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Books & Accompanying Learning Resources

Imagination and fiction meet mental health and social-emotional development in this collection of books and related learning resources. Designed to spark conversations around emotional awareness and regulation, these activities and resources will make young readers feel less alone and encourage them to approach others with empathy and understanding.

My Name is Seepeetza

An honest, inside look at life in an Indian residential school in the 1950s, and how one indomitable young spirit survived it.

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

Topics: Diversity, Human Rights & Activism, Indigenous Voices, Mental Health, Prejudice & Racism, Stories of Resilience

Audience: ages 9 to 12 / grades 4 to 7

Clear Skies

As the US/Soviet Space Race heats up in 1961, eleven-year-old Arno finds his dreams of becoming an astronomer exploding like an extragalactic supernova.

Resource Skills & Subjects: Integrated Learning, Critical Thinking in Literacy, Comprehension Strategies, Oral Language

Topics: Mental Health

Audience: ages 8 to 11 / grades 3 to 6

From There to Here

The highly anticipated sequel to I Know Here — the classic, award-winning picture book from Laurel Croza and Matt James.

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

Topics: Mental Health, Nature & the Natural World

Audience: ages 4 to 7 / grades P to 2

I Found Hope in a Cherry Tree

Jean E. Pendziwol's newest picture book is a lyrical meditation on nature and hope.

Resource Skills & Subjects: Comprehension Strategies, Integrated Learning, Text Forms & Genres, Vocabulary Acquisition, Developing & Creating Texts

Topics: Mental Health, Nature & the Natural World

Audience: ages 3 to 7 / grades P to 2

Jane the Fox and Me

A graphic novel about bullying, body image and the transformative power of fiction.

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

Topics: Bullying, Mental Health

Audience: ages 10 to 14 / grades 5 to 8