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Edie for Equality
Edie Windsor Stands Up for LoveBy Michael Genhart, Cheryl ThuesdayHardcover: $20.95
Edie for Equality
Edie Windsor Stands Up for LoveBy Michael Genhart, Cheryl ThuesdayView DetailsThis is a story about a great injustice and how Edie Windsor boldly stood up for what was right and went up against the highest court in the United States.
A Sky That Sings
By Anita Sanchez, George Steele, Emily MendozaHardcover: $20.95
A Sky That Sings
By Anita Sanchez, George Steele, Emily MendozaView DetailsMia, a blind girl who enjoys identifying birds by their distinct calls and songs, leads her aunt through the park on a bird-listening adventure!
Semillas de cambio
Sembrando un camino hacia la paz (Seeds of Change: Planting a Path to Peace)By Jen Cullerton Johnson, Sonia Lynn SadlerPaperback: $13.95
Semillas de cambio
Sembrando un camino hacia la paz (Seeds of Change: Planting a Path to Peace)By Jen Cullerton Johnson, Sonia Lynn SadlerView DetailsUna biografía ilustrada de la científica Wangari Maathai, la primera mujer africana (y la primera ambientalista) en ganar el Premio Nobel de la Paz por su trabajo sembrando árboles en su Kenia natal.
A picture book biography of scientist Wangari Maathai, the first African woman--and first environmentalist--to win a Nobel Peace Prize for her work planting trees in her native Kenya.
The Home We Make
By Maham Khwaja, Daby Zainab FaidhiHardcover: $21.95
The Home We Make
By Maham Khwaja, Daby Zainab FaidhiView DetailsA moving story about a young girl and her family who are forced to flee their beloved home after violence erupts all around them, and their journey to make a new sense of home.
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La historia de la estrella de cine Anna May Wong
(The Story of Movie Star Anna May Wong)By Paula Yoo, Lin Wang, Eida del RiscoPaperback: $11.95
La historia de la estrella de cine Anna May Wong
(The Story of Movie Star Anna May Wong)By Paula Yoo, Lin Wang, Eida del RiscoView DetailsEsta entrada en la innovadora series de "Historia" de libros por capítulos biográficos se enfoca en Anna May Wong, cuya carrera pionera en Hollywood creó un nuevo camino para generaciones de actores asíatico-americanos.
This entry in the innovative "Story" line of chapter-book biographies focuses on Anna May Wong, whose trail-blazing career in Hollywood broke new ground for future generations of Asian American actors.
La historia del héroe de los derechos civiles John Lewis
(The Story of Civil Rights Hero John Lewis)By Kathleen Benson, Jim Haskins, Aaron Boyd, Enrique del RiscoPaperback: $11.95
La historia del héroe de los derechos civiles John Lewis
(The Story of Civil Rights Hero John Lewis)By Kathleen Benson, Jim Haskins, Aaron Boyd, Enrique del RiscoView DetailsEsta nueva entrada en la innovadora series de "Historia" de libros por capítulos biográficos se enfoca en John Lewis, un líder del movimiento de los derechos civiles en los años 1960 y un congresista venerado hasta hoy en día.
This new entry in the innovative "Story" line of chapter-book biographies focuses on John Lewis, a leader in the civil rights movement of the 1960s and a revered Congressman today.
Our Celebración!
By Susan Middleton Elya, Ana ArandaPaperback: $11.95
Our Celebración!
By Susan Middleton Elya, Ana ArandaView DetailsA delightful rhyming romp through the festivities of a small town's summer parade and celebration, written in English with Spanish words sprinkled throughout.
The Echo People
By SD Youngwolf, Shonto BegayComing Soon This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
The Echo People
By SD Youngwolf, Shonto BegayView DetailsHardcover available September 2, 2025
A thought-provoking picture book about the ways we create our own realities through the words and actions that we put out into the world.
