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July 17, 2018July 24, 2018 lockehardy

Mary Had A Little Lab

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This book has several great messages within the covers. First, how cool is it that Erins mother is a fisherwoman with her own boat?? Such a small and awesome way to subvert gender stereotyping. Second is the message of environmental conservation and bravely standing up for what you believe in. Erin feels passionately about saving Black Rock and all of the critters that call it home, and she’s not afraid to take direct action. Erin and her mum live in a fishing village, where her mother owns her own fishing boat. Erin longs to go with her mother while she fishes, because she wants to get closer to the spiky Black Rock that has a history of smashing boats. She tries repeatedly to sneak on the boat but her dog Archie always sniffs her out. When she does finally make it one day, she falls off the boat unexpectedly and finds out that Black Rock is actually alive! Not only is it not just a rock, but lots and lots of oceanic critters call Black Rock home. When villagers want to destroy Black Rock, it’s up to Erin to save both the Rock and the animals! No one listens to Erin that Black Rock isn’t a monster, so she sets off to stop them. This book was generously sent to us by @flyingeyebooks but all opinions are our own . #adventure #nature #naturalworld #girlsoutdoors #fishing #weneeddiversebooks #diversekidlit #sea #seamonster #education #secularhomeschool #librariansofinstagram #diversity #inclusion #childrensbooks #picturebooksaremyjam #childrenslit
In lyrical and flowing language, this book tells the story of a prince named Siddhartha. He was born in India, and had a natural curiosity about the world around him. Siddhartha’s father may have tried to shield him from the pain and suffering in the world by keeping Siddhartha behind place walls, but to no avail. When Siddhartha was finally allowed to leave the palace to attend a festival in town (orchestrated by his father) he snuck away and saw the real world-one that was not curated for his continued naiveté. This experience made Siddhartha search for a way to set people free from suffering. Thus, Siddhartha became the Buddha. This is simplifying the plot obviously, for the sake of the review, but we suggest you check it out and see exactly how Siddhartha achieves this transformation. Something really neat about this book is the way Hopkinson weaves in questions to the story, linking past and present. The reader feels connected to this ancient story, and is drawn to introspection as a result. Buddhism is one of East & Southeast Asia’s largest religions, and its approximately 470 million followers span the globe. It’s so important to give people, especially young children, well-rounded and inclusive information about various religious practices. This book (along with many others) is great for both a wonderful story and introductory information about the Buddha! Link in bio for more information about the author & illustrator. . . #buddhism #buddha #historicalfiction #historicalfigure #weneeddiversebooks #nature #naturalworld #childrenslit #secularhomeschool #librariansofinstagram #childrensbooks #teachersfollowteachers #picturebooksaremyjam #bookstagram #diversekidlit #diversebooksforkids #education #religion #diversity #inclusion
This book is really interesting in that the book’s Artist (Louise McNaught) is featured before the book begins. Next, there is a foreword from Tusk, a charity organization that champions for endangered wildlife. This book is stunning. Twenty endangered animals are featured in this large coffee table sized book. On one side of the page is a huge portrait of the animal, painted by McNaught. The opposite side of the page has geographical information about the animals, as well as two paragraphs about the animal. The animal portraits are beautiful, and have unique upward-drips of paint creating a stunning artistic effect. The information about the animals is easy to understand, and the setup of the book allows for random pages to be read during a perusal of pages rather than requiring a strict beginning to end read. Colorful backgrounds and painted maps are very enticing to a wide variety of ages. What is most important however, is the message behind the book. We live in a world where climate change is very real, and it threatens the existence of all species living on our planet. This book also includes information about the history of animal conservation, and what the average person can do to assist in alleviating this growing crisis. This is an amazingly beautiful book, with an even more beautiful message behind it. This book was generously sent to us by @runningpresskids but all opinions are our own! . . #nature #naturalworld #animals #endangeredspecies #endangered #endangeredanimals #animalkingdom #weneeddiversebooks #animalbooks #childrensbooks #childrenslit #secularhomeschool #librariansofinstagram #teachersfollowteachers #education #STEM #diversity #inclusion #geography #globalcommunity #globalwarming #climatechange #picturebooksaremyjam #bookstagram
