Lost Girl Found

In war-torn Sudan, a girl must make heart-rending choices as she fights for survival and a chance at a future.

Resource Skills & Subjects: Critical Thinking in Literacy, Integrated Learning, Vocabulary Acquisition, Comprehension Strategies, Key Ideas & Details, Text Forms & Genres, Developing & Creating Texts

Topics: Black Voices, Emigration & Immigration

Audience: ages 13 and up / grades 8 and up

Looks Like Daylight

Author Deborah Ellis travels across the continent, interviewing more than forty Native American kids and letting them tell their own stories.

Resource Skills & Subjects: Integrated Learning, Developing & Creating Texts, Critical Thinking in Literacy, Further Research

Topics: Diversity, Indigenous Voices, Mental Health, Prejudice & Racism

Audience: ages 12 and up / grades 7 and up

Lessons from Mother Earth

A gentle, beautifully illustrated story demonstrating the First Nations' tradition of taking care of Mother Earth.

Resource Skills & Subjects: Key Ideas & Details, Comprehension Strategies, Integrated Learning, Developing & Creating Texts, Critical Thinking in Literacy, Further Research

Topics: Environment & Climate Change, Indigenous Voices, Nature & the Natural World

Audience: ages 2 to 5 / grades P to K

Last Two Crayons

Sienna looks forward to drawing a picture for her school's spring art show, until she ends up with the last two crayons – dark brown and light brown.

Resource Skills & Subjects: Just for Fun!

Topics: Black Voices, Diversity

Audience: ages 3 to 6 / grades P to 1

Kid is a Kid is a Kid

A group of kids share the silly questions they always hear, as well as the questions they would rather be asked about themselves.

Resource Skills & Subjects: Comprehension Strategies, Key Ideas & Details, Integrated Learning, Critical Thinking in Literacy, Text Forms & Genres, Developing & Creating Texts

Topics: Diversity

Audience: ages 3 to 6 / grades P to 1