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High-Low Books for Preteens: Grades 4-6

All children have diverse learning needs and read at very different reading levels. Help struggling and reluctant readers grow their literacy skills with engaging books that they can and want to read. This collection of high-low books provides literacy support through carefully chosen sentence structure, vocabulary, effective text features, illustrations, and compelling, rich stories with inspiring characters that align with students' interests.

Collection of 90 books: $1,174.50

Sacred Mountain

Vanishing Cultures: Frozen Land

Vanishing Cultures: Far North

Vanishing Cultures: Down Under

Vanishing Cultures: Amazon Basin

Up the Learning Tree

The Pot That Juan Built

Surfer of the Century

Summoning the Phoenix

Steel Drumming at the Apollo

Seven Miles to Freedom

Seeds of Change

Vanishing Cultures: Himalaya

Richard Wright and the Library Card

Ray Charles

Paul Robeson

Passage to Freedom

Parrots Over Puerto Rico

The Palm of My Heart

Only the Mountains Do Not Move

The Monster in the Mudball

The Mangrove Tree

Mama's Window

Growing Peace

A Full Moon is Rising

Water Rolls, Water Rises / El agua rueda, el agua sube

Etched in Clay

Twenty-two Cents

The Story of World War II Hero Irena Sendler

The Story of Car Engineer Soichiro Honda

The Story of Tennis Champion Arthur Ashe

The School the Aztec Eagles Built

Only One Year

The Crane Girl

The Magical Monkey King

Bird

Tofu Quilt

Game, Set, Match Champion Arthur Ashe

¡Olé! Flamenco

Shining Star

Zora Hurston and the Chinaberry Tree

Yum! ¡Mmmm! ¡Qué Rico! Americas' Sproutings

When the Horses Ride By

Vanishing Cultures: Sahara

Vanishing Cultures: Mongolia

As Fast As Words Could Fly

Crazy Horse's Vision

Cool Melons- Turn to Frogs!

Coming to America

Celebrate! Connections Among Cultures

Catching the Moon

Capoeira

Buffalo Song

Brothers in Hope

¡Béisbol! Latino Baseball Pioneers and Legends

Be Water, My Friend

Baseball Saved Us: 25th Anniversary Edition

Cycle of Rice, Cycle of Life

Animal Poems of the Iguazú / Animalario del Iguazú

Amazing Places

Amazing Faces

Top to Bottom

Elephant Quest

Horse Song

Balarama

Puffling Patrol

Gorilla Walk

A Song for Cambodia

I and I Bob Marley

Love to Langston

Louis Sockalexis

Lend a Hand

The Last Black King of the Kentucky Derby

Just Like Me

John Lewis in the Lead

Jim Thorpe's Bright Path

Ira's Shakespeare Dream

Irena's Jars of Secrets

I See the Rhythm

A Place Where Sunflowers Grow

Howard Thurman's Great Hope

How We Are Smart

Honoring Our Ancestors

Honda

George Crum and the Saratoga Chip

Frederick Douglass

Family Pictures / Cuadros de familia

Everglades Forever

Drumbeat in Our Feet

Dear Mrs. Parks

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  • ¡Béisbol! Latino Baseball Pioneers and Legends
    By Jonah Winter
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    ¡Béisbol! Latino Baseball Pioneers and Legends

    ¡Béisbol! Latino Baseball Pioneers and Legends

    By Jonah Winter
    In this fascinating and colorfully written collection of profiles, author/illustrator Jonah Winter gives us a guide to Latino heroes, including little known pioneers of the sport.

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  • ¡Olé! Flamenco
    By George Ancona
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    ¡Olé! Flamenco

    ¡Olé! Flamenco

    By George Ancona
    A photo-essay about flamenco, a centuries-old living art form, originating in southern Spain, that incorporates traditional dance, song, and music.

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  • A Full Moon is Rising
    By Marilyn Singer, Julia Cairns
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    A Full Moon is Rising

    A Full Moon is Rising

    By Marilyn Singer, Julia Cairns
    A children's book takes readers on a whirlwind tour of the world to discover an amazing collection of full moon celebrations, beliefs, customs, and facts. We'll visit India, Israel, Morocco, China, Australia, and many more places.