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La historia del clavadista olímpico Sammy Lee (The Story of Olympic Diver Sammy Lee)
By Paula Yoo, Dom Lee, Claudia Oemer
La historia del clavadista olímpico Sammy Lee (The Story of Olympic Diver Sammy Lee)
By Paula Yoo, Dom Lee, Claudia OemerView DetailsPaperback available October 7, 2025
Esta cautivadora entrada en la series de "Historia" de libros por capítulos biográficos se enfoca en Sammy Lee, un clavadista coreanoamericano que fue el primer asiaticoestadounidense a ganar una medalla de oro en las olimpiadas.
This compelling entry in the "Story of" line of chapter-book biographies features Sammy Lee, a Korean American diver who became the first Asian American to win an Olympic gold medal.
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La historia de la ambientalista Wangari Maathai (The Story of Environmentalist Wangari Maathai)
By Jen Cullerton Johnson, Sonia Lynn Sadler, Rita E. Urquijo-Ruiz
La historia de la ambientalista Wangari Maathai (The Story of Environmentalist Wangari Maathai)
By Jen Cullerton Johnson, Sonia Lynn Sadler, Rita E. Urquijo-RuizView DetailsPaperback available October 7, 2025
Esta entrada inspiradora en la series de "Historia" de libros por capítulos biográficos se enfoca en Wangari Maathai, la primera mujer africana, y ambientalista, a ganar el Premio Nobel de Paz.
This inspiring entry in the "Story of" line of chapter-book biographies features Wangari Maathai, the first African woman, and environmentalist, to win a Nobel Peace Prize.
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La pequeña Melba y su gran trombón
(Little Melba and Her Big Trombone)By Katheryn Russell-Brown, Frank MorrisonPaperback: $13.95
La pequeña Melba y su gran trombón
(Little Melba and Her Big Trombone)By Katheryn Russell-Brown, Frank MorrisonView DetailsGalardonada con el premio Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Award, una biografía de la virtuosa del jazz afroamericana Melba Doretta Liston, una trombonista, compositora y arreglista musical pionera del siglo XX en una época en la que pocas mujeres tocaban instrumentos y formaban parte de la escena del jazz.
Recipient of the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor award, a biography of African American jazz virtuoso Melba Doretta Liston, a pioneering twentieth-century trombone player, composer, and music arranger at a time when few women played brass instruments and were part of the jazz scene.
Fresh Juice
By Robert Liu-TrujilloHardcover: $19.95
Fresh Juice
By Robert Liu-TrujilloView DetailsWhat makes a great juice that keeps everyone healthy? Art and his dad discover it takes carrots... collards... cayenne... and community!
Cotorras sobre Puerto Rico
(Parrots Over Puerto Rico)By Susan L. Roth, Cindy TrumborePaperback: $14.95
Cotorras sobre Puerto Rico
(Parrots Over Puerto Rico)By Susan L. Roth, Cindy TrumboreView DetailsUn libro ilustrado de no ficción sobre la historia de Puerto Rico y la cotorra puertorriqueña, que se recuperó del borde de la extinción.
El frasco de Juna
(Juna's Jar)By Jane Park, Felicia HoshinoPaperback: $12.95
El frasco de Juna
(Juna's Jar)By Jane Park, Felicia HoshinoView DetailsGanador del premio New Voices de Lee & Low, El frasco de Juna es una conmovedora y caprichosa celebración de la amistad y el poder de la imaginación.
Cómo Aidan llegó a ser un hermano (When Aidan Became a Brother)
By Kyle Lukoff, Kaylani Juanita, Rita E. Urquijo-RuizPaperback: $12.95
Cómo Aidan llegó a ser un hermano (When Aidan Became a Brother)
By Kyle Lukoff, Kaylani Juanita, Rita E. Urquijo-RuizView DetailsEste dulce y pionero libro ilustrado, ganador del Premio de Libro Stonewall 2020, celebra los cambios en la vida de un niño transgénero: desde su anunció que era trans hasta su preparación para ser un hermano mayor.
This sweet and groundbreaking picture book, winner of the 2020 Stonewall Book Award, celebrates the changes in a transgender boy's life, from his initial coming-out to becoming a big brother.
She Was the First!
The Trailblazing Life of Shirley ChisholmBy Katheryn Russell-Brown, Eric VelasquezHardcover: $20.95
She Was the First!
