This timely entry into the award-winning DKfindout! Series, explores the past, present, and future of our climate. In 2019 kids around the world went on strike for the future of our planet, and for their own futures. This amazing book on climate change for kids covers what we can do every day as potential activists to help prevent further damaging changes to the climate. The subject matter of this book has become a very hot topic! Find out why climate change is such a big deal. It contains a...
Everyone has a gift. Every gift is different, and every gift is special. Our world needs you to share your gift. What is your gift? How can you use your gift to help others? We Need Everyone empowers children to identify their gifts and use them to overcome challenges, achieve goals, and strengthen communities. Inspiring and uplifting, this interactive picture book celebrates diverse cultures, perspectives, and abilities through playful illustrations. Perfect for reading aloud.
Lonely Planet The Plastic Problem (Lonely Planet Kids)
by Lonely Planet Kids and Aubre Andrus
Look around you - plastic is everywhere! It's in your shoes, pens, toothbrush, car, toys, TV, water bottles, food packaging... It's so popular that it's almost impossible to get through one day without using it. And it's creating major problems for our planet, wildlife and ourselves. With The Plastic Problem, you'll discover loads of brilliant and easy ways to cut plastic out of your life! By becoming a 'plastic patroller' instead of a plastic polluter, your actions will help protect our world,...
Martin's Big Words (A Big Words Book, #1) (Big Words)
by Doreen Rappaport
Bedtime Tales of African Queens who Slayed History
by Ornella Cleone Mogounn
Can a Person Be Illegal? / �Puede Una Persona Ser Ilegal? (21st Century Skills Library: Racial Justice in America: Latinx American)
by Brenda Perez Mendoza
The Untold Story of A. Philip Randolph (First But Forgotten)
by Artika R Tyner
Rights, Responsibilities, and Conflict (Social Studies Connect)
by Shantel Gobin
A clear explanation of what being grateful is and the benefits that come from expressing it. What is gratitude? It’s not just used for the big things, like birthday parties and iPhones. It’s also important to be grateful for small things, like a cozy bed or a sunny day. This book doesn’t teach kids how to pretend like everything is always OK, but rather to change their perspective in order to live bold, influential and authentic lives. Being thankful isn’t always easy, but it’s so worth it....
What Is the Black Lives Matter Movement? (21st Century Skills Library: Racial Justice in America)
by Kelisa Wing
Taking Action (21st Century Junior Library: Learning Anti-Bias: Social Justice in Action)
by Emily Chiarello
Respecting Diversity (21st Century Junior Library: Learning Anti-Bias: Social Justice in Action)
by Emily Chiarello
Speaking Up for Ourselves and Others (21st Century Junior Library: Learning Anti-Bias: Social Justice in Action)
by Adrienne Van Valk
Little Trailblazers (Little Trailblazers by Little Rebels)
by Marjorie Spitalnik
Anything is possible when you believe in yourself! Once upon a time there was a little girl named Mary who loved science and was very good at math. Her biggest dream was to work with astronauts. Mary lived during a time when Black people were segregated. Because of that, she wasn’t able to attend the same school as white people. But in order to become an engineer, she needed to. Mary didn’t give up. She went before a judge and demanded her right to study. The judge allowed her to go to s...
Living God's Dream, Leader Guide
by Sally Ulrey, Katie McRee, and Malinda Schamburger
A curriculum that builds God's beloved community. Rooted in faith, this five-session formation curriculum is designed to help children in grades K-5 understand their own belovedness and the belovedness of their neighbors. Living God’s Dream is a curriculum for children built from activities designed to cultivate the practice of seeing the image of God in everyone. Encouraging children to action, service, and relationships, the curriculum helps children resist ideas that treat others as outsider...
"If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality." -Archbishop Desmond Tutu Every morning Desmond the mouse wakes with the sunrise and spends the day playing in the beautiful meadow where he lives. And every night he goes to sleep under the starry sky. That is, until one night when he wakes up and finds an elephant asleep on...
People are connected to the environment in many important ways. This series examines how humans have affected our planet, along with the actions people are taking to help protect the environment. Each book includes a table of contents, fun facts, a “That’s Amazing!” special feature, quiz questions, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. This Focus Readers series is at the Beacon level, aligned to reading levels of grades 2–3 and interest levels of grades 3–5.
A compassionate counting book that captures the power of a welcoming community. Teach children about refugees and how each kindness can help them find a new home. More than half of the world's refugees are children fleeing scary situations in search of a safe place to live. Arriving in a new place is stressful for newcomers, especially when the newcomers are little ones. But this beautiful counting book helps readers see the journey of finding a new home and the joys of being welcomed into...