Melissa Checker

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Maryland

Environmental Racism and the Search for Justice in a Southern Town

U.S. intervention in the Philippines began with the little-known 1899 Philippine-American War. Using the war as its departure point in analyzing U.S.—Philippine relations, Vestiges of War retrieves this willfully forgotten event and places it where it properly belongs—as the catalyst that led to increasing U.S. interventionism and expansionism in the Asia Pacific region. This seminal, multidisciplinary anthology examines the official American nationalist story of "benevolent assimilation" and fraternal tutelage in its half century of colonial occupation of the Philippines. Integrating critical and visual art essays, archival and contemporary photographs, dramatic plays, and poetry to address the complex Philippine and U.S. perspectives and experiences, the essayists compellingly recount the consequences of American colonialism in the Philippines. Vestiges of War will force readers to reshape their views on what has been a deliberately obscure but significant phase in the histories of both countries, one which continues to haunt the present. Contributors: Genara Banzon, Santiago Bose, Ben Cabrera, Renato Constantino, Doreen Fernandez, Eric Gamalinda, Guillermo Gomez-Pena, Jessica Hagedorn, Reynaldo Ileto, Yong Soon Min, Manuel Ocampo, Paul Pfeiffer, Christina Quisumbing, Vicente Rafael, Daniel Boone Schirmer, Kidlat Tahimik, Mark Twain, and Jim Zwick.

Polluted Promises

383fee8d-1fb3-4f25-9907-7b76496d7e2b-1

Dorceta Taylor

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Environmental Racism, Industrial Pollution, and Residential Mobility

Uncovers the systemic problems that expose poor communities to environmental hazards From St. Louis to New Orleans, from Baltimore to Oklahoma City, there are poor and minority neighborhoods so beset by pollution that just living in them can be hazardous to your health. Due to entrenched segregation, zoning ordinances that privilege wealthier communities, or because businesses have found the ‘paths of least resistance,’ there are many hazardous waste and toxic facilities in these communities, leading residents to experience health and wellness problems on top of the race and class discrimination most already experience. Taking stock of the recent environmental justice scholarship, Toxic Communities examines the connections among residential segregation, zoning, and exposure to environmental hazards. Renowned environmental sociologist Dorceta Taylor focuses on the locations of hazardous facilities in low-income and minority communities and shows how they have been dumped on, contaminated and exposed. Drawing on an array of historical and contemporary case studies from across the country, Taylor explores controversies over racially-motivated decisions in zoning laws, eminent domain, government regulation (or lack thereof), and urban renewal. She provides a comprehensive overview of the debate over whether or not there is a link between environmental transgressions and discrimination, drawing a clear picture of the state of the environmental justice field today and where it is going. In doing so, she introduces new concepts and theories for understanding environmental racism that will be essential for environmental justice scholars. A fascinating landmark study, Toxic Communities greatly contributes to the study of race, the environment, and space in the contemporary United States.

Toxic Communities

561d46f7-3373-4098-9755-d725ed9f893b-0

Julie Sze

“Let this book immerse you in the many worlds of environmental justice.”—Naomi Klein We are living in a precarious environmental and political moment. In the United States and in the world, environmental injustices have manifested across racial and class divides in devastatingly disproportionate ways. What does this moment of danger mean for the environment and for justice? What can we learn from environmental justice struggles? Environmental Justice in a Moment of Danger examines mobilizations and movements, from protests at Standing Rock to activism in Puerto Rico in the wake of Hurricane Maria. Environmental justice movements fight, survive, love, and create in the face of violence that challenges the conditions of life itself. Exploring dispossession, deregulation, privatization, and inequality, this book is the essential primer on environmental justice, packed with cautiously hopeful stories for the future.

Environmental Justice in a Moment of Danger

7d3a9b4c-0508-4df4-8f4c-d50cb744b042-1

Graham Salisbury

Eddy Okana lies about his age and joins the Army in his hometown of Honolulu only weeks before the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor. Suddenly Americans see him as the enemy—even the U.S. Army doubts the loyalty of Japanese American soldiers.

