barnes dreams of becoming a world-famous rapper that everyone calls Notorious...

3rd - 7th
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The Hula-Hoopin' Queen

Written by Thelma Lynne Godin and Illustrated by Vanessa Brantley-Newton
A spunky African American girl has a hula-hooping competition with her friends in Harlem, and soon...
K - 5th
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Tashi and the Tibetan Flower Cure

Written by Naomi C. Rose
Tashi loves listening to Popola, her grandfather, sing Tibetan chants to the click, click of his...
1st - 4th
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A Full Moon Is Rising

Written by Marilyn Singer and Illustrated by Julia Cairns
This book is a collection of poems about the moon as it’s seen around the world—and even from outer...
1st - 5th
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Baseball Saved Us

Written by Ken Mochizuki and Illustrated by Dom Lee

For a young Japanese-American boy sent to an internment camp during World War II, baseball becomes a...

K - 6th
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Seeds of Change

Written by Jen Cullerton Johnson and Illustrated by Sonia Lynn Sadler
This is the story of Wangari Maathai, a naturalist who loved her country Kenya. After returning to...
2nd - 5th
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The Three Lucys

Written by Hayan Charara and Illustrated by Sara Kahn
Luli lives in Lebanon with his family and his three beloved cats: Lucy the Fat, Lucy the Skinny, and...
1st - 4th
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Step Right Up: How Doc and Jim Key Taught the World about Kindness

Written by Donna Janell Bowmen and Illustrated by Daniel Minter
William "Doc" Key had a special way with animals. Growing up an enslaved child in Tennessee, Doc was...
3rd - 6th
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Last Days of Jesus His Life and Times (Revised)

Written by O'Reilly and Bill and Illustrated by Low
Two thousand years ago, Jesus walked across Galilee; everywhere he traveled he gained followers. His...
4th - 9th
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As Fast As Words Could Fly

Written by Pamela M. Tuck and Illustrated by Eric Velasquez
Mason Steele is proud of his father's work with a civil rights group and writes handwritten notes...
2nd - 7th

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