PreK-8

Pura's abuela always has a cuento to share. She crows ¡Qui-qui-ri-quí! for Señor Gallo, Booms Borom, Borom for Señor Zapo, and tells of a beautiful cockroach who loves a mouse. Pura clings to these stories like coquíes cling to green leaves. When Pura...

For José Andrés, a meal has always been so much more than a plate of food. It's a way to celebrate friendship and offer support in times of tragedy. This picture book biography shows how he rose in his culinary career and went on to create...

When Mariano Rivera was growing up in Panama, he was so poor, he had to make gloves out of cardboard, a bat out of a tree limb, and a ball out of a wrapped rock! With his love of the game, talent, and great determination, he made it to the major leagues...

When she was seven years old, Zaha Hadid designed her own clothes and furniture. Forty two years later, she transformed architecture and created buildings that defied gravity. Learn about this groundbreaking architect in this illustrated biography.

This illustrated biography teaches children about the life of Mother Teresa from childhood to her humanitarian work in India.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg as aware of inequality ever since she was child. She vowed to make difference when she became a lawyer and a Supreme Court Justice. This biography will be an inspiration to all.

This illustrated biography introduces children to Rosa Parks and how she became an activist for civil rights.

Introduce children to one of the greatest soccer players of all time. They will enjoy seeing how Pele went from playing soccer with a homemade ball in the streets of Brazil to international superstar.

This illustrated biography teaches young children how Pablo Picasso became one of the greatest painters of all time.

In this illustrated biography, young children will learn about the life of Michelle Obama as a child, student, lawyer, and First Lady.

Maya Angelou lived most of her childhood in Stamps, Arkansas. She stopped speaking for five years after a traumatic experience at ahe eight. A friend of her grandmother's helped her discover her voice once again.

Learn how a poor girl in England named Mary Anning became the mother of paleontology.

When Martin Luther King Jr. was a child, the world was segregated. When he got older, he used the power of words to combat hate and violence. This illustrated book introduces children to his peaceful fight for civil rights.

This book shows how Marie Curie went from being a poor girl who was not allowed to go to college in her native country because she was a woman to becoming one of the greatest scientists of all time.

When Jane Goodall was a child, her parents gave her a stuffed chimpanzee toy. This gift inspired her love of animals. When she grew up, she studied chimpanzees in the wild and changed the way we view this amazing species.

This illustrated biography introduces children to the young climate change activist Greta Thunberg. They will be inspired to get involved in this important cause.

Coco Chanel is synonymous with fashion. Learn how she became a famous designer.

This illustrated biography introduces children to the life of Corazon Aquino. They will be inspired by her fight against corruption, which led her to become the first woman president of the Philippines.

When Amelia Earhart was a little girl, she liked to imagine she could fly like a bird. She grew up to become a groundbreaking, fearless aviator.

This illustrated biography presents the life of Kamala Harris from a young girl to Vice President of the United States.

This book introduces readers to Favio Chávez. In 2006, he went to the garbage dump in Cateura, Paraguay to teach the families that worked there the best way to sort and classify the trash. He began teaching the children how to play music, but he soon...

This book introduces readers to truly inspirational people from a wide range of nationalities and ethnicities. They include Ramón Emeterio Betances, Fannie Lou Hammer, Maya Lin, Jamel Shabazz, and Madam C.J. Walker.

Since she was a little girl, Teresa Carreño loved letting her hands dance across her piano. A revolution in Venezuela forced her family to move to the United States. She felt out of place and the Civil War was raging. Despite all this, she continued...

Mary Walker was born into slavery in 1848. She always wanted to learn how to read. After the Emancipation Proclamation, she was too busy working to fulfill her dream. In 1963, she signed up for literacy classes. She learned how to read at the age of...

José Alberto Gutiérrez is known as the 'Lord of the Books' in Colombia. When he picks up the trash at night, he searches for books. Every Saturday, he opens up his home to the children of the neighborhood and shares these treasures and the joy of...

Senator Kamala Harris talks about the everyday heroes in her life growing up. She invites readers to reflect upon the special people they know and encourages them to become superheroes as well. They will discover that you do not need a cape or special...

Pura Belpré was the first Puerto Rican librarian in New York City. She was a fierce advocate of literacy and bilingual education. This illustrated biography introduces children to a truly remarkable woman.

When Malala was a little girl, she wanted to have a magic pencil to create things that would make people happy and erase the things that were unpleasant. Later on, the fearless girl learned that a pencil does not have to be magic to change the world. ...

This book introduces young children to the life and presidency of Barack Obama.

Susan B. Anthony believed in equality for everyone. Readers will learn about her inspiring life and how she became known as an amazing American in this early biography that features vivid images and easy-to-read text.

Growing up in a small village in Kenya, Wangari is accustomed to being surrounded by lush green lands. Wangari leaves Kenya, and upon her return, is alarmed at the rapid deforestation taking over her small village. She begins planting trees and...