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Bilingual English/Spanish. In this lighthearted bilingual immigration story, a young girl sees the word alien on her mother's Resident Alien card and concludes that her mother is from another planet...

As a young boy, Jos Marti he traveled to the countryside of Cuba and fell in love with the natural beauty of the land. During this trip he also witnessed the cruelties of slavery on sugar plantations...

An African American girl shares the private world of playtime on her front steps over each of the four seasons.As the young narrator of this delightful story points out, the front steps can be one of...

A young boy and his classmates explore an alphabet of occupations from Astronaut to Zillionaire with the help of the boy's favorite teacher.My teacher is so good, she can teach anyone...to do...

A picture book biography of Ignacio (Nacho) Anaya, a waiter at the Victory Club in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico, and the events surrounding the creation, in 1940, of the globally-popular tortilla...

A photographic essay about contemporary Maasai--the changes in lifestyle, land, and farming practices they face and how they are adapting to those changes.Nobody can say he is settled anywhere...

Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award - American Library Association (ALA)A nonfiction picture book about the history of Puerto Rico and the Puerto Rican parrot, which was brought back from the...

The true story of Chiune Sugihara, the "Japanese Schindler," who, with his family's encouragement, saved thousands of Jews in Lithuania during World War II.As a Japanese diplomat in Lithuania in the...

Author: Roberto PenasPublisher: Lee & Low BooksPublication Date: Mar 01, 2022Number of Pages: 40 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: HardcoverISBN-10: 162014574XISBN-13: 9781620145746

A bilingual collection of poetry by acclaimed Chicano poet Francisco X. Alarc?n celebrating family, community, nature, and the positive power of dreams to shape our future.A young boy dreams that...

A girl learns the power of imagination from her blind neighbor.Eloise likes colors. Her friend, Rainbow Joe, likes colors, too. But Rainbow Joe is blind, so Eloise tells him about the colors she...

This is the true story of the renowned African American author Richard Wright and his determination to borrow books from the public library that turned him away because of his color.As a young black...

Tomorrow is Grandma's birthday, and the house is overflowing with family and friends. Hugs, laughter, and the smells of delicious food fill the air as everyone gets ready for a beach party. Cora is...

Author: Jen Cullerton JohnsonPublisher: Lee & Low BooksPublication Date: June 30, 2010Number of Pages: 40 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: HardcoverISBN-10: 160060367XISBN-13: 9781600603679

Author: Monica BrownPublisher: Lee & Low BooksPublication Date: Aug 18, 2020Number of Pages: 40 pagesLanguage: SpanishBinding: HardcoverISBN-10: 0892394234ISBN-13: 9780892394234

The true story of Chinese American film star Anna May Wong, whose trail-blazing career in Hollywood in the 1930s and 1940s broke new ground for future generations of Asian American actors.Born in...

The inspirational true story of Sammy Lee, a Korean American who overcame discrimination to realize both his father's desire that he become a doctor and his own dream of becoming an Olympic champion...

Young Casey loves sparkly things, just like his older sister, who does not approve until an encounter with teasing bullies helps her learn to accept and respect Casey for who he is.Author: Lesl?a...

From sunrise to sunset, an African American boy spends an activity-filled summer day helping his family on their farm.Set on a Texas farm in the 1950s and told in Nikola-Lisa's distinctive and catchy...

In this playful, rhyming story, young children find reassurance and comfort for their fears when scary dreams come their way. Through art and story, children also learn about Japanese taiko drumming...

A moving story about a young girl and her family who are forced to flee their beloved home after violence erupts all around them, and their journey to make a new sense of home. One day someone asks...

Storyline Online Selection - SAG-AFTRA Foundation / Storyline OnlineA spunky African American girl has a hula-hooping competition with her friends in Harlem, and soon everyone in the...

Garrett Morgan, a prolific African American inventor and entrepreneur, must test his latest invention in a daring rescue after an explosion at the Cleveland Waterworks. Using his ingenuity and...

As a young girl observes that each of six women in her life wears her hijab and hair in a different way, she considers how to express her own style one day.Author: Hena KhanPublisher: Lee & Low...

Aidan, a transgender boy, experiences complicated emotions as he and his parents prepare for the arrival of a new baby--Author: Kyle LukoffPublisher: Lee & Low BooksPublication Date: Jun 04,...

Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside ShortyAuthor: G. NeriPublisher: Lee & Low BooksPublication Date: July 30, 2010Number of Pages: 96 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10:...

Join Zain and his dad on a special visit to their local mosque to attend jumu'ah prayers in this heartwarming picture book from the author of Under My Hijab. Early Friday morning, Zain leaps out of...