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Winter
Children's Picture Book Classics
Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
Winter
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Follows the adventures of a little boy in the city on a snowy day.
4) Being Clem
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When nine-year-old Clem's father dies in the Port Chicago Disaster he is forced to navigate his family's losses and strunggles in 1940's Chicago.
10) Soul food Sunday
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Granny teaches her young grandson how to cook the family meal, in this celebration of food, traditions, and gathering together at the table. Includes recipe for baked macaroni and cheese.
11) Yo! Yes?
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Two lonely characters, one black and one white, meet on the street and become friends.
13) The old boat
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2nd Grade Reading
Main Children's Staff Picture Book Favorites
Multicultural Literature and Nature Education
Main Children's Staff Picture Book Favorites
Multicultural Literature and Nature Education
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"Off a small island, a boy and his grandfather set sail in their beloved fishing boat. They ride the waves, catching wants and wishes and seeing the wonders of the ocean. But soon the boy is sailing the boat himself, drifting further from shore as the waters grow muddied and turbulent. When a storm washes him ashore, he sees home in a new light. He decides to turn the tides of his fortune, cleaning the island's waters and creating a new life with...
14) Amazing Grace
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Although a classmate says that she cannot play Peter Pan in the school play because she is black, Grace discovers that she can do anything she sets her mind to do.
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Summer Olympics: Sports Fiction for Kids
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Summer Olympics: Sports Fiction for Kids
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Suspended unjustly from elite Middlefield Prep, Donte Ellison studies fencing with a former champion, hoping to put the racist fencing team captain in his place.
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An African American father assures his child that although he is not around as much as he would like, his child is always in his mind and heart. Provides concrete examples of how much the father loves the child, accompanied by things they love to do together. For example, the father loves the child more than dancing, but he loves when they dance together.
17) Sounder
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Angry and humiliated when his sharecropper father is jailed for stealing food for his family, a young black boy grows in courage and understanding by learning to read and with the help of the devoted dog Sounder.
18) Looking like me
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Jeremy sets out to discover all of the different "people" that make him who he is, including brother, son, writer, and runner.
19) My fade is fresh
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With so many beautiful hairstyles to choose from like perms and locs, a little girl decides to get the freshest fade on the block.