PreK-8

Reminiscent of the Little Red Hen, a mother cat tries to get her kittens to help out around the house. When she bakes a cake with one of them, the others decide it's time to pitch in.

Chester, a cricket from a small town in Connecticut, arrives in New York City's famous Times Square. There he meets Mario Bellini, whose parents run a newsstand; Tucker, a flippant Broadway mouse; and Harry, a cunning cat. During his summer in the Big...

Be a tree! Raise your arms to the sun and plant roots. Together we are strong. Together we are a forest. This inspirational picture book contains an informational section on helping the environment and the anatomy of trees.

This illustrated book teaches children about protests from many countries that have changed the world. Presented in chronological order, it begins with the 1907 Mud March in Great Britain and ends with the recent Black Lives Matter movement. It shows...

Have you ever thought about your impact on the planet? Certain actions have dire consequences for the Earth. There is still time to act. This eye-catching book explains the issues at hand and presents 70 creative initiatives from all over the world...

This illustrated biography of Abraham Lincoln contains quotes from his writing, a list of important dates, and a translation of the Gettysburg Address.

Kindness is a very powerful force. Even small gestures can have a tremendous impact. This book presents 10 simple ideas guaranteed to make the world a better place. They include be kind to yourself, pay attention to others, forgive, and tell people...

One day, the wind finds a lost letter. The rain had washed away the address of the sender and the person it was sent to. After opening the envelope and discovering that the letter simply says 'I love you,' the wind decides to deliver it to the ornery...

The mother in this delightful picture book is always in a hurry and she wants to find a way to get everywhere faster. Sometimes, though, you have to be careful what you wish for…

Electricity and magnetism are all around us. We use them to light our houses, navigate the Internet, listen to music, and much more. What exactly is electricity and what does it have to do with magnetism? This fascinating, illustrated book helps...

Katherine Johnson showed an extraordinary ability for math from a young age. Overall brilliant, she graduated high school at 14 and college at 18. There were not many opportunities for women in math, especially women of color. In 1953, she started...

Can a hungry crow become friends with a juicy worm? This amusing graphic novel shows that differences can be overcome, especially if there is food involved!

The 80 activities in this book will help children learn how to respect the environment and protect our planet. They are all easy to do and do not require adult supervision. They include making a bird feeder out of an empty water bottle, building...

In this celebration of diversity, readers will visit a school and meet students with different abilities, likes, families, religions, backgrounds, and genders. The book also contains a thematic index and detailed glossary.

It's so much fun flying to school! Ava, Jack, Grun, and Faf are excited for classes to begin, but there are so many rules to follow. Will the naughty dragons be able to behave themselves?

Ava and Jack are thrilled when their parents bring home a pair of dragons, but Grun and Faf have a knack for getting into trouble. Life will never be the same again.

Long live Superworm! She is fun, brave, and helpful. When the evil Lizard Wizard hears about her abilities, he kidnaps her to look for treasure. All her friends band together to save her.

Blending real characters and real teams, the author uses soccer with one goal in mind: to tell a story of dreams and hope. Will the worst team in the world be able to tie or defeat the legendary Brazil?

A wolf shows up in Bunnyville looking for rabbits. Is he hungry and looking for a meal? In this humorous picture book, a bunny tries to convince him to look elsewhere until he discovers the wolf's motive.

From an early age, Martin Luther King, Jr. knew that words were powerful. When he got older, his words fueled the Civil Rights Movement. This illustrated biography contains quotes by King that will enable children to gain insight into this...

Who doesn't remember the sheer joy of carefree, childhood summertime days? Jacqueline Woodson captures the fun, freedom, and togetherness in a Brooklyn neighborhood after the school year ends.

This illustrated biography introduces children to the life of Wilma Mankiller. Readers will learn about her childhood and activism for the Cherokee Nation. The text is interspersed with quotes by her that offer more insight into this amazing leader.

Joe, an English-speaking boy, and José, a Spanish-speaking one, are on the same soccer team. When they are called off the bench, they turn an impending loss into a win.

This beautifully written, rhyming story touches on the subjects of gender identity, self-acceptance, equality, and diversity. Inspired by the author's own little boy, the main character likes princesses, unicorns, and things 'not for boys.' With help...

Daniela must change schools and she is sad to leave her friends. Everything suddenly changes when she receives a magic notebook from her great aunt and discovers that whatever she draws comes to life. Why not draw some new friends? She creates...

Judy Moody just cannot get into the new school year. Things pick up when her class is given the assignment to make collages about themselves. Judy gets right down to work, but she hits a stumbling block when she needs to address what is her favorite...

Presented in English, Spanish, and Nahuatl, noted poet Jorge Argueta pays homage to the power of wind. Sometimes it is gentle; other times it's a force to be reckoned with.

Pablo is the tale of an imaginative boy who loved exploring nature and writing poems, and who would one day win the Nobel Prize: Chilean author Pablo Neruda. Marcela Donoso's vivid illustrations bring Neruda's magical creativity to life, while...

After learning how to live on a faraway, wild island, Roz finds herself trapped on a farm. This new life presents different types of dangers: tornadoes and wolves. Desperate to escape and return to her island, she travels through the forest and into a...

In the six short stories included here you'll find characters who reach their goals thanks to love, persistence, and friendship. Two of those characters are a worm that wants to be a butterfly and a boy that finds friends in the sea.

It's time for school and there is a lot to do! Spend a busy day with Stanley as he reads stories, gardens, paints, and much more.

This STEAM reader teaches readers about the causes of wildfires, how firefighters put them out, how to prevent them, and the aftereffects of wildfires on both people and the environment.

Penelope the T-Rex is excited to start school. When she gets to her classroom, she discovers that her classmates are children. She wants to be their friends, but children are so delicious…

Alongside the soccer balls, the history lessons, and the paper boats of his native Colombia, the author pays tribute to the freshness of youth, the wonders of nature, and the ways of love.

Based on real-life stories of refugee children, Manuelito presents the harsh reality of Central American children who flee their countries for the United States. It shows the plight of asylum seekers in a very realistic manner.

In this classic children's story, Sam-I-Am is determined to make a friend eat a plate of green eggs and ham.

Two African-American boys and their Russian American 'sister' want to buy their 'gramma' that special Easter bonnet she admired at Mr. Kodinski's shop. When they are wrongly accused of throwing eggs at the shop window, they come up with the perfect way...

Angela's brothers have interfered with her relationship with Kevin. She is not going to stand still for that!

Chrysanthemum takes pride in her name, but she stops liking it after her classmates make fun of it. Things begin to change, however, when she meets her new music teacher, who makes her feel proud of her special name once again.

A boy swings in the branches of his favorite tree when he is very young. Later, as an adult, he uses the same branches to build a house and the tree's trunk to build a ship. Many years pass and the faithful tree fears she will never again see the boy,...