A beautifully-illustrated folktale combining two stories from Nahua myth, the rabbit in the moon and Lord Opossum who stole fire from the gods. This is a great option for supplementing folklore units and pairs well with Moon Pops by Heena Baek, Papa, Won't You Get the Moon for Me? by Eric Carle, Aesop's Fables and the Greek story of Prometheus. Also available in Spanish as Noche Antigua! Language | Spanish
A beautifully-illustrated folktale combining two stories from Nahua myth, the rabbit in the moon and Lord Opossum who stole fire from the gods. This is a great option for supplementing folklore units and pairs well with Moon Pops by Heena Baek, Papa, Won't You Get the Moon for Me? by Eric Carle, Aesop's Fables and the Greek story of Prometheus. Also available in Spanish as Noche Antigua!
Language | Spanish
A lovely mirror book for Oregon City's Vietnamese community (fourth most spoken language in OC schools after English, Spanish, Russian, and Ukrainian). Many families have special clothes or other treasures they've passed down over generations, along with stories about people who wore, made, or used them. This could generate rich conversations or writing activities about students' personal heritage. Race & Ethnicity | Asian & Pacific Islander
A lovely mirror book for Oregon City's Vietnamese community (fourth most spoken language in OC schools after English, Spanish, Russian, and Ukrainian). Many families have special clothes or other treasures they've passed down over generations, along with stories about people who wore, made, or used them. This could generate rich conversations or writing activities about students' personal heritage.
Race & Ethnicity | Asian & Pacific Islander
Caldecott Medalist Michaela Goade illustrates a poem by former US Poet Laureate Joy Harjo. The emphasis on human connection to the natural world makes this a great choice for Earth Day and other environmental science lessons, as well as Poetry Month and Native American Heritage Month. Race & Ethnicity | Indigenous
Caldecott Medalist Michaela Goade illustrates a poem by former US Poet Laureate Joy Harjo. The emphasis on human connection to the natural world makes this a great choice for Earth Day and other environmental science lessons, as well as Poetry Month and Native American Heritage Month.
Race & Ethnicity | Indigenous
Ravi's extended family gathers for the annual family beach trip, but his cousin Dhruv is approaching adolescence and seems a bit too cool and grown up to play with the little kids. Ravi is shy about approaching him until he has an opportunity to make their favorite dessert--banana ice cream--for the whole family. Maintaining relationships with siblings and cousins as they enter different stages of life is a common experience for lots of kids, and I love how sensitively Rajani Larocca handles a topic that can feel like a Big Deal to younger kids. Race & Ethnicity | Asian & Pacific Islander
Ravi's extended family gathers for the annual family beach trip, but his cousin Dhruv is approaching adolescence and seems a bit too cool and grown up to play with the little kids. Ravi is shy about approaching him until he has an opportunity to make their favorite dessert--banana ice cream--for the whole family. Maintaining relationships with siblings and cousins as they enter different stages of life is a common experience for lots of kids, and I love how sensitively Rajani Larocca handles a topic that can feel like a Big Deal to younger kids.
A family bakes a challah loaf for an unspecified Jewish holiday. This one makes a great conversation starter for special foods families make to celebrate special occasions and the step-by-step baking instructions serve as a mentor text for process writing assignments. Religion | Jewish
A family bakes a challah loaf for an unspecified Jewish holiday. This one makes a great conversation starter for special foods families make to celebrate special occasions and the step-by-step baking instructions serve as a mentor text for process writing assignments.
Religion | Jewish
A great STEM tie-in! The unnamed narrator's mommies do a great job of helping him break his dream of building a treehouse into individual steps and help him build it one step at a time. Gender Identity & Sexuality
A great STEM tie-in! The unnamed narrator's mommies do a great job of helping him break his dream of building a treehouse into individual steps and help him build it one step at a time.
Gender Identity & Sexuality
Comedian Jesus Trejo tells a real story from his childhood about the time he completely mismanaged his papi's "water jug clock" while helping with his landscaping business. Many Latine kids take on responsibilities helping their parents with tasks around the house or in family businesses, and almost all kids have experienced frustration and disappointment when their attempts to help their parents don't work out as planned. Race & Ethnicity | Latine
Comedian Jesus Trejo tells a real story from his childhood about the time he completely mismanaged his papi's "water jug clock" while helping with his landscaping business. Many Latine kids take on responsibilities helping their parents with tasks around the house or in family businesses, and almost all kids have experienced frustration and disappointment when their attempts to help their parents don't work out as planned.
Race & Ethnicity | Latine