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  • A Place Where Sunflowers Grow
    By Amy Lee-Tai, Felicia Hoshino
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    A Place Where Sunflowers Grow

    A Place Where Sunflowers Grow

    By Amy Lee-Tai, Felicia Hoshino
    Bilingual English/Japanese. A young girl finds things to be joyful about in the Topaz Internment Camp.

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  • A Song for Cambodia
    By Michelle Lord, Shino Arihara
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    A Song for Cambodia

    A Song for Cambodia

    By Michelle Lord, Shino Arihara
    The true story of Arn Chorn-Pond, Cambodian American musician and human rights activist, who as a young boy survived Khmer Rouge work camps by learning to play a musical instrument.

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  • Amazing Faces
    By Lee Bennett Hopkins, Chris Soentpiet
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    Amazing Faces

    Amazing Faces

    By Lee Bennett Hopkins, Chris Soentpiet
    An anthology of universal poems focusing on the human experience--emotions, perceptions, and understandings--as expressed by poets of diverse heritage and reflected in illustrations featuring people of all ages and backgrounds.

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  • Amazing Places
    By Lee Bennett Hopkins, Chris Soentpiet, Christy Hale
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    Amazing Places

    Amazing Places

    By Lee Bennett Hopkins, Chris Soentpiet, Christy Hale
    A collection of original poems that celebrate some of the amazingly diverse places in our nation. Readers of all ages will want to visit each amazing place again and again!

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      Animal Poems of the Iguazú / Animalario del Iguazú
      By Francisco X. Alarcón, Maya Gonzalez
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      Animal Poems of the Iguazú / Animalario del Iguazú

      Animal Poems of the Iguazú / Animalario del Iguazú

      By Francisco X. Alarcón, Maya Gonzalez
      let's listen to / the green voice / of the rainforest

      The animals of the Iguazú speak for themselves, creating a collection of poems that will resonate with readers of all ages.

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    • As Fast As Words Could Fly
      By Pamela M. Tuck, Eric Velasquez
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      As Fast As Words Could Fly

      As Fast As Words Could Fly

      By Pamela M. Tuck, Eric Velasquez
      The story of Mason Steele, an African American boy in 1960s Greenville, North Carolina, who relies on his inner strength and his typing skills to break racial barriers after he begins attending a "whites-only" high school.

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    • Balarama
      A Royal Elephant
      By Ted Lewin, Betsy Lewin
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      Balarama

      Balarama

      A Royal Elephant
      By Ted Lewin, Betsy Lewin
      Ted and Betsy Lewin's illustrated travelogue of their trip to southern India, where they meet Balarama, the lead Royal Elephant who will make his debut in the traditional parade that concludes the celebration of Dasara in the city of Mysore.

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    • Baseball Saved Us: 25th Anniversary Edition
      By Ken Mochizuki, Dom Lee
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      Baseball Saved Us: 25th Anniversary Edition

      Baseball Saved Us: 25th Anniversary Edition

      By Ken Mochizuki, Dom Lee
      Twenty-five years ago, Baseball Saved Us changed the picture-book landscape with its honest story of a Japanese American boy in an internment camp during World War II. This anniversary edition will introduce new readers to this modern-day classic.

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    • Be Water, My Friend
      The Early Years of Bruce Lee
      By Ken Mochizuki, Dom Lee
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      Be Water, My Friend

      Be Water, My Friend

      The Early Years of Bruce Lee
      By Ken Mochizuki, Dom Lee
      The true story of the formative years of Bruce Lee's early life growing up in Hong Kong in the 1940s and 1950s, before he became an international film star.

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    • Bird
      By Zetta Elliott, Shadra Strickland
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      Bird

      Bird

      By Zetta Elliott, Shadra Strickland
      In this gentle, award-winning picture book, an African American boy nicknamed Bird uses drawing as a creative outlet as he struggles to make sense of his grandfather's death and his brother's drug addiction.

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    • Brothers in Hope
      The Story of the Lost Boys of the Sudan
      By Mary Williams, R. Gregory Christie
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      Brothers in Hope

      Brothers in Hope

      The Story of the Lost Boys of the Sudan
      By Mary Williams, R. Gregory Christie
      Based on heartbreaking yet inspirational true events in the lives of the Lost Boys of Sudan, Brothers in Hope is a story of remarkable courage, and an amazing testament to the unyielding power of the human spirit.

