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Growing Up Preschool - Third Grade
- Social Skills and Emotions
- Bullying and Teasing
- Fears
- Manners
- Friendship
- Self Concept
- Cultural Awareness
Social Skills and Emotions
- Aaron
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The author explains that anger is a normal part of life and discusses how to deal with it. A parents' guide in a question-and-answer format is included. (Preschool - 3rd)
- Bang
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A young girl is upset and doesn't know how to manage her anger, but she takes the time to cool off and regain her composure. (Preschool - 2nd)
- Daly
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Jamela gets in trouble when she takes the expensive material intended for a new dress for Mama, parades it in the street, and allows it to become dirty and torn. (K - 3rd)
- Everitt
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Horace feels mean at the end of a bad day until he helps his mother make Mean Soup. (Preschool - K)
- Fox
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When a young girl has a series of mishaps at home one day, her mother tries not to lose her temper, but does not quite succeed. (Preschool - 1st)
- Frame
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A young boy ponders a variety of emotions and how different members of his family experience them, from his own blues to his father's grays and his grandmother's yellows. (K - 3rd)
- Freymann
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Brief text and photographs of carvings made from vegetables introduce the world of emotions. (K - 3rd)
- Havill
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Jamaica copies from a friend during a spelling test because she wants a perfect paper, but her substitute teacher helps Jamaica understand that she doesn't have to be perfect to be special. (1st - 2nd)
- Kroll
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A little girl gets mad at a lot of things in her daily life but is comforted that her mother understands her anger. (Preschool - 1st)
- Mahoney
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Three friends feel guilty about going to story hour at the library instead of doing what their parents told them to do. (K - 2nd)
- Masurel
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A cat and a dog are enemies until a crisis brings them together as friends. (Preschool)
- McKissack
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After promising never to lie, Libby learns that it's not always necessary to blurt out the whole truth either. (2nd - 3rd)
- Meiners
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Many things can be frightening, and this book provides examples of what a child can do to feel less afraid. (K - 2nd)
- Thomas
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Anger is a normal part of life, and the author discusses how to deal with it. (K - 3rd)
- Vail
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When Katie feels angry and out of control, her mother helps her to be herself again. (Preschool - K)
Bullying and Teasing
- Bruchac
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When Bear and Brown Squirrel have a disagreement, Squirrel ends up with claw marks on his back and becomes Chipmunk, the striped one. (K - 3rd)
- Collicott
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Toestomper, who is mean, rude, and disgusting, changes his ways after he destroys the home of a bunch of caterpillars and is forced to adopt them. (Preschool - 2nd)
- Cristaldi
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With the help of her coach, a young girl teaches two bullies a lesson and leads her team to victory in the playoffs. (1st - 2nd)
- Estes
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A girl tells her classmates she has one hundred dresses at home, but she wears the same faded blue dress to school every day. (1st - 3rd)
- Harvey
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Self-conscious about its ears, a dog tries doing a number of things to make them look better. (Preschool - 2nd)
- Howe
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Pinky learns the importance of identity as he defends his favorite color (pink) and his friendship with a girl, Rex, from the neighborhood bully. (1st - 2nd)
- Lester
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classmates make fun of Rodney because he can't pronounce his name, but it's Rodney's speech impediment that drives away the class bully. (K - 2nd)
- Ludvig
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A girl confides to her mother that her best friend is treating her badly, and together they figure out what to do. (1st - 3rd)
- Martin
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Clever Tortoise leads the other jungle animals in teaching the bullies, Elephant and Hippopotamus, an important lesson. (Preschool - 3rd)
- McCain
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When bullies pick on a boy at school, a classmate is afraid, but decides that he must do something. (K - 2nd)
- Powell
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This book explains how, why, when and where people get bullied, as well as who does the bullying and what can be done about it. (K - 3rd)
- Soto
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After being teased about his brand new loafers, Rigo puts them away for so long he outgrows them. (1st - 3rd)
- Yashima
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A shy mountain boy in Japan is ridiculed by his schoolmates, but they stop when they understand why he is "different." (K - 3rd)
Fears
- Apple
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When she has to go to bed without her cat Sophie, Martha worries about all the things she sees and hears in the dark. (K - 1st)
- Chorao
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A young boy's parents ease his fear of shadows in his room by teaching him hand shadows - includes directions for hand shadows. (Preschool)
- Edwards
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Alex calms his younger brother when they hear strange noises at bedtime, but is he brave enough to cross the cold floor of their dark room? (Preschool)
