Diverse Kids (Elementary)

 

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1. Aaron Slater, illustrator

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Author:
Beaty, Andrea
Series:
Questioneers volume 5.
Average Rating:
4.7 stars
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Description:
When Miss Greer asks each child in the class to write a story, second-grader Aaron, who loves to draw but struggles with reading, creates a story using pictures.

2. American desi

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Author:
Gopal, Jyoti Rajan
Average Rating:
4 stars
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38 copies, 1 person is on the wait list.
Duraleigh Road - Picture Books
E GOPAL
East Regional - Picture Books
E GOPAL
Eva H. Perry Regional - Picture Books has 3
E GOPAL
Description:
An American child of East Asian descent revels in dances, clothing, games, foods and other characteristics of both cultures, while blending them into what makes this American desi unique.

3. Be a bridge

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Author:
Latham, Irene
Average Rating:
4 stars
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Athens Drive Community - Picture Books
E LATHAM
Cary Regional - Picture Books
E LATHAM
Duraleigh Road - Picture Books
E LATHAM
Description:
"Upbeat rhyming verse and colorful illustrations of a diverse group of students invite readers to "be a bridge" by taking actions that foster inclusivity, respect, and connection"--

4. Becoming Vanessa

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Author:
Brantley-Newton, Vanessa
Average Rating:
5 stars
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32 copies, 1 person is on the wait list.
Duraleigh Road - Picture Books
E BRANTLEYNEWTON
East Regional - Picture Books has 2
E BRANTLEYNEWTON
Green Road Community - Picture Books has 2
E BRANTLEYNEWTON
Description:
Vanessa is nervous she will not fit in on her first day of school, but she hopes a special outfit will show her new classmates she is someone they should know.

5. Being friends

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Author:
Beaumont, Karen
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Green Road Community - Picture Books
E BEAUMONT
North Regional - Picture Books has 2
E BEAUMONT
Description:
Two very different girls find that the joy of being friends enables them to share their various likes and dislikes.

6. Big bold beautiful me

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Author:
Yolen, Jane
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Athens Drive Community - Picture Books
E YOLEN
Cary Regional - Picture Books
E YOLEN
East Regional - Picture Books
E YOLEN
Description:
"This empowering story gets kids cheering for their own wonderful selves and soon realizing that every body is beautiful!"--

7. Big feelings

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Author:
Penfold, Alexandra
Average Rating:
5 stars
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Book, Board Book
Description:
"A group of kids express a multitude of feelings and discover they are not alone"--

8. Bilal cooks daal

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Author:
Saeed, Aisha
Average Rating:
4.8 stars
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43 copies, 1 person is on the wait list.
Cary Regional - Picture Books has 4
E SAEED
East Regional - Picture Books has 9
E SAEED
Eva H. Perry Regional - Picture Books has 2
E SAEED
Description:
Bilal and his father invite his friends to help make his favorite dish, daal, then all must wait patiently for it to be done.

9. Cece loves science

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Author:
Derting, Kimberly
Series:
Loves science
Average Rating:
4.8 stars
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47 copies, 1 person is on the wait list.
Athens Drive Community - Picture Books
E DERTING
Cary Regional - Picture Books has 3
E DERTING
East Regional - Picture Books has 2
E DERTING
Description:
Cece, a budding and inquisitive scientist, and her equally curious best friend Isaac conduct experiments to see whether Cece's dog Einstein will eat his vegetables.

10. Cece loves science and adventure

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Author:
Derting, Kimberly
Series:
Loves science
Average Rating:
4.4 stars
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Description:
When Cece and her Adventure Girls troop face a sudden thunderstorm, they use science, technology, engineering, and math to solve problems and make their way safely back to camp.

11. Dress-up day

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Author:
GoĢmez, Blanca, 1978-
Average Rating:
4.3 stars
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Sick at home, a young girl misses the costume party at school, so she decides to wear her rabbit costume the next day; but when the other children laugh at her, she is sad--until a boy turns up in his carrot costume, and soon the other children join in their play.