The Trailblazing Life of Shirley ChisholmBy Katheryn Russell-Brown, Eric VelasquezView DetailsA timely, inspiring picture book biography of the dynamic twentieth-century educator, activist, and politician Shirley Chisholm.
When Aidan Became a Brother
By Kyle Lukoff, Kaylani JuanitaHardcover: $19.95
When Aidan Became a Brother
By Kyle Lukoff, Kaylani JuanitaView DetailsThis sweet and groundbreaking picture book, winner of the 2020 Stonewall Book Award, celebrates the changes in a transgender boy's life, from his initial coming-out to becoming a big brother.
Take a Picture of Me, James Van Der Zee!
By Andrea J. Loney, Keith Mallett
Take a Picture of Me, James Van Der Zee!
By Andrea J. Loney, Keith MallettView DetailsA biography of James Van Der Zee, innovative and celebrated African American photographer of the Harlem Renaissance.
In the Time of the Drums
By Kim L. Siegelson, Brian PinkneyPaperback: $11.95
In the Time of the Drums
By Kim L. Siegelson, Brian PinkneyView DetailsMentu, an enslaved child, learns about the culture of his people from his grandmother, Twi in this Gullah folk tale of an insurrection at Teakettle Creek.
Mama and Papa Have a Store
By Amelia Lau CarlingPaperback: $11.95
Mama and Papa Have a Store
By Amelia Lau CarlingView DetailsA young girl describes what a typical day is like in her parents' Chinese store in Guatemala City, Guatemala. Recipient of a Pura Belpré Illustrator Award Honor in 2000.
La tienda de Mamá y Papá
By Amelia Lau CarlingPaperback: $12.95
La tienda de Mamá y Papá
By Amelia Lau CarlingView DetailsIn Spanish. A young girl describes what a typical day is like in her parents' Chinese store in Guatemala City, Guatemala. Recipient of a Pura Belpré Illustrator Award Honor in 2000.
Tiny Stitches
The Life of Medical Pioneer Vivien ThomasBy Gwendolyn Hooks, Colin BootmanHardcover: $19.95
Tiny Stitches
The Life of Medical Pioneer Vivien ThomasBy Gwendolyn Hooks, Colin BootmanView DetailsThe life story of Vivien Thomas, an African American surgical technician who developed the first procedure used to perform open-heart surgery on children.
Juna's Jar
By Jane Park, Felicia HoshinoPaperback: $11.95
Juna's Jar
By Jane Park, Felicia HoshinoView DetailsAfter Juna's best friend moves away, Juna, an imaginative Korean American girl, goes on magical adventures by way of her special kimchi jar.
Little Melba and Her Big Trombone
By Katheryn Russell-Brown, Frank MorrisonHardcover: $20.95
Little Melba and Her Big Trombone
By Katheryn Russell-Brown, Frank MorrisonView DetailsA biography of African American jazz virtuoso Melba Doretta Liston, a pioneering twentieth-century trombone player, composer, and music arranger at a time when few women, of any race, played brass instruments and were part of the jazz scene.
The Hula-Hoopin' Queen
By Thelma Lynne Godin, Vanessa Brantley-NewtonPaperback: $12.95
The Hula-Hoopin' Queen
By Thelma Lynne Godin, Vanessa Brantley-NewtonView DetailsHardcover reprint coming July 16, 2025
A spunky African American girl has a hula-hooping competition with her friends in Harlem, and soon everyone in the neighborhood--young and old alike--joins in on the fun.
Parrots Over Puerto Rico
By Susan L. Roth, Cindy TrumborePaperback: $12.95
Parrots Over Puerto Rico
By Susan L. Roth, Cindy TrumboreView DetailsA nonfiction picture book about the history of Puerto Rico and the Puerto Rican parrot, which was brought back from the brink of extinction. Also available in Spanish.
As Fast As Words Could Fly
By Pamela M. Tuck, Eric VelasquezPaperback: $12.95
As Fast As Words Could Fly
By Pamela M. Tuck, Eric VelasquezView DetailsThe story of Mason Steele, an African American boy in 1960s Greenville, North Carolina, who relies on his inner strength and his typing skills to break racial barriers after he begins attending a "whites-only" high school.
