Kids Book Index
Donna Barbra Higuera
A young girl has mixed feelings about her Mexican grandmother: she loves her, yet feels embarrassed by the language and culture connected to her. As the story unfolds, she comes to value the very parts of her family background that once made her feel different. The book centers on family love, cultural identity, and language.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
You So BlackTheresa tha S.O.N.G.B.I.R.D.Based on a spoken-word poem, this picture book celebrates Blackness in its richness, variety, and joy. It finds Blackness in people and in the natural world, including the night sky and fertile soil. Through affirming text and mixed-media collage, the book reclaims a racially charged insult as an expression of Black pride and power.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
A River of Dust: The Life-Giving Link Between North Africa and the AmazonJilanne HoffmannThe narrative follows dust from North Africa’s Sahel, where seasonal harmattan winds lift it into the air. The Sahel dust joins dust from the Sahara and crosses the African continent and Atlantic Ocean before reaching the Amazon basin. The account describes it as returning to an old home after a journey of thousands of miles westward. Its particles carry material important to the Amazon, the Atlantic, and the planet.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
These Olive TreesAya GhanamehA young Palestinian girl must leave her home in a refugee camp, along with the olive trees her family has cared for. As she faces separation from the place that shaped her, the trees carry the family’s history and connection to their homeland. The story follows her effort to preserve that legacy and maintain a bond with home despite displacement. Distinctive illustrations accompany the narrative of family, loss, and continuity.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details