12. Except when they don't

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Author:
Gehl, Laura
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Athens Drive Community - Picture Books has 2
E GEHL
Cary Regional - Picture Books
E GEHL
East Regional - Picture Books
E GEHL
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Illustrations and simple, rhyming text challenge the idea that boys and girls should each wear only certain colors or play with certain toys, and encourages them to be true to themselves.

13. Federico and the wolf

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Author:
Gomez, Rebecca J.
Average Rating:
5 stars
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Athens Drive Community - Picture Books has 3
E GOMEZ
Cary Regional - Picture Books
E GOMEZ
Duraleigh Road - Picture Books has 2
E GOMEZ
Description:
A modern retelling of Little Red Riding Hood in which Federico rides his bicycle to the market for Abuelo's groceries, then stands up to a hungry wolf. Includes a recipe for pico de gallo and glossary of Spanish terms.

14. The giggles are coming!

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Author:
Eliopoulos, Chris
Average Rating:
4 stars
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35 copies, 1 person is on the wait list.
Athens Drive Community - Picture Books
E ELIOPOULOS
Cary Regional - Picture Books
E ELIOPOULOS
East Regional - Picture Books has 2
E ELIOPOULOS
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"A couple of friends can't keep from laughing during the first day of school and are worried what their teacher will think if they can't avoid the giggles in the middle of class"--

15. Gold!

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Author:
Shannon, David, 1959-
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Duraleigh Road - Picture Books has 2
E SHANNON
East Regional - Picture Books has 2
E SHANNON
Eva H. Perry Regional - Picture Books has 2
E SHANNON
Description:
Instead of making friends, seven-year-old Max Midas decides to make millions and spend it on what he loves best, gold, but one day things get lonely inside his shiny castle and Max finally learns that gold is not worth anything without friends and family by your side.

16. Grace and Box

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Author:
Howard, Kim
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Athens Drive Community - Picture Books
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Cary Regional - Picture Books
E HOWARD
Duraleigh Road - Picture Books
E HOWARD
Description:
"Grace and Box have become fast friends. [He'd] delivered a refrigerator earlier in the week, and by the end of it, Grace and Box had already been to space, gone camping, and explored the depths of the sea together. But on Sunday, Grace notices something's wrong with her buddy. Box has some rips and crumples that Band-Aids, ice packs, and rest on the couch can't seem to heal. Grace certainly doesn't want these adventures to end, so she is determined...

17. Here I am

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Author:
Kim, Patti
Average Rating:
5 stars
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Cary Regional - Picture Books has 2
E KIM
East Regional - Picture Books has 2
E KIM
North Regional - Picture Books has 2
E KIM
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Tells the story in pictures of a family newly immigrated to the United Sates and the challenges of starting a life in a new place.

18. I Am a Kindness Hero

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Author:
Adams, Jennifer
Series:
I am a warrior goddess
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Description:

Children will learn the importance of treating others with love, kindness, and respect.
Follow the adventures of a young boy as he practices kindness throughout his day, from rescuing a puppy to standing up to bullies to helping his young sister tie her shoe. I Am a Kindness Hero celebrates gentleness and vulnerability in boys, and shows that true strength and leadership come from treating those around you with love and respect.

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19. I am brown

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Author:
Banker, Ashok
Average Rating:
3 stars
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I am brown. I am beautiful. I am perfect. I designed this computer. I ran this race. I won this prize. I wrote this book. A joyful celebration of the skin you're in--of being brown, of being amazing, of being you.

20. I am golden

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Author:
Chen, Eva, 1980-
Average Rating:
4 stars
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E CHEN
East Regional - Picture Books
E CHEN
Eva H. Perry Regional - Picture Books has 2
E CHEN
Description:
"[Presents] a moving ode to the immigrant experience, as well as a manifesto of self-love for Chinese American children."--