This book is comprised of poems telling the stories of 11 enslaved people. Records of these individuals were found in a historical document owned by the author himself, who developed free verse poetry and personal details of the people who were merely listed with their price on a document. In Athelia’s poem, the last stanza reads “As slaves, we do what our owners expect and demand of us. As human beings, our real lives are our precious secret.” Bryan brings to life the harsh realities of enslaved life in a way that humanizes and reveals the multi-faceted nature of these enslaved peoples. After a poem that corresponds with each of the people: Peggy, John, Athelia, Betty, Qush, Jane, Stephen, Mulvina, Bacus, Charlotte & Dora; another poem tells of their dreams. While their real jobs and dreams are unaccounted for in written historical documents, they are probably not far off from the dreams of many of the millions of enslaved peoples throughout the history of the United States. America is a country that was founded with and built on the backs of enslaved people. These poems are beautiful, and have even more beautiful illustrations paired with them. Bryan does a fantastic job memorializing these 11 people that history all but forgot. We particularly love the colorful illustration of Bacus’ dreams, showing him blacksmithing and singing a song of freedom. Link in bio for more information about the prolific Ashley Bryan! . #poetry #enslavement #historicalfiction #historicalfigures #ashleybryan #poccentricnarratives #childrensbooks #weneeddiversebooks #diversekidlit #childrenslit #picturebooks #picturebooksaremyjam #secularhomeschool #teachersfollowteachers #librariansofinstagram #education #diversity #diversebooksforkids #diversebooks #inclusion #bookstagram
We got the chance to have a sneak peek at a new book from profiling some activists of the Baha’i faith, which is actually still doing a Kickstarter campaign until Wednesday! We’re always interested in books that specifically uplift activists, and this look through history was really educational for us. Little Champions of Justice features 8 people who stood up to injustice and raised their voices for equity and fair treatment for both themselves and others. We got the chance to read about Tahirih, who lived in Iran and hid behind a curtain in order to go to school secretly. There is also a story about an apartheid activist named Nhlumba Bertha Mkhize. This book is great for a variety of audiences because it’s not an overtly religious text, and instead focuses on the activism the individuals threw themselves into and how they affected great change throughout history. 📚 When we first read the stories, we didn’t know anything about what followers of Baha’i believed, so we checked out this article From Wikipedia: The Baháʼí Faith (Persian: ‫بهائی‬‎ Bahāʼi), or Bahaʼism, is a religion teaching the essential worth of all religions, and the unity and equality of all people. Established by Baháʼu'lláh in 1863, it initially grew in Persia and parts of the Middle East, where it has faced ongoing persecution since its inception. It is estimated to have between 5 and 8 million adherents, known as Baháʼís, spread throughout most of the world's countries and territories. Although we were sent this PDF by the publishers, @firstvalleybooks, it was up to our discretion whether or not to review, and all opinions are our own! You can check out their Kickstarter link in our bio! . #weneeddiversebooks #diversekidlit #picturebooks #childrensbooks #comingsoon #kickstarter #diversebooks #diversebooksforkids #picturebooksaremyjam #bahai #bahaifaith #bookstagram #education #diversity #inclusion
Arturo Schomburg is a man that deserves to be immortalized, and this book is a fantastic way to open the doors to knowledge for young readers. This book is hefty! It is crammed with information about Arturo Schomburg himself, as well as biographies of some individuals that he gathered books about. Schomburg was fascinated with Black stories, gathering tales of “his history” to share with the world. This is an incredibly detailed and well-researched book, it has a plethora of very specific information such as names and dates. These would be confusing to a very young reader, it’s a lot to keep track of. However the story can easily be vocally edited to match the listener’s comprehension level, and has fantastic vocabulary. This is an amazing book about a scholar that changed the world by collecting stories of histories erased maliciously. Arturo Schomburg went on to curate the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, still open and changing lives today. We highly recommend this book! Click the link in bio for more information about the book and the Schomburg library! This book was generously provided by @candlewickpress but all opinions are our own! . #schomburg #historicalfigure #history #pochistory #arturoschomburg #weneeddiversebooks #diversekidlit #childrensbooks #picturebooksaremyjam #childrensliterature #diversechildrensbooks #secularhomeschool #teachersfollowteachers #librariansofinstagram

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