- Gorbachev
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On their first visit to a playground, two little chickens are afraid to play until a beaver helps them go down the slide. (Preschool)
- Henkes
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A mouse named Wemberly, who worries about everything, finds that she has a whole list of new things to worry about when she faces the first day of school. (K - 1st)
- Lester
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Twitchly Fidget the lemur worries about almost everything until his Aunt Bridget Fidget pays him a visit and shows him another way to live. (Preschool - 2nd)
- Mayer
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The alligator under a boy's bed turns bedtime into a hazardous operation, until the boy lures it out of the house and into the garage. (Preschool)
- Murkoff
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Angus the Answer Dog helps answer questions about preschool. (Preschool)
- Polacco
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Grandma finds a way to dispel her grandchild's fear of thunderstorms. (Preschool - 1st)
- Roberts
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As she awaits her parents, Rosie imagines all sorts of dangers that might befall them and how she will save them. (Preschool - K)
- Polacco
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Grandma finds a way to dispel her grandchild's fear of thunderstorms. (Preschool - 1st)
- Root
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Oliver the bear becomes lost when he chases a leaf to the edge of the woods, but then he comes up with an idea for finding his way back home. (Preschool - 1st)
- Spinelli
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When Wanda fears that she has a monster in her closet, she takes her grandmother's advice and begins looking at things from the monster's point of view. (Preschool - K)
- Taulbert
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Little Cliff is terrified of starting school, but with Mama Pearl's encouragement, he is able to overcome his fears. (1st - 3rd)
- Wells
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Yoko loves K, but she doesn't want her mother to leave, until a new friend helps Yoko realize that "mothers always come back." (Preschool - 1st)
Manners
- Aliki
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Learn from examples of good manners and bad manners. (Preschool - 2nd)
- Buehner
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Are your manners monstrous or marvelous? Take a humorous quiz about polite responses to a variety of situations. (K - 3rd)
- Edwards
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A rude mule learns that he has more fun when he uses good manners. (Preschool - 1st)
- Ericsson
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Four busy sisters make a mess while eating and playing, and each one blames the others when their mother gets angry. (Preschool - 1st)
- Kyle
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Discover ways children can show respect for school, friends, country, family and the environment. (K - 2nd)
- MacDonald
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Quentin Fenton Herter Third is always perfectly behaved, but his shadow, Quentin Fenton Herter Three, is quite the opposite. (2nd - 3rd)
- McBratney
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When one best friend shouts at the other, both are sad and hope the other will apologize. (Preschool - K)
- Meiners
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Learn what sharing means and read examples of sharing, such as taking turns, dividing things or playing together. (Preschool)
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Explore how you can understand other people's feelings and learn how to be a good friend to someone who is feeling happy or sad. (Preschool)
- Radunsky
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Chester teaches his good friend Dudunya about napkins, "full-mouthed speaking accidents," and other important aspects of proper mealtime behavior. (K - 3rd)
- Thomas
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The author gives examples of ways in which people bring about peace by doing things to help and care for one another and their world. (K - 3rd)
- Yolen
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Mother and child ponder the different ways a dinosaur can say goodnight, from slamming his tail and pouting to giving a big hug and kiss. (Preschool)
- Zemach-Bersin
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Simon the fiddler decides he needs more, until he discovers that his house is too full and he must think of a way to get back to having just enough. (K - 3rd)
- Ziefert
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Characters discuss what they know about good manners and how they will have them someday, but for now they are "just kids." (Preschool - 3rd)
Making and Being a Friend
- Beaumont
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Two very different girls find that the joy of being friends enables them to share their various likes and dislikes. (Preschool)
- Bond
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Marcus is lonely on his first day in the new neighborhood, but then he makes a good friend. (K - 2nd)
- Bunting
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Two turtles discover that you do not have to like the same things in order to be friends. (K - 3rd)
- Carlstrom
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Two children have fun visiting their friend Wyatt's farm. (Preschool - K)
- Couric
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Lazlo, who has just moved to the United States from Hungary, is ostracized at school until two girls have the courage to befriend him. (K - 3rd)
- Duncan
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A young boy helps his two neighbors become friends. (2nd - 3rd)
- Elliot
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This compassionate guide presents discipline as an integral part of a parent's whole relationship with a child.