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    • Buffalo Song
      By Joseph Bruchac, Bill Farnsworth
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      Buffalo Song

      Buffalo Song

      By Joseph Bruchac, Bill Farnsworth
      The story of Salish Indian Walking Coyote and his efforts to save the vanishing buffalo herds from extinction in the United States during the 1870s and 1880s.

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    • Capoeira
      Game! Dance! Martial Art!
      By George Ancona
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      Capoeira

      Capoeira

      Game! Dance! Martial Art!
      By George Ancona
      A photo-essay about the history and practice of Capoeira, a centuries-old Brazilian martial art incorporating traditional movements and rhythmic music, that is popular today as an energetic game played throughout the United States and around the world.

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    • Catching the Moon
      The Story of a Young Girl's Baseball Dream
      By Crystal Hubbard, Randy Duburke
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      Catching the Moon

      Catching the Moon

      The Story of a Young Girl's Baseball Dream
      By Crystal Hubbard, Randy Duburke
      The spirited story of Marcenia Lyle, the African American girl who grew up to become "Toni Stone," the first woman to play for an all-male professional baseball team.

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    • Celebrate! Connections Among Cultures
      By Jan Reynolds
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      Celebrate! Connections Among Cultures

      Celebrate! Connections Among Cultures

      By Jan Reynolds
      A photographic exploration comparing celebrations in seven indigenous world cultures and the United States, highlighting common rituals such as body decoration, music, and dance.

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    • Coming to America
      A Muslim Family's Story
      By Bernard Wolf
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      Coming to America

      Coming to America

      A Muslim Family's Story
      By Bernard Wolf
      A photo-essay of a Muslim family from Egypt; their experiences living in America; and the sacrifices they make to have a better life.

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    • Cool Melons- Turn to Frogs!
      The Life and Poems of Issa
      By Matthew Gollub, Kazuko Stone
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      Cool Melons- Turn to Frogs!

      Cool Melons- Turn to Frogs!

      The Life and Poems of Issa
      By Matthew Gollub, Kazuko Stone
      For hundreds of years, school children in Japan have been introduced to poetry through the work of Issa.

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    • Crazy Horse's Vision
      By Joseph Bruchac, S. D. Nelson
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      Crazy Horse's Vision

      Crazy Horse's Vision

      By Joseph Bruchac, S. D. Nelson
      The true story of the great Sioux warrior who, as a young boy, defies tradition and seeks a vision on his own in hopes of saving his people.

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    • Cycle of Rice, Cycle of Life
      A Story of Sustainable Farming
      By Jan Reynolds
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      Cycle of Rice, Cycle of Life

      Cycle of Rice, Cycle of Life

      A Story of Sustainable Farming
      By Jan Reynolds
      A photographic exploration of the cycles of traditional Balinese rice farming, a dynamic model of earth-friendly agriculture that connects a unique culture with the natural world.

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    • Dear Mrs. Parks
      A Dialogue with Today's Youth
      By Rosa Parks
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      Dear Mrs. Parks

      Dear Mrs. Parks

      A Dialogue with Today's Youth
      By Rosa Parks
      On a December day in 1955, Rosa Parks changed the course of history when she was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger on a Montgomery, Alabama bus.

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    • Front cover for Drumbeat in Our Feet by Patricia Keeler; Júlio Leitão and Patricia Keeler
        Drumbeat in Our Feet
        By Patricia Keeler, Júlio Leitão
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        Drumbeat in Our Feet

        Drumbeat in Our Feet

        By Patricia Keeler, Júlio Leitão
        A journey into the deep-rooted traditions, artistry, and energetic spirit that make up the world of African dance, past and present.

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      • Elephant Quest
        By Betsy Lewin, Ted Lewin
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        Elephant Quest

        Elephant Quest

        By Betsy Lewin, Ted Lewin
        The Lewins are on a quest through Botswana to see the majestic African elephants in this picture book travelogue.

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      • Etched in Clay
        The Life of Dave, Enslaved Potter and Poet
        By Andrea Cheng
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        Etched in Clay

        Etched in Clay

        The Life of Dave, Enslaved Potter and Poet
        By Andrea Cheng
        The acclaimed biography-in-verse about the life and times of Dave, an enslaved potter who inscribed his works with short poems during the years leading up to the Civil War.

