New York Times bestselling author Joanna Ho, of Eyes that Kiss in the Corners, creates a meaningful and diverse picture book about how names define us. Names reveal generational ties and histories, weaving an intricate tale of the past. Names-and correctly saying them-are important. Each one carries the hopes, dreams, and traditions of those that came before us. Six captivating kids connect with the reader, proudly celebrating their names, backgrounds,...

Come along with your friends from Sesame Street to explore Brazil, the largest country in South America. You'll celebrate Carnival, eat delicious feijoada, and much, more!

Five British teenagers from different backgrounds find themselves thrown together as residents of a London clinic. They are hoping to find a cure for the frequent flips they experience into a fifth dimension and suffer being experimented on by a crazy professor. The professor is bent on gaining a Nobel prize, but he is sadly enthralled to the Daisychain organization, whose aim is world domination. This group takes a particular and deadly interest...

In the year he spent teaching at Borrego Pass, a remote Navajo community in northwest New Mexico, Kurt Caswell found himself shunned as persona non grata. His cultural missteps, status as an interloper, and white skin earned him no respect in the classroom or the community-those on the reservation assumed he would come and go like so many teachers had before. But as Caswell attempts to bridge the gap between himself and those who surround him, he...

A panorama of Christmas traditions around the world, from France to Iran, Egypt to Mexico Christmas traditions differ from culture to culture, location to location, and family to family. In 24 Christmas Stories: Faith and Traditions from Around the World, award-winning author Judith Bouilloc explores present-day Christmas traditions, as well as the holiday's history in many regions, brought to life by various artists. In Germany, Anna opens the...

Daughter of the Tree brings together themes of nature, spirituality and justice. It is a mystical look at the childhood of Sojourner Truth based on the facts that at the age of 11 years old she created an outdoor prayer house made of willows and gathered herbs in the forest along the Hudson River in New York. Sojourner Truth says in her biography that it was a wild, out of doors life that suited her. We hope that children will be inspired to connect...

Through science, help prepare children for the big feelings that come with developing bodies. From inspiring a sense of awe in the science of our bodies to understanding that bodies can be tricky, this book will help children learn how to be themselves and feel like they belong. Some children might feel like their body is different. But being different is completely natural . . . it's just science! By teaching the principles of DNA, anatomy, nature...

Editors Letizia Guglielmo and Sergio C. Figueiredo and their contributors share the experiences of first-generation immigrant scholars in rhetoric, composition, and communication and how those experiences shape individual academic identity and, in turn, the teaching of writing and rhetoric. With stories of migrants, refugees, and immigrants constantly in the news, this collection of personal narratives from first-generation immigrant scholars in...

Natural, knotty, fluffy, frizzy, twisted, tangled, pony, puffed! A celebration of natural hair, from afros to cornrows and everything in between, My Hair is Beautiful is a joyful baby board book with a powerful message of self-love.

"This book is a great learning resource to help increase medical knowledge and decrease fear in all communities during a public health crisis."J. Basini MPH., Health Education Teacher Vaccines Explained describes how vaccines work, their history, and why they are important. Simple text and colorful, multicultural illustrations make this book perfect for readers of all ages. The book comes with audio, a lesson plan with extension activities, and resource...