Douglas Keister

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

California

One day young Fernando, who lives in the rain forest of Costa Rica with his family, goes with his friend Carmina to look for her favorite climbing tree only to find it cut down.

El Regalo de Fernando

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Michelle Markel

The Shark That Taught Me English/El Tiburon Que Me Enseno Ingles

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Carmen Lomas Garza

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

In both English and Spanish, the author shares special moments and traditions from her childhood and family.

In My Family

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Candace Fleming

The True Tale of a Tremendous Cheddar

Based on a true moment in American history, this funny picture book celebrates the ingenuity and community spirit of one small New England town as it attempts to make the country's biggest cheese for the nation's greatest man. A Children's Book of the Year, Bank Street College

A Big Cheese for the White House

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Blanca Lopez de Mariscal

Los Pajaros de la Cosecha

Juan Zanate used to sit under his favorite tree--with his only friends, the harvest birds--dreaming and planning his life. Juan had big dreams of becoming a farmer like his father and grandfather. But when his father died and the land was divided, there was only enough for his two older brothers. In this charming story from the heart of the Indian tradition in Mexico, Juan learns to determine his own destiny--with help from his loyal friends, the harvest birds.

The Harvest Birds

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Aliki

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Bestselling and award-winning author-illustrator Aliki's semi-autobiographical picture book features two interconnected stories about immigration, friendship, and finding your voice.

Kirkus called this acclaimed and timely book "vivid and exquisitely emotional."

Aliki's acclaimed picture book follows Marianthe, a Greek girl who doesn't understand English, as she starts school in the United States. In Part I, "Painted Words," Marianthe is frustrated about being unable to communicate with her peers. Her teacher encourages her to paint her words, and little by little she finds ways to share her story with her classmates.

In Part II, "Spoken Memories," Marianthe tells her class about her life in Greece, how her Papa left for a better job in America, and how she and her family eventually came to join him.

Based on Aliki's own experience as a schoolgirl in Philadelphia, this is an essential, timely, and relevant American immigration story. With appealing, accessible art and a universal message, Marianthe's Story is sure to resonate with children and educators alike.

The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books said, "Few picture books have captured [the immigrant experience] with such well-crafted and telling simplicity."

Marianthe's Story: Painted Words and Spoken Memories

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DyAnne DiSalvo-Ryan

"A straightforward fictional view of an urban soup kitchen, as observed by a boy visiting it with his `Uncle Willie,' who works there every day....The difficult lives of those fed (including children)--as well as the friendly, nonintrusive attitude of the kitchen workers toward them--are presented sensitively but without sentimentality.

Uncle Willie and the Soup Kitchen

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Allen Say

Early one morning a boy comes into town looking for work. He meets a sign painter who takes him on as a helper, and they are commissioned to paint a series of billboards in the desert. Each billboard has only one word, Arrowstar. They do not know its meaning. As they are about to paint the last sign, the boy looks up and sees in the distance a magnificent structure. Is it real? Together, they go to find out.


Here Allen Say tells a haunting story of dreams and choices for readers of all ages. It is a Common Core State Standards Text Exemplar (Grades 2-3, Read-Aloud Story).

The Sign Painter

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Marc Brown

An Arthur Adventure

Arthur Meets the President

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Elizabeth Friedrich

Set in the Dust Bowl of the 1930's, here is a moving story that Parents Magazine calls a "poignant tale of how a little girl with a big heart saves the family farm and inspires an entire town." Leah's pony is swift and strong. Together they ride, crossing through cornfields and over pastures, chasing cattle as they gallop under summer skies. Then one year, the corn grows no taller than a man's thumb. Locusts blacken the sky, and the earth turns to dust. Gone were the cornfields and pastures where Leah and her pony used to ride. It is the beginning of the great drought, and Leah's father faces losing the family farm. But Leah's bravely decides to act. This deeply felt story, vividly portrayed through stunning oil paintings, tells the story of a selfless young woman and her sacrifice for her family.

Leah's Pony

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Sherry Garland

When she is forced to leave Vietnam, a young girl brings a lotus seed with her to America in remembrance of her homeland. "Exquisite artwork fuses with a compelling narrative--a concise endnote places the story effectively within a historical context--to produce a moving and polished offering."--Publishers Weekly


The Lotus Seed

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In the streets and canals of Venice, Gabriella can hear nothing but sweet music. The drying laundry goes slap-slap, the church bells go ting-aling-ling, and the lire go jing-aling-ling. Soon, Gabriella is humming her way through town -- and everyone hears her song! Some find it sad, others smile when they hear it -- but none can forget the beautiful melody. Before long, a certain struggling composer is inspired by Gabriella's song -- and a beautiful symphony is born.

Gabriella's Song

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McGraw Hill

Science

RWPS Reader, G2, Fossils over Time

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Jim LaMarche

A flock of birds was moving toward me along the river, hovering over something floating on the water. It drifteddownstream, closer and closer, until finally it bumped up against the dock. Though it was covered with leaves and branches, now I could tell that it was a raft. I reached down and pushed some of the leaves aside. Beneath them was a drawing of a rabbit. It looked like those ancient cave paintings I'd seen in books--just outlines, but wild and fast and free. Nicky isn't one bit happy about spending the summer with his grandma in the Wisconsin woods, but them the raft appears and changes everything. As Nicky explores, the raft works a subtle magic, opening up the wonders all around him--the animals of river and woods, his grandmother's humor and wisdom, and his own special talent as an artist.

The Raft

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Johanna Silva

Johanna Silva

@johanna648971

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In My Family

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A Big Cheese for the White House

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The Harvest Birds

Aliki

Marianthe's Story: Painted Words and Spoken Memories

DyAnne DiSalvo-Ryan

Uncle Willie and the Soup Kitchen

Allen Say

The Sign Painter

Marc Brown

Arthur Meets the President

Elizabeth Friedrich

Leah's Pony

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The Lotus Seed

Candace Fleming

Gabriella's Song

McGraw Hill

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Jim LaMarche

The Raft

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Douglas Keister

El Regalo de Fernando

Michelle Markel

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In My Family

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A Big Cheese for the White House

Blanca Lopez de Mariscal

The Harvest Birds

Aliki

Marianthe's Story: Painted Words and Spoken Memories

DyAnne DiSalvo-Ryan

Uncle Willie and the Soup Kitchen

Allen Say

The Sign Painter

Marc Brown

Arthur Meets the President

Elizabeth Friedrich

Leah's Pony

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The Lotus Seed

Candace Fleming

Gabriella's Song

McGraw Hill

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