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      • Everglades Forever
        Restoring America's Great Wetland
        By Trish Marx, Cindy Karp
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        Everglades Forever

        Everglades Forever

        Restoring America's Great Wetland
        By Trish Marx, Cindy Karp
        A photo-essay about the Florida Everglades, its unique ecosystem, and the efforts currently underway to restore this "Wetland of International Importance," told within the framework of a class study project and visit to the Everglades.

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      • Family Pictures / Cuadros de familia
        By Carmen Lomas Garza, Sandra Cisneros, Pat Mora
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        Family Pictures / Cuadros de familia

        Family Pictures / Cuadros de familia

        By Carmen Lomas Garza, Sandra Cisneros, Pat Mora
        Bilingual English/Spanish. In this Pura Belpré Honor-winning book, Carmen Lomas Garza tells the story of her childhood growing up in Kingsville, TX.

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      • Frederick Douglass
        The Last Day of Slavery
        By William Miller, Cedric Lucas
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        Frederick Douglass

        Frederick Douglass

        The Last Day of Slavery
        By William Miller, Cedric Lucas
        The story of the African American abolitionist who, in one dramatic incident, discovered the meaning of freedom.

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      • Game, Set, Match Champion Arthur Ashe
        By Crystal Hubbard, Kevin Belford
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        Game, Set, Match Champion Arthur Ashe

        Game, Set, Match Champion Arthur Ashe

        By Crystal Hubbard, Kevin Belford
        A picture book biography of tennis player Arthur Ashe, who began his career playing tennis as a child on the segregated courts as a child in Virginia and went on to become the top tennis player in the world.

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      • George Crum and the Saratoga Chip
        By Gaylia Taylor, Frank Morrison
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        George Crum and the Saratoga Chip

        George Crum and the Saratoga Chip

        By Gaylia Taylor, Frank Morrison
        An account of the life and career of George Crum, a biracial chef who is credited with the invention of the potato chip at a Saratoga Springs, New York, restaurant in 1853. Based on historical records.

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      • Gorilla Walk
        By Betsy Lewin, Ted Lewin
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        Gorilla Walk

        Gorilla Walk

        By Betsy Lewin, Ted Lewin
        In this delightful nonfiction travelogue, the Lewins trek through southern Uganda to visit mountain gorillas in their natural habitat.

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      • Growing Peace
        A Story of Farming, Music, and Religious Harmony
        By Richard Sobol
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        Growing Peace

        Growing Peace

        A Story of Farming, Music, and Religious Harmony
        By Richard Sobol
        This stunning photo-essay for children is a story of coexistence, focusing on Jewish, Muslim, and Christian families in a Ugandan village who created a Fair Trade Coffee Cooperative and learned to live and work together peacefully.

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      • Honda
        The Boy Who Dreamed of Cars
        By Mark Weston, Katie Yamasaki
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        Honda

        Honda

        The Boy Who Dreamed of Cars
        By Mark Weston, Katie Yamasaki
        The life story of Soichiro Honda, pioneering Japanese businessman and innovative motorcycle and car manufacturer.

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          Honoring Our Ancestors
          By Harriet Rohmer
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          Honoring Our Ancestors

          Honoring Our Ancestors

          By Harriet Rohmer
          Through stories, art, and photographs, Honoring Our Ancestors will inspire children and their families to gain strength from the past as they ask themselves, "Who do I honor?"

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        • Horse Song
          The Naadam of Mongolia
          By Ted Lewin, Betsy Lewin
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          Horse Song

          Horse Song

          The Naadam of Mongolia
          By Ted Lewin, Betsy Lewin
          Ted and Betsy Lewin's illustrated travelogue story of their trip to Mongolia to watch young boy and girl jockeys race horses in the traditional Naadam summer festival.

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        • How We Are Smart
          By William Nikola, Sean Qualls
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          How We Are Smart

          How We Are Smart

          By William Nikola, Sean Qualls
          Musician Tito Puente. Ballerina Maria Tallchief. Explorer Matthew Henson. Congresswoman Patsy Mink. These are some of the people profiled in this book. They are well known for different reasons, but they also have something in common. They were all smart!

