Kids Book Index
Emmanuel Acho
Approaching every awkward, taboo, and uncomfortable question with openness and patience, Emmanuel Acho connects his own experience with race and racism—from attending majority-white prep schools to his time in the NFL playing on majority-black football teams—to insightful lessons in black history and black culture.
Other TalkBrendan KielyAuthor Brendan Kiely starts a conversation with white kids about race in this accessible introduction to white privilege and why allyship is so vital.Sixth to Eighth GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
MELTDOWN: EARTHQUAKE, TSUNAMI, AND NUCLEAR DISASTER IN FUKUSHIMADeirdre LangelandDeirdre Langeland's Meltdown explores for middle grade readers the harrowing story of the deadly earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdown that caused the 2011 Fukushima power plant disasterOn March 11, 2011, the largest earthquake ever measured in Japan occurred off the northeast coast.Science, Technology and the Natural WorldOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
When Can We Go Back to America?Susan H. KameIn what Secretary Norman Y. Mineta describes as a “landmark book,” he and others who lived through this harrowing experience tell the story of their incarceration and the long-term impact of this dark period in American history.Sixth to Eighth GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details