- Falwell
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A shy boy makes friends in school by drawing a picture of a tree. (Preschool - K)
- Henkes
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Chester and Wilson share the exact same way of doing things until Lilly shows them that new ways can be just as good. (Preschool - 1st)
- Hoban
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Thelma usually outsmarts Frances until Frances decides to teach her a lesson about friendship. (Preschool - 1st).
- Hoban
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When Albert and his buddies have a "no girls" baseball game, Frances and her sister organize a "Best Friends Outing - No Boys." (Preschool - 2nd)
- Kolar
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Two friends visit Friendship Park, where they explore the ups and downs of friendship and discover the many things they can do together. (1st - 3rd)
- Lobel
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Five tales recount the adventures of two best friends, Frog and Toad. (K - 2nd)
- Marshall
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George and Martha are fast friends through thick and thin. (Preschool - 1st)
- Munson
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Hoping a pie will help him get rid of his enemy, a little boy finds a new friend instead. (1st - 3rd)
- Raschka
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Two lonely characters, one black and one white, meet on the street and become friends. (Preschool - 2nd)
- Rogers
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Learn about people who use equipment, such as wheelchairs or special computers, and about how they might be more like you than you think. (Preschool - 1st)
- Rogers
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Mr. Rogers explains what it means to be friends - both the easy and the difficult parts. (Preschool - K)
- Waddell
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A tortoise tries to find someone who will play with him at his own speed. (Preschool)
- Wells
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Yoko and her classmates welcome Juanita, a new student from Texas. (K - 1st)
- Zolotow
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John's best friend tells everything he knows about John, the secrets they share, their likes and dislikes, and the fun they have as friends. (K - 2nd)
Self Concept
- Ada
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A young girl enjoys the similarities and the differences between her English-speaking and Spanish-speaking grandparents. (Preschool - 2nd)
- Ajmera
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Text and photographs from countries around the world illustrate some of the activities children everywhere have in common. (Preschool)
- Bunting
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A homeless boy who lives in an airport with his father, moving from terminal to terminal and trying not to be noticed, is given hope when he sees a trapped bird find its freedom. (2nd - 3rd)
- Coyle
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When a little girl asks her mother about princesses, she learns that they are a lot like her. (Preschool - 1st)
- Curtis
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A young girl learns to like herself every single day, no matter what. (Preschool - 2nd)
- Demas
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Emily is unhappy with her size until a new girl in class helps her see that being short can have its advantages. (K - 3rd)
- Hamanaka
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In her imagination, a young girl assumes many shapes and forms, from dolphin and condor to wolf and jaguar. (Preschool - 1st)
- Hoffman
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Although a classmate says that she cannot play Peter Pan in the school play because she is African-American, Grace discovers she can do anything she sets her mind to do. (K - 3rd)
- Knowles
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Tired of being an emu, Edward decides to try being like other animals at the zoo, but he soon discovers that being himself is the best after all. (Preschool - 2nd)
- Kroll
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Parents and children discuss how their families came to be, covering birth families, adoptive families, two-parent families, and single-parent families. (1st - 3rd)
- Lewis
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A woman describes how she went to China to adopt a special baby girl. (Preschool - 1st)
- McCutcheon
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Parents celebrate the day on which they adopted their child and continue to emphasize that the new addition to their family is wanted, loved, and very special. (Preschool - 1st)
- Payne
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Simple phrases offer affirmations to strengthen children's self-esteem. (K - 2nd)
- Polacco
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Stephanie Michelle, who cares for animals and listens to the sun, believes the homeless child, Fondo, when he tells her that the geese have invited him to fly away with them. (2nd - 3rd)