Then the Army sends Eddy and a small band of Japanese American soldiers on a secret mission to a small island off the coast of Mississippi. Here they are given a special job, one that only they can do. Eddy's going to help train attack dogs. He's going to be the bait.

Eyes of the Emperor

fc2897a5-4bc8-4052-ac01-14ee328f2191-1

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

I Have No Secrets 

Wendell Minor

The Spririt of 1776 from A to Z

If you traveled the roads of colonial America, colorful hand-painted signs would greet you when you came across an inn or tavern, and inside, folks would be gathered to eagerly share the news of the day.Wendell Minor invites us on just such a journey through America in the days of its struggle for independence. Each striking illustration, painted on hand-carved replicas of these signs, introduces readers to the people, places and events that gave birth to our nation. Beginning with the Stamp Act that angered the patriots and inspired the "Sons of Liberty" to protest, readers meet George Washington (who gave his farewell speech to his soldiers at Fraunces Tavern), Thomas Jefferson (who penned the first draft of the Declaration of Independence at a Philadelphia tavern) and other historical figures, and learn about the documents and battles that keep the fight for freedom alive.

Yankee Doodle America

0c90612b-cb62-4e45-a253-c0b82972e348-1

R. J. Palacio

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Born with a facial deformity that initially prevented his attendance at public school, Auggie Pullman enters the fifth grade at Beecher Prep and struggles with the dynamics of being both new and different, in a sparsely written tale about acceptance and self-esteem.

Wonder

2248b23f-8951-457e-af58-6f0b87ffd57d-1

Counting By Sevens

Katherine Applegate

Bob sets out on a dangerous journey in search of his long-lost sister with the help of his two best friends, Ivan and Ruby. As a hurricane approaches and time is running out, Bob finds courage he never knew he had and learns the true meaning of friendship and family.

The One and Only Bob

e41d2982-baf6-4638-94c9-d106b44b3b27-1

Tom McNeal

This National Book Award finalist is a dark, contemporary fairy tale in the vein of Neil Gaiman. When Jeremy Johnson's strange ability to speak to the ghost of Jacob Grimm draws the interest of his classmate, Ginger Boltinghouse, the two find themselves at the center of a series of disappearances in their hometown.

Far Far Away

7b83d265-a812-47a1-8963-00cb20738439-1

Patricia Polacco

The Graves Family has just moved to Union City, and they definitely don't fit in. With giant spiders in the living room, a voracious Venus flytrap named Phoebe in the kitchen, and a secret laboratory in the basement, the neighbors are afraid to visit! Except for Seth and Sara Miller, the kids next door, who decide to help them make friends. Maybe if Mr. Graves gives all the bald men in town his amazing hair-growing tonic, which he developed from the follicles of house cats? It seems like a great idea - until the tonic-dosed town council starts chasing birds and running up trees! And then Phoebe nearly devours the Ladies' Auxiliary Garden Club - will the Graves family ever find a way to fit in?

The Graves Family

e869aba7-6086-4959-8e29-0a960a88b89e-1

Christy Jordan-Fenton

Margaret-Olemaun Pokiak-Fenton

A True Story

The moving memoir of an Inuit girl who emerges from a residential school with her spirit intact.

Fatty Legs

c0881e37-f33c-49fc-846b-ec71a7dd8b84-1

Jon Scieszka

Tall Tales and Almost True Stories of Growing up Scieszka

How did Jon Scieszka get so funny, anyway? Growing up as one of six brothers was a good start, but that was just the beginning. Throw in Catholic school, lots of comic books, lazy summers at the lake with time to kill, babysitting misadventures, TV shows, jokes told at family dinner, and the result is Knucklehead. Part memoir, part scrapbook, this hilarious trip down memory lane provides a unique glimpse into the formation of a creative mind and a free spirit.