The Palm of My Heart
Poetry by African American ChildrenBy Davida Adedjouma, R. Gregory ChristiePaperback: $11.95
The Palm of My Heart
Poetry by African American ChildrenBy Davida Adedjouma, R. Gregory ChristieView DetailsWhen children are encouraged to celebrate their lives -- their joys, their influences, their hopes -- the results are pure poetry.
Under the Mesquite
By Guadalupe García McCallHardcover: $21.95
Under the Mesquite
By Guadalupe García McCallView DetailsLupita, a budding actor and poet in a close-knit Mexican American immigrant family, comes of age as she struggles with adult responsibilities during her mother's long illness.
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Dear Mrs. Parks
A Dialogue with Today's YouthBy Rosa ParksPaperback: $16.95
Dear Mrs. Parks
A Dialogue with Today's YouthBy Rosa ParksView DetailsOn a December day in 1955, Rosa Parks changed the course of history when she was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger on a Montgomery, Alabama bus.
In Daddy's Arms I Am Tall
African Americans Celebrating FathersBy Various Poets, Javaka SteptoePaperback: $10.95
In Daddy's Arms I Am Tall
African Americans Celebrating FathersBy Various Poets, Javaka SteptoeView DetailsIn this intergenerational collection of poetry by new and established African American writers, fatherhood is celebrated with honor, humor, and grace.
Say Hola to Spanish
By Susan Middleton Elya, Loretta LopezPaperback: $11.95
Say Hola to Spanish
By Susan Middleton Elya, Loretta LopezView DetailsFull of fun rhyming verse, this book helps readers begin to learn Spanish.
Brothers in Hope
The Story of the Lost Boys of the SudanBy Mary Williams, R. Gregory ChristieHardcover: $20.95
Brothers in Hope
The Story of the Lost Boys of the SudanBy Mary Williams, R. Gregory ChristieView DetailsInspired by the heartbreaking yet inspirational true events in the lives of the Lost Boys of Sudan, Brothers in Hope is a story of remarkable courage, and an amazing testament to the unyielding power of the human spirit.
Rent Party Jazz
By William Miller, Charlotte Riley-WebbPaperback: $11.95
Rent Party Jazz
By William Miller, Charlotte Riley-WebbView DetailsAn African American boy living in New Orleans in the 1930s raises money to pay the rent with the help of a popular jazz musician.
¡Olé! Flamenco
By George AnconaPaperback: $11.95This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
¡Olé! Flamenco
By George AnconaView DetailsA photo-essay about flamenco, a centuries-old living art form, originating in southern Spain, that incorporates traditional dance, song, and music.
Yummy
The Last Days of a Southside ShortyBy G. Neri, Randy DuburkePaperback: $16.95
Yummy
The Last Days of a Southside ShortyBy G. Neri, Randy DuburkeView DetailsA graphic novel based on the life and death of Robert "Yummy" Sandifer, an eleven-year-old gang member from Chicago's Southside who was killed by his own gang members.
Yasmin's Hammer
By Ann Malaspina, Doug ChaykaPaperback: $12.95
Yasmin's Hammer
By Ann Malaspina, Doug ChaykaView DetailsA young Bangladeshi girl who helps support her family by working in a brickyard finds a way to make her dream of going to school and learning to read a reality.
Seeds of Change
Planting a Path to PeaceBy Jen Cullerton Johnson, Sonia Lynn SadlerHardcover: $20.95
Seeds of Change
Planting a Path to PeaceBy Jen Cullerton Johnson, Sonia Lynn SadlerView DetailsA picture book biography of scientist Wangari Maathai, the first African woman--and first environmentalist--to win a Nobel Peace Prize (in 2004) for her work planting trees in her native Kenya.
Tofu Quilt
By Ching Yeung RussellPaperback: $13.95
Tofu Quilt
By Ching Yeung RussellView DetailsA collection of poems telling the story of Yeung Ying, a young girl in Hong Kong in the 1960s who, against the conventions of society and family members, aspires to become a writer.
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