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Catherine the Great

Virginia Loh-Hagan (author)

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing ISBN: 9781668941454

Catherine the Great was a formidable Russian empress who gained the throne by overthrowing her husband, Peter III. This biography for early readers examines her life in a simple, age-appropriate way that helps young readers develop word recognition and reading skills. This title helps all readers learn about a historical female leader who made a difference in our world.

Looking for the Eid Moon

Sahtinay Abaza (author) Sandra Eide (illustrator)

Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press ISBN: 9781668936474

Sara can't wait for Eid, the Muslim holiday celebrating the end of Ramadan. It's a wonderful holiday with festive decorations, special foods, and family and friends getting together. But Eid won't begin until the crescent moon is spotted.

Ice Cream Everywhere: Sweet Stories from Around the World

Judy Campbell-Smith (author) Lucy Semple (illustrator)

Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press ISBN: 9781668936313

Everywhere you go, all around the world people are eating ice cream! And while some folks spoon up sundaes and some savor Syrian bouza--one thing is always true: ice cream is joy! Travel the globe and discover a mouthwatering selection of cold, creamy treats. Which one is your favorite?! Ice Cream Everywhere includes a map, an author's note--and three scoops of fun!

A Little Bit of Everything

Meghana Narayan (author) Michelle Carlos (illustrator)

Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press ISBN: 9781668936153

Amaya was born on a winter night—and every experience and memory helps to build her identity. She is a little bit of Mama, whose family is far away in India, and a little bit of Papa, whose mother immigrated from China for a new life. She is a little bit of the salty ocean and a little bit of the rolling storm. A little bit of the stars in the sky, and a little bit of so many other things. When Amaya’s new sibling arrives, she knows just what to say about who she is, and what her sister will become. With stunning, whimsical art, this lyrical book asks readers to celebrate their own uniqueness—and that of others.

I Live with Diabetes

Christina Earley (author) Amanda Hudson (illustrator)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9798887356020

Meet Dayce! He goes to school and plays baseball. He also has diabetes. Learn about his family, his favorite activities, and his dreams for the future. Includes a support page of teaching tips for caregivers and teachers. Downloadable Teacher's Notes available.

I Live with Down Syndrome

Christina Earley (author) Amanda Hudson (illustrator)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9798887356006

Meet Cecilia! She goes to school and likes to bake cupcakes. She also has Down Syndrome. Learn about her family, her friends, and her dreams for the future. Includes a support page of teaching tips for caregivers and teachers. Downloadable Teacher's Notes available.

I Live with Cancer

Christina Earley (author) Amanda Hudson (illustrator)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9798887356037

Meet Luna! She goes to school and likes to learn about animals. She also has cancer. Learn about her family, her favorite activities, and her dreams for the future. Includes a support page of teaching tips for caregivers and teachers. Downloadable Teacher's Notes available.

I Live with a Learning Disability

Christina Earley (author) Amanda Hudson (illustrator)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9798887356013

Meet Avi! He goes to school and likes to invent things. He also has a learning disability. Learn about his family, his friends, and his dreams for the future. Includes a support page of teaching tips for caregivers and teachers. Downloadable Teacher's Notes available.

I Live with ADHD

Christina Earley (author) Amanda Hudson (illustrator)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9798887355986

Meet Finn! He goes to school and likes to make silly videos. He also has ADHD. Learn about his guinea pigs, his soccer team, and his dreams for the future. Includes a support page of teaching tips for caregivers and teachers. Downloadable Teacher's Notes available.

I Live with Autism

Christina Earley (author)Amanda Hudson (illustrator)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9798887355993

Meet Summer! She goes to school and likes to draw cartoons. She also has autism. Learn about her family, her favorite lunch, and her dreams for the future. Includes a support page of teaching tips for caregivers and teachers. Downloadable Teacher's Notes available.

My Friend with Epilepsy

Elizabeth Andrews (author)

Publisher: ABDO ISBN: 9781098245603

In this title about epilepsy, young readers will learn how the condition affects their peers. The complex brain condition is simplified into an easy-to-understand explanation. Epilepsy symptoms and ways to manage it are included in text. The book includes QR codes throughout to assist with learning. Aligned to Common Core standards; correlated to state standards.

My Friend with Diabetes

Elizabeth Andrews (author)

Publisher: ABDO ISBN: 9781098245597

In this title about diabetes, young readers will learn how the condition affects their peers. Easy-to-understand text explains how diabetes works, its symptoms, and ways to manage it. The book includes QR codes throughout to assist with learning. Aligned to Common Core standards; correlated to state standards.

My Friend with Allergies

Elizabeth Andrews (author)

Publisher: ABDO ISBN: 9781098245566

In this title about allergies, young readers will get to know how the condition affects their peers. Using everyday examples and easy-to-understand text, types of allergies, the dangers they can cause, and ways to manage symptoms are explained. The book includes QR codes throughout to assist with learning. Aligned to Common Core standards; correlated to state standards.

My Friend with Asthma

Elizabeth Andrews (author)

Publisher: ABDO ISBN: 9781098245573

In this title about asthma, young readers will get to know how the condition affects their peers. Using everyday examples and easy-to-understand text, asthma symptoms, what happens during an asthma attack, and ways to manage the symptoms are explained. The book includes QR codes throughout to assist with learning. Aligned to Common Core standards; correlated to state standards.

