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Posted on January 4, 2021
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Written & Illustrated by: Rio Cortez & Lauren Semmer For ages: 5 years and up Language: English Topics Covered: Historical Figures Activism Black Culture & Identity Trailblazers Rhyming & Literacy Black Joy Summary: As soon as I saw this book, I had an inkling… Continue Reading “The ABC’S of Black History”
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Category: activism, Black Culture and Identity, Community Involvement, Culture & Traditions, enslavement, Historical Figures, Independent Thought, Musicians, Own Voices, Self Expression, women in politics, Women in Science, women in sportsTags: activist, Black joy, Black Panthers, Lauren Semmer, literacy, politics, rhyming, Rio Cortez, trailblazers
Posted on February 26, 2020
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Written by: Deborah Underwood Illustrated by: Meg Hunt For ages: 3-6 years Language: English Topics Covered: POC-Centric Narratives, Literacy, Fairy Tale, Problem-Solving, Feminist, Independent Thought, Kindness, Family, Love, Pets, Space, Rhyming. Summary: This is the next book from the pair that brought you Interstellar Cinderella, which we loved very much! Both of… Continue Reading “Reading Beauty”
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Category: BIPOC, Family, feminism, Girls Outdoors, Independent Thought, poc-centric narratives, Self Expression, women in leadershipTags: Deborah underwood, fairy tales, Family, feminism, feminist, Independent Thought, kindness, literacy, meg hunt, pets, poc-centric narratives, problem-solving, rhyming, space
Posted on January 17, 2020
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Written by: Nadia L. Hohn Illustrated by: Eugenie Fernandes For ages: 4-8 years Language: English & Jamaican/Caribbean Patois Topics Covered: Historical Figure, POC-Centric Narratives, Poetry, Global Community, Trailblazer, Black Culture & Identity, Jamaica, Language, Literacy. Summary: Louise is a young girl living in Kingston, Jamaica. She loves words and writing poetry, but… Continue Reading “A Likkle Miss Lou: How Jamaican Poet Louise Bennett Coverley Found Her Voice”
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Category: BIPOC, Black Culture and Identity, Global Community, Historical Fiction, Historical Figures, Independent Thought, poc-centric narratives, poetry, Self ExpressionTags: Bilingual, Black Culture and Identity, Eugenie Fernandes, Global Community, historic narratives, Historical Fiction, Historical Figures, history, Jamaica, language, literacy, Louise Bennett Coverley, Nadia L. Hohn, patois, poetry, trailblazer, women poets
Posted on January 4, 2020
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Written by: Traci Sorell Illustrated by: Frané Lessac For ages: 3-7 years Language: Cherokee, Romanized Cherokee, English. Topics Covered: Own Voices, Indigenous Voices, Cherokee Nation, Culture & Traditions, Love, Appreciation, Kindness, Family, Nature, Vocabulary, Literacy. Summary: For our next trait we’re taking with us into 2020: Gratefulness and Appreciation! We honor… Continue Reading “We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga”
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Category: BIPOC, Community Involvement, Culture & Traditions, Global Community, Indigenous Voices, Own Voices, Social-Emotional LearningTags: appreciation, Cherokee Nation, culture and traditions, Family, Frane Lessac, Global Community, Indigenous Voices, kindness, literacy, love, multilingual, nature, Traci Sorell, vocabulary
Posted on January 2, 2020
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Written & Illustrated by: Kathryn Jenkins For ages: 3 years and up Language: English Topics Covered: Literacy, Inclusion, Neurodiversity, Disability, Friendship, Vocabulary, Family, Love, Global Community, Social-Emotional Learning & Development. Summary: For our second skill to take into 2020 we’ve chosen Inclusion! Our planet is a wonderful, weird, diverse place.… Continue Reading “Inclusion Alphabet”
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Category: activism, Community Involvement, Family, friendship, Independent Thought, Neurodiversity, Self Expression, Social-Emotional LearningTags: disability, Family, friendship, Global Community, inclusion, Inclusion Project, inclusiveness, Kathryn Jenkins, literacy, love, neurodivergence, Neurodiversity, social-emotional development, Social-Emotional Learning, vocabulary
Posted on December 3, 2019
