Winner of the 1995 Caldecott Medal In a night of rioting, Daniel and his mother are forced to leave their apartment for the safety of a shelter. "Diaz has not been afraid to take risks in illustrating the story with thickly textured paintings against a background of torn-paper and found-object collage. Without becoming cluttered or gimmicky, these pictures manage to capture a calamitous atmosphere that finally calms. . . . Both author and artist have managed to portray a politically charged eve...
Pretty Salma: A Little Red Riding Hood Story from Africa
by Niki Daly
FOREWORD INDIES BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDS WINNER NOMINATED FOR THE CARNEGIE MEDAL 2021 An old promise. A mysterious tiger. A Magical adventure. Lal and his brother Dilip miss home. They don't like drizzle, midges, or the tiger skin rug in their creepy new house. All they want is to leave Scotland and go back to India. But that's before they make friends with Jenny, and before the tiger comes back to life... The tiger tells them it will take them home in return for their help: it cannot re...
When her fifth-grade teacher hints that a series of lessons about home and community will culminate with one big answer about two tall towers once visible outside their classroom window, Deja can't help but feel confused. She sets off on a journey of discovery, with new friends Ben and Sabeen by her side. But just as she gets closer to answering big questions about who she is, what America means, and how communities can grow (and heal), she uncovers new questions, too. Like, why does Pop get so...
The Strangers Farewell; English & Urdu (Hoopoe Teaching-Stories)
by Idries Shah
Suky is still trying to fool her parents that Jit is her boyfriend instead of Imi. This means an obligatory family day out with her folks for Jit, whose patience is wearing thin with the whole idea. And then there's Grace...she's acting really strangely around him lately - he can't figure her out at all. And back at school, no sooner have Jit and Dean got Jason Patel off their backs than his cousin come on the scene and - guess what? - he's even more of a thug than Jason. Jit and Dean have got t...
Ana & Andrew are excited when Grandma comes to stay. During her visit, the family tours the Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture and learns about important African American achievements. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Translated by native Spanish speakers--and immersion school educators.