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        • Howard Thurman's Great Hope
          By Kai Issa, Arthur L. Dawson
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          Howard Thurman's Great Hope

          Howard Thurman's Great Hope

          By Kai Issa, Arthur L. Dawson
          Born in segregated Daytona, Florida, in 1899, Howard Thurman grew up dreaming of a better life--a life where his mother and grandmother would not have to cook and clean for other people; a life where he could become a college man, honoring his late father's wishes and his own dreams.

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        • I and I Bob Marley
          By Tony Medina, Jesse Joshua Watson
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          I and I Bob Marley

          I and I Bob Marley

          By Tony Medina, Jesse Joshua Watson
          A biography in verse of reggae legend Bob Marley, exploring the influences that shaped his life and music on his journey from rural Jamaican childhood to international superstardom.

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        • I See the Rhythm
          By Toyomi Igus, Michele Wood
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          I See the Rhythm

          I See the Rhythm

          By Toyomi Igus, Michele Wood
          i see the rhythmis an inspiring celebration of African American music and the far-reaching impact it has had on the world.

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        • Ira's Shakespeare Dream
          By Glenda Armand, Floyd Cooper
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          Ira's Shakespeare Dream

          Ira's Shakespeare Dream

          By Glenda Armand, Floyd Cooper
          The inspiring biography of Ira Aldridge, a Black actor who overcame racism to become one of the greatest Shakespearean actors of the nineteenth century.

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        • Irena's Jars of Secrets
          By Marcia Vaughan Crews, Ron Mazellan
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          Irena's Jars of Secrets

          Irena's Jars of Secrets

          By Marcia Vaughan Crews, Ron Mazellan
          A picture book biography of Irena Sendler, a Polish Catholic social worker who helped save nearly 2500 Jewish children during the Nazi occupation of Poland during World War II.

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        • Jim Thorpe's Bright Path
          By Joseph Bruchac, S. D. Nelson
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          Jim Thorpe's Bright Path

          Jim Thorpe's Bright Path

          By Joseph Bruchac, S. D. Nelson
          A biography of the legendary Native American Jim Thorpe (1888--1953), voted the Greatest Football Player and Greatest Athlete of the Half-Century by two AP polls, focusing on his early childhood and how school and sports shaped his future.

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        • John Lewis in the Lead
          A Story of the Civil Rights Movement
          By Jim Haskins, Kathleen Benson, Benny Andrews
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          John Lewis in the Lead

          John Lewis in the Lead

          A Story of the Civil Rights Movement
          By Jim Haskins, Kathleen Benson, Benny Andrews
          A biography of John Lewis, one of the "Big Six" civil rights leaders of the 1960s, focusing on his involvement in Freedom Rides, the March on Washington, and the march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama.

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        • Just Like Me
          By Harriet Rohmer, Fourteen Artists
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          Just Like Me

          Just Like Me

          By Harriet Rohmer, Fourteen Artists
          Through stories, paintings, and childhood photographs, these fourteen artists open their hearts and invite us to enter into their worlds. With honesty and encouragement, they offer hope for aspiring young people who dream of becoming artists- just like them.

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        • Lend a Hand
          Poems About Giving
          By John Frank, London Ladd
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          Lend a Hand

          Lend a Hand

          Poems About Giving
          By John Frank, London Ladd
          A collection of original poems centered on giving and spontaneous acts of kindness, which also incorporate larger themes of community, intergenerational relationships, young mentors, and care for the environment.

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        • Louis Sockalexis
          Native American Baseball Pioneer
          By William Wise, Bill Farnsworth
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          Louis Sockalexis

          Louis Sockalexis

          Native American Baseball Pioneer
          By William Wise, Bill Farnsworth
          A biography of Louis Sockalexis, Penobscot Indian and the first Native American to play professional baseball, focusing on his formative years and culminating in an historic game at New York's Polo Grounds in 1897.

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        • Love to Langston
          By Tony Medina, R. Gregory Christie
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          Love to Langston

          Love to Langston

          By Tony Medina, R. Gregory Christie
          This inspiring biography on Langston Hughes celebrates his life through poetry.

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        • Mama's Window
          By Lynn Rubright, Patricia C. McKissack
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          Mama's Window

          Mama's Window

          By Lynn Rubright, Patricia C. McKissack
          After his mother dies, "Sugar" Martin is sent to live with his gruff uncle Free, a loner who makes his living fishing in a swamp in the Mississippi Delta in the early 1900s.

