Growing out of your "baby name" is a big transition for many elementary school students! In addition to debating the pros and cons of various grown up names, Gigi also considers how it will affect her beloved Ojiji, who sometimes has trouble pronouncing sounds not spoken in his native Japanese. A great opportunity for students to reflect on what their own names mean to them and what nicknames they do--or don't--want to use with classmates. Easy Reader Level 3 Race & Ethnicity | Asian & Pacific Islander
Growing out of your "baby name" is a big transition for many elementary school students! In addition to debating the pros and cons of various grown up names, Gigi also considers how it will affect her beloved Ojiji, who sometimes has trouble pronouncing sounds not spoken in his native Japanese. A great opportunity for students to reflect on what their own names mean to them and what nicknames they do--or don't--want to use with classmates.
Easy Reader Level 3
Race & Ethnicity | Asian & Pacific Islander
Most kids are familiar with the challenging, frustrating, sometimes scary process of learning to ride a bike. Elena faces all of these challenges, including a setback after she thinks she's achieved mastery, making it a good fit for SEL lessons on resilience. A Spanish edition, Elene monte en bici, is available as well. Easy Reader Level 1 Language | Spanish
Most kids are familiar with the challenging, frustrating, sometimes scary process of learning to ride a bike. Elena faces all of these challenges, including a setback after she thinks she's achieved mastery, making it a good fit for SEL lessons on resilience. A Spanish edition, Elene monte en bici, is available as well.
Easy Reader Level 1
Language | Spanish
Thanks to popular graphic novels like The Baby-Sitters Club and PAWS, kids are fascinated by the idea of running their own businesses. The Party Diaries series features budding party planner Priya, who throws events for family and friends to raise money for endangered animals (another popular cause with many young animal lovers). Written in a graphic novel hybrid style (a mix of traditional text and illustrations with speech bubbles) and clocking in at just under 100, the Scholastic Branches books are also a great tool for young readers who love graphic novels and need support building their capacity for reading narrative fiction. Bridging Fiction Grades 2-4 Race & Ethnicity | Asian & Pacific Islander
Thanks to popular graphic novels like The Baby-Sitters Club and PAWS, kids are fascinated by the idea of running their own businesses. The Party Diaries series features budding party planner Priya, who throws events for family and friends to raise money for endangered animals (another popular cause with many young animal lovers). Written in a graphic novel hybrid style (a mix of traditional text and illustrations with speech bubbles) and clocking in at just under 100, the Scholastic Branches books are also a great tool for young readers who love graphic novels and need support building their capacity for reading narrative fiction.
Bridging Fiction Grades 2-4
A gift from her departed grandmother helps a young Vietnamese girl find her voice in this series opener from Linda Trinh. Part realistic fiction, part fantasy story (as the jade bangle also helps Anne communicate with Grandma Ná»™i). The last couple of years have given us engaging books by Vietnamese authors, providing much-needed mirrors for the Vietnamese students in our community. Bridging Fiction Grades 2-4 Race & Ethnicity | Asian & Pacific Islander
A gift from her departed grandmother helps a young Vietnamese girl find her voice in this series opener from Linda Trinh. Part realistic fiction, part fantasy story (as the jade bangle also helps Anne communicate with Grandma Ná»™i). The last couple of years have given us engaging books by Vietnamese authors, providing much-needed mirrors for the Vietnamese students in our community.
Disability in KidLit founder and author Kayla Whaley launches this spinoff series inspired by Ron Roy's A to Z Mysteries. In the first book, Abbi--who, like the author, uses a power wheelchair--teams up with her friends to solve a mystery at the Maine State Fair. While representations of disability in children's books have been increasing in the last several years, many of those books are written by non-disabled authors or authors who became disabled as adults. Whaley draws on her own experiences as a disabled kid to provide a much-needed mirror for young readers in similar circumstances. Bridging Fiction Grades 2-4 Disability
Disability in KidLit founder and author Kayla Whaley launches this spinoff series inspired by Ron Roy's A to Z Mysteries. In the first book, Abbi--who, like the author, uses a power wheelchair--teams up with her friends to solve a mystery at the Maine State Fair. While representations of disability in children's books have been increasing in the last several years, many of those books are written by non-disabled authors or authors who became disabled as adults. Whaley draws on her own experiences as a disabled kid to provide a much-needed mirror for young readers in similar circumstances.
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