Natalie Romano

These spring 2020 selections on topics like sustainability, environmental conservation, and global warming will elevate critical scientific discussions in the classroom as well as at home.

These 12 new Spanish and English/Spanish bilingual series cover a range of subject areas, from animals and geography to fairy tales and history. 

Twenty-first-century job readiness and the skills required to achieve career success are critical topics for readers in any grade. This season’s series present a wide range of career options in a variety of fields and industries. 

Educators and librarians know the importance of minority and English language learning in conjunction with children seeing themselves in the books they read. As evidenced by this season’s series of Spanish and bilingual books, it’s clear that some publishers are responding to the rising demand for the representation of complex and intersectional identities in children’s media.