Knucklehead

55951dff-d00d-4b8f-b6d6-734e3a32d497-1

Patricia is thrilled when her father decides that she's finally old enough to learn to ride. But her dreams of having a beautiful horse of her own are dashed when he takes her to a stable in Dogpatch, the rundown section of town. Patricia is sure that she'll never learn anything in a place like that. But it's in Dogpatch that Patricia meets two individuals--kind, patient Mrs. Mack and a glorious chestnut mare named Penny--who help her overcome her fears, and change her life forever. Powerfully written, beautifully told, and brought to life with rich watercolor illustrations, this is a story that will touch the heart of everyone who reads it.

Mrs Mack

a593f232-6fe1-4f4f-91e2-345b7a89d994-1

After The Fall

Miranda Paul

Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia

Tells the story of a Gambian woman who came up with a way to recycle the plastic bags that had littered the landscape in her nation, an act that saved the environment and transformed her community.

One Plastic Bag

395bc361-6db6-4cfa-9020-7d696f2b1c28-1

Christopher Paul Curtis

Newbery Medalist and CSK Award winner Christopher Paul Curtis's debut middle-grade/young-YA novel for Scholastic features his trademark humor, compelling storytelling, and unique narrative voice.Eleven-year-old Elijah is the first child born into freedom in Buxton, Canada, a settlement of runaway slaves just over the border from Detroit. He's best known in his hometown as the boy who made a memorable impression on Frederick Douglass. But things change when a former slave steals money from Elijah's friend, who has been saving to buy his family out of captivity in the South. Elijah embarks on a dangerous journey to America in pursuit of the thief, and he discovers firsthand the unimaginable horrors of the life his parents fled -- a life from which he'll always be free, if he can find the courage to get back home.

Elijah of Buxton

3a3111b1-0748-468a-8431-ab6dfe6c6975-1

Bud, Not Buddy

Stephanie Harvey

Anne Goudvis

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

English

Teaching Comprehension for Engagement, Understanding, and Building Knowledge, Grades K-8

Since the first publication of Strategies That Work, numerous new books on reading comprehension have been published and more educators than ever are teaching comprehension. In this third edition of their groundbreaking book, authors Stephanie Harvey and Anne Goudvis bring you Strategies That Work: Teaching Comprehension for Understanding, Engagement, and Building Knowledge. This new edition is organized around three section:
 * Part I: Starting with the Foundation of Meaning, these chapters provide readers with a solid introduction to reading comprehension instruction, including principles that guide practice, suggestions for text selection, and a review of recent research
 * Part II: Part II contains lessons to put these principles into practices for all areas of reading comprehension
 * Part III: This section shows you how to integrate comprehension instruction across the curriculum and the school day, with a focus on science and social studies

 

In addition, this new version includes updated bibliographies, including the popular "Great Books for Teaching Content", online resources, and fully revised chapters focusing on digital reading, strategies for integrating comprehension and technology, and comprehension across the curriculum. Harvey and Goudvis tackle close reading, close listening, text complexity, and critical thinking and demonstrate how your students can build knowledge through thinking-intensive reading and learning.



This third edition is a must-have resource for a generation of new teachers - and a welcome refresher for those with dog-eared copies of this timeless guide to reading comprehension.

 

Strategies That Work, 3rd Edition

4b4544e7-24f5-496f-a62b-7429616bf172-1

Theresa Spicer

Browse by categories

Melissa Checker

Polluted Promises

Dorceta Taylor

Toxic Communities

Julie Sze

Environmental Justice in a Moment of Danger

Graham Salisbury

Eyes of the Emperor

Penny Joelson

I Have No Secrets

Wendell Minor

Yankee Doodle America

R. J. Palacio

Wonder

Holly Goldberg Sloan

Counting By Sevens

Katherine Applegate

The One and Only Bob

Tom McNeal

Far Far Away

Patricia Polacco

The Graves Family

Christy Jordan-Fenton; Margaret-Olemaun Pokiak-Fenton

Fatty Legs

Jon Scieszka

Knucklehead

Patricia Polacco

Mrs Mack

Dan Santat

After The Fall

Miranda Paul

One Plastic Bag

Christopher Paul Curtis

Elijah of Buxton

Christopher Paul Curtis

Bud, Not Buddy

Stephanie Harvey; Anne Goudvis

Strategies That Work, 3rd Edition

Get The App