Meet Miss FancyIrene LathamA boy defies segregation to meet an elephant, but chaos ensues when she escapes.Back to all books
National Council for the Social StudiesNCSS/CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People2020Kindergarten to Second Grade
Carter Reads the NewspaperDeborah HopkinsonHe changed it." As the father of Black History Month, he spent his life introducing others to the history of his people.Carter G. Woodson was born to two formerly enslaved people ten years after the end of the Civil War.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Little Libraries, Big HeroesMiranda PaulBut in school, Todd doesn’t feel heroic. Reading is hard for him, and he gets scolded for asking too many questions.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Moon! Earth’s Best FriendStacy McAnultyFrom writer Stacy McAnulty and illustrator Stevie Lewis, Moon! Earth's Best Friend is a light-hearted nonfiction picture book about the formation and history of the moon—told from the perspective of the moon itself.Meet Moon!Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details