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        • Only One Year
          By Andrea Cheng, Nicole Wong
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          Only One Year

          Only One Year

          By Andrea Cheng, Nicole Wong
          Three Chinese American children learn to trust and love one another again after the youngest child returns from a year living in China with extended family.

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        • Only the Mountains Do Not Move
          A Maasai Story of Culture and Conservation
          By Jan Reynolds
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          Only the Mountains Do Not Move

          Only the Mountains Do Not Move

          A Maasai Story of Culture and Conservation
          By Jan Reynolds
          A photographic essay about contemporary Maasai--the changes in lifestyle, land, and farming practices they face and how they are adapting to those changes.

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        • Parrots Over Puerto Rico
          By Susan L. Roth, Cindy Trumbore
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          Parrots Over Puerto Rico

          Parrots Over Puerto Rico

          By Susan L. Roth, Cindy Trumbore
          A nonfiction picture book about the history of Puerto Rico and the Puerto Rican parrot, which was brought back from the brink of extinction. Also available in Spanish.

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        • Passage to Freedom
          The Sugihara Story
          By Ken Mochizuki, Dom Lee
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          Passage to Freedom

          Passage to Freedom

          The Sugihara Story
          By Ken Mochizuki, Dom Lee
          The true story of Chiune Sugihara, the "Japanese Schindler," who, with his family's encouragement, saved thousands of Jews in Lithuania during World War II.

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        • Paul Robeson
          By Eloise Greenfield, George Ford
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          Paul Robeson

          Paul Robeson

          By Eloise Greenfield, George Ford
          An updated and redesigned edition of an award-winning biography of Paul Robeson, who overcame racial discrimination to become an international entertainer and civil rights activist. Includes a new introduction and afterword by the author, focusing on Robeson's legacy.

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        • Puffling Patrol
          By Ted Lewin, Betsy Lewin
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          Puffling Patrol

          Puffling Patrol

          By Ted Lewin, Betsy Lewin
          Ted and Betsy Lewin travel to Iceland to learn about the "Puffling Patrol," a group of children who rescue lost puffins and return them to sea.

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        • Ray Charles
          By Sharon Bell Mathis, George Ford
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          Ray Charles

          Ray Charles

          By Sharon Bell Mathis, George Ford
          A beautiful new edition of the award-winning biography of world-famous musician Ray Charles.

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              Henry Bell is not allowed to learn to read and write. In fact, most enslaved children, like him, are severely punished if they are even caught with a book.

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              In this series of seven books, photojournalist Jan Reynolds documents the distinctive cultures and climates of indigenous peoples.

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              In this series of seven books, photojournalist Jan Reynolds documents the distinctive cultures and climates of indigenous peoples.

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              In this series of seven books, photojournalist Jan Reynolds documents the distinctive cultures and climates of indigenous peoples.

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              Vanishing Cultures: Himalaya

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              In this series of seven books, photojournalist Jan Reynolds documents the distinctive cultures and climates of indigenous peoples.

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              This photo essay explores the life of Dawa and Olana, two young cousins who come from a family of nomads on the grassy plains of Mongolia.

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              Vanishing Cultures: Sahara

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              In this series of seven books, photojournalist Jan Reynolds documents the distinctive cultures and climates of indigenous peoples.

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              Water Rolls, Water Rises / El agua rueda, el agua sube

              By Pat Mora, Meilo So
              Now in paperback: In a series of poetic verses in both English and Spanish, readers learn about the movement and moods of water around the world and the ways in which water affects different landscapes and cultures.

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              By Eloise Greenfield, Jan Spivey Gilchrist
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              Children in the Times of War
              By Eloise Greenfield, Jan Spivey Gilchrist
              Through these graceful and eloquent poems, written from the child's perspective, readers will experience this resilience, this optimism, and understand that it is possible to get through difficult and unsettling times while holding onto one's hopes and dreams for a better, more peaceful future. 

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              Yum! ¡Mmmm! ¡Qué Rico! Americas' Sproutings

              By Pat Mora, Rafael Lopez
              A collection of haiku focusing on fourteen foods native to the Americas, celebrating the fun of the foods as well as their origins.

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              By William Miller, Cornelius Van Wright, Ying-Hwa Hu
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              By William Miller, Cornelius Van Wright, Ying-Hwa Hu
              The true story of the famous writer, who as a young girl, learned about hope and strength from her mother.

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