- Rosenberg
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Parents tell how they waited and prepared for the child that they wanted so much. (Preschool - 3rd)
- Say
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Allison struggles with the realization that she looks more like her favorite doll than like her parents. (K - 2nd)
- Simon
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Students in Mrs. Mack's class describe their families and learn why every family is special and important. (K - 3rd)
- Smalls-Hector
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Kevin feels excitement, pride, pleasure, and love as he spends an entire day working and playing with his father. (Preschool - 2nd)
- Tarpley
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A young African-American girl describes the many wonderful ways she can wear her hair. (Preschool - 2nd)
- Uegaki
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Suki decides to wear her beloved Japanese kimono to her first day of first grade. The initial laughter of the other children turns to admiration when she dances for the class. (K - 2nd)
Cultural Awareness
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Discover what life is like for children of different countries and how each child can fulfill his or her hopes and ambitions. (1st - 3rd)
- Adoff
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The author describes in verse the life of a brown-skinned momma, a white-skinned daddy, their children and relatives. (Preschool - 2nd)
- Fox
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Despite the differences between people around the world, there are similarities that join us together, such as pain, joy, and love. (Preschool - K))
- Fries
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Dr. Fox, Henrietta Hen, and Nick Hare are worried when a pig moves into their building, but they are pleasantly surprised at what a good neighbor he turns out to be. (K - 2nd)
- Look
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A Chinese-American girl realizes how hard her grandmother works to fulfill her dreams when they spend a day together at the grandmother's job cracking crabs. (2nd - 3rd)
- Marsden
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When Oy and her Thai-American family move to a new neighborhood, her classmates in third grade tease and exclude her for being different. (2nd - 3rd)
- Miller
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This joyful Sesame Street song embraces the notion that no matter where children live, what they look like, or what they do, they're all the same where it counts - at heart (includes CD). (Preschool)
- Monk
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During a visit with her great-aunt, a young girl learns the story behind her name and learns to feel proud of her biracial heritage. (2nd - 3rd)
- Mora
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While helping his family in their work as migrant laborers far from their home, Tomas finds an entire world to explore among the books at the local public library. (2nd - 3rd)
- Morris
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A grandmother shares stories of her childhood and teaches about family traditions. (K - 3rd)
- Polacco
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To thank old Eula for her wonderful Sunday chicken dinners, the children sell decorated eggs and buy her a beautiful Easter hat. (1st - 3rd)
- Recorvits
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Disliking her name as written in English, Korean-born Yoon, or "shining wisdom," searches for a way to feel more comfortable in her new school and new country. (K - 2nd)
- Schick
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A white girl lives for a short time on an Indian reservation and forms a close bond with a Navajo girl. (K - 2nd)
- Soto
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Maria tries on her mother's wedding ring while helping make tamales for a Christmas family get together, but panic ensues when hours later, she realizes the ring is missing. (Available in English and Spanish) (K - 3rd)
- Wells
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When Yoko brings sushi to school for lunch, her classmates make fun of what she eats - until Timothy tries it and then becomes Yoko's friend. (Preschool - 2nd)
- Wiles
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In 1964, Joe is pleased that a new law will allow his best friend, who is black, to share the town pool with him. But he is dismayed to find that prejudice still exists. (2nd - 3rd)
- Woodson
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Two girls, one white and one black, gradually get to know each other as they sit on the fence that divides their town. (2nd - 3rd)
- Yin
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A young boy hears the story of his great-great-great-grandfather and his brother who came to the United States to make a better life for themselves helping to build the transcontinental railroad. (3rd)