My Friend with Autism

Elizabeth Andrews (author)

Publisher: ABDO ISBN: 9781098245580

In this title about autism, young readers will learn how the condition affects their peers. Using sensitive everyday examples and easy-to-understand text, autism symptoms and adaptions that may need to be implemented for people with autism are explained. The book includes QR codes throughout to assist with learning. Aligned to Common Core standards; correlated to state standards.

My Friend with ADHD

Elizabeth Andrews (author)

Publisher: ABDO ISBN: 9781098245559

In this title about ADHD, young readers will get to know how the condition may affect their peers. Using everyday examples and easy-to-understand text the symptoms and adaptions people with ADHD go through are explained. The book includes QR codes throughout to assist with learning. Aligned to Common Core standards; correlated to state standards.

Diverse and Different

Rod Barkman (author)

Publisher: Jump Library ISBN: 9798889968726

We are all different and that's amazing! It's something we should celebrate and enjoy. Everyone has a story to tell, and everyone is amazing in their own way. The grapheme /i/ is featured in this title. Diverse and Different is part of Decodables by Jump!, a comprehensive library of decodable leveled readers that follow a sequenced approach to phonics instruction.

Dancing the Tinikling

Bobbie Peyton (author) Diobelle Cerna (illustrator)

Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press ISBN: 9781668935491

"Jojo, come dance!" Lola calls, inviting him to leap between the clapping and slapping bamboo poles and dance the tinikling with her. Whirling, twirling, and singing in Tagalog, Jojo tries but trips. Lola dances between the two poles easily, the same way she dances between their American and Filipino cultures--Jojo knows that dance! And finally, spinning and hopping to the rhythm of his life, he's dancing the tinikling! Part of the Own Voices, Own Stories Collection.

La Mariachi

Isabel Estrada (author) Addy Rivera Sonda (illustrator)

Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press ISBN: 9781668935484

Tuchi longs to join in and play with the school's mariachi band, but it's the 1970s and in her community, mariachi is only for the boys. Still she hopes--and wishes on Señora Luna. When Tuchi stumbles across her nana's guitarrón, Nana teaches her to play in secret. The music rumbles inside Tuchi like desert thunder. Will Tuchi be ready for the big audition? And will Señora Luna help Tuchi make her wish come true?

Who Am I?

Julie Buchholtz (author) Aliya Ghare (illustrator)

Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press ISBN: 9781668908334

"Who am I?" a young girl asks her mom as she snuggles close. "You are the fire that burns and the eagle that soars. You are the oak tree and the wild rose," says momma. Written from an Indigenous perspective, Who Am I? tells the story of how we are all connected to our ancestors, our past and future, and the Earth--and how it is everyone's duty to fend off darkness, connect to the past, offer safety and shelter, and color the world with beauty. An Own Voices, Own Stories Grand Prize winner.

A Family Like Ours

Frank Murphy, Alice Lee (author) Kayla Harren (illustrator)

Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press ISBN: 9781668908457

Everyone's family is unique--and good! From sprawling extended families and close-knit units to adopted and chosen families, A Family Like Ours celebrates all those important connections we build over the years. Regardless of what yours looks like, family is a place for support, safety, growth, and inspiration. What is special, surprising, or sensational about your family?

Do Not Eat This Book! Fun with Jewish Foods & Festivals

Beth Kander (author) Mike Moran (illustrator)

Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press ISBN: 9781668935453

With a little Yiddish and a lot of humor mixed in, this bubbly read-aloud picture book about holiday foods and traditions emphasizes the joy of the Jewish experience. Rhyming text takes readers through Jewish holidays, including Tu B'Shevat, Purim, and Chanukah, and their related special dishes. Colorful artwork brings the mouthwatering foods to the page and the table. But no matter how delicious the foods look, do not eat this book! Back matter includes a glossary describing each holiday, along with easy, kid-friendly recipes for the featured dishes, kitchen-tested by the author and her family.

A Song So Black, So Proud!

R.J. Owens (author) Keisha Okafor (illustrator)

Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press ISBN: 9781668935439

Written on a napkin and released just months after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the song "Say It Loud (I'm Black and I'm Proud)" became an anthem and rallying cry for the civil rights movement, as well as a celebration of Black culture and community. The song was penned in 1968 by singer James Brown in response to the rising racial tensions throughout the United States. Now, in first-person lyrical text, the iconic song speaks for itself, narrating the elements and moments that inspired its creation. The song continues to inspire and resonate today. It's been covered by artists like Usher and anchored Spotify's Black Lives Matter playlist. Readers of all ages will be encouraged to lift their own voices in a celebration of Black pride and identity.

Wishes of the World

Melissa Stiveson (author) Khoa Le (illustrator)

Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press ISBN: 9781668908051

One child feels a hope and a wish growing in their heart--and wonders: How do you make your wishes come true? Wishes of the World learns the answer to that question from children from the United States to Japan, from Thailand to Guatemala, showing readers that hope and wishes are universal even as we make our wishes in unique ways.

Vilissa Thompson

Nicole Evans (author) Jeff Bane (illustrator)

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing ISBN: 9781668931271

Meet Vilissa Thompson, an advocate for disabled people, especially disabled women of color, in this biography for early readers. This book examines her life and impact in a simple, age-appropriate way that helps young readers develop word recognition and reading skills. The My Itty-Bitty Bio series celebrates diversity, covering women and men from a range of backgrounds and professions including immigrants and individuals with disabilities.