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Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr
A friendly introduction that will be useful for young children learning about fasting, and which certainly fills a hole in the holiday shelf with almost DIY-level details for celebrating a special time of year.
I’m Gonna Paint: Ralph Fasanella, Artist of the People
For readers ready to be plunked into the underbelly of the 20th century and then uplifted by one painter’s take on its myriad social issues and politics, this is a grand start; this book could be the linchpin for an upper elementary or even middle school class on the rise of labor unions, factory reforms, and other important movements that have not yet disappeared and may rise again.
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Could You Ever Waddle with Penguins!?
This effortless nonfiction format provides facts stacked on facts in a way that is memorable and still works for reports. A great addition to the shelves.
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Ida B. Wells Marches for the Vote
Until her name is as familiar as Abraham Lincoln’s, we can’t have too many books about Wells; pair this with Michelle Duster’s extraordinary Ida B. Wells, Voice of Truth.
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Julius
Color-drenched acrylic paintings and outsized proportions provide humor and affection in equal doses. Readers will want to settle in for a second read.
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A Duck Called Brian
Comic illustrations, friendship, and hundreds of ducks engaged in silly activities may be enough for some readers, but libraries better go with Mo.
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I Love Your Face!
One step up from a board book, this celebration of great moments in babyland will work for very young SEL lessons and a generous, uplifting story hour.
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Scaredy Cats
Some children love anticipation more than an ending, and they’ll adore this book. It delivers an entire screwball comedy in very few pages and will inspire some very interesting post-story discussions.
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I Ship: A Container Ship’s Colossal Journey
Blue skies or not, the container ship prevails in this sea-worthy great-grandchild of Virginia Lee Burton’s Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel.
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