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Written by: Carole Boston Weatherford Illustrated by: Eric Velasquez For ages: 8-12 years old, or a confident reading level. Language: English Topics Covered: POC-Centric Narratives, Historical Fiction, Historic Figures, Literacy, Trailblazers, Afro-Puerto Rican Figures, Professional Life, Schomburg Library. Summary: This book was sent to us by Candlewick Press, but all opinions… Continue Reading “Schomburg: The Man Who Built A Library”
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Category: activism, African Culture and Identity, BIPOC, Black Culture and Identity, Community Involvement, Culture & Traditions, enslavement, Global Community, Historical Fiction, Historical Figures, immigration, Own Voices, poc-centric narrativesTags: activism, activist, Afro-Puerto Rican Figures, Black Culture and Identity, Carole Boston Weatherford, enslaved people, enslavement, Eric Velasquez, Global Community, historic narratives, historical events, Historical Fiction, Historical Figures, immigration, literacy, poc-centric narratives
Posted on July 25, 2019
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Written & Illustrated by: Inhabit Media Inc., which is part of the Qikiqtani Inuit Association. For Ages: Board book, infant and up. Language: Inuksiutiit & English, also contains Inuksiutiit pronunciation in Roman alphabet. Topics Covered: First Nations, Indigenous Voices, Literacy, Bilingualism, Numeracy, Culture & Traditions, Own Voices. Summary: Like… Continue Reading “Arctic Animals”
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Category: Community Involvement, Culture & Traditions, First Nations, Global Community, Indigenous Voices, language, Own Voices, poc-centric narrativesTags: Bilingual, bilingualism, culture and traditions, English, First Nations people, Indigenous Voices, Inhabit Media Inc, Inuksiutiit, literacy, Own Voices
Posted on July 18, 2019
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Written & Illustrated by: Inhabit Media Inc. which is part of the Qikiqtani Inuit Association For Ages: board book, infant and up. Language: Inuksiutiit & English, also contains Inuksiutiit pronunciation in Roman alphabet. Topics Covered: First Nations, Indigenous Voices, Literacy, Bilingualism, Numeracy, Culture & Traditions, Own Voices. Summary: This is… Continue Reading “Inuit Tools”
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Category: Culture & Traditions, First Nations, Global Community, Historical Figures, Indigenous Voices, Own Voices, poc-centric narrativesTags: Bilingual, bilingualism, culture and traditions, First Nations people, Indigenous Voices, Inhabit Media Inc, Inuksiutiit, literacy, numeracy, Own Voices
Posted on July 11, 2019
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Written by: Michelle Haney Brown Illustrated by: Aya Padrón For ages: 4 years and up Language: English & Japanese Topics Covered: Bilingualism, Japanese Culture & Traditions, Literacy, Global Community. Summary: This alphabetical rhyming book provides multiple languages and a short poem on each page, and is jam packed with information… Continue Reading “My First Book of Japanese Words”
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Category: activism, asian families, Asian-American Experience, Culture & Traditions, Global CommunityTags: Bilingual, bilingualism, community, Global Community, Japan, Japanese culture, Japanese-american experience, literacy, reading
Posted on June 20, 2019
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Written by: Anika Aldamuy Denise Illustrated by: Paola Escobar For ages: 4-8 years Language: English & Spanish Topics Covered: Travel, Emigration, Puerto Rican Culture & Traditions, Literacy, Community, Trailblazer, Multilingualism, Latinx Authors. Summary: The story opens in 1920’s Puerto Rico. Pura leaves with her aunt to visit New York… Continue Reading “Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré”
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Category: Art/Artists, Community Involvement, Culture & Traditions, feminism, Gender Identity, Global Community, Historical Fiction, Historical Figures, Independent Thought, language, latinx, Own Voices, Self Expression, Social-Emotional LearningTags: art, Bilingual, community, Community Involvement, culture and traditions, emigration, feminism, Global Community, historic narratives, historical events, Historical Fiction, Historical Figures, latinx, literacy, multilingual, Puerto Rican Culture & traditions, Puerto Rico, puppetry, trailblazers, travel