Diversity

Books & Accompanying Learning Resources

Marcel with a Splash

Marcel was born with webbed toes and an extra chromosome in this tender exploration of a child’s life with Down syndrome.

Resource Skills & Subjects: Key Ideas & Details, Comprehension Strategies, Make Predictions, Oral Language, Critical Thinking in Literacy, Writing, Integrated Learning, Just for Fun!

Topics: Diversity

Audience: ages 3 to 6 / grades K to 1

Everybelly

From acclaimed picture-book artist Thao Lam comes a joyful celebration of an oft-maligned body part — the belly!

Resource Skills & Subjects: Key Ideas & Details, Comprehension Strategies, Make Predictions, Oral Language, Integrated Learning

Topics: Diversity, Mental Health

Audience: ages 3 to 6 / grades K to 1

The One and Only Question

It's Zeke's first day at his new school and his head is filled with one big question: what will he do when they call him the N-word like they did at his old school?

Resource Skills & Subjects: Key Ideas & Details, Comprehension Strategies

Topics: Black Voices, Bullying, Diversity, Mental Health, Prejudice & Racism, Self-Esteem

Audience: ages 4 to 8 / grades K to 3

Sunny Days Inside

Linked short stories follow the interconnected lives of children living in one apartment building as they shelter in place during the pandemic.

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

Topics: Diversity, Stories of Resilience

Audience: ages 9 to 12 / grades 4 to 7

Shi-shi-etko

A gently moving and poetic account of a child who finds solace all around her even though she is on the verge of great loss.

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

Topics: Diversity, Indigenous Voices, Nature & the Natural World, Stories of Resilience

Audience: ages 4 to 7 / grades P to 2