The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read
By: Rita Lorraine Hubbard
4.60
Format: 34 pages, Hardcover
In 1848, Mary Walker was born into slavery. At age 15, she was freed, and by age 20, she was marrie…
Want to Read $ 8.99"Mary decided that flying was a lot like reading: they both made a body feel free as a bird."-Rita Lorraine Hubbard, The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read
"Mary decided that flying was a lot like reading: they both made a body feel free as a bird."-Rita Lorraine Hubbard, The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read
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1. Rescue and Jessica
By: Scott Magoon , Patrick Downes , Jessica Kensky
3.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Based on a real-life partnership, the heartening story of the love and teamwork between a girl and … read more
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2. Whoosh!: Lonnie Johnson's Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions
By: Don Tate , Chris Barton
3.27
Format: None pages, Hardcover
A cool idea with a big splash. You know the Super Soaker. It's one of top twenty toys of all time. … read more
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3. Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad
By: Kadir Nelson , Ellen Levine
3.57
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
A stirring, dramatic story of a slave who mails himself to freedom by a Jane Addams Peace Award-win… read more
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4. Jabari Jumps
By: Gaia Cornwall
3.71
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
Working up the courage to take a big, important leap is hard, but Jabari is almostabsolutely ready … read more
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5. Big
By: Vashti Harrison
4.66
Format: 60 pages, Kindle Edition
This deeply moving story shares valuable lessons about fitting in, standing out, and the beauty of … read more
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6. Someone Builds the Dream
By: Lisa Wheeler
4.37
Format: 48 pages, Hardcover
Buildings, bridges, and books don't exist without the laborers who are often invisible in the final… read more
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7. Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story
By: Kevin Noble Maillard
4.42
Format: 42 pages, Hardcover
Fry bread is food. It is warm and delicious, piled high on a plate. Fry bread is time. It brin… read more
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8. Chez Bob (Chez Bob, 1)
By: Bob Shea
4.27
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
From the hilarious author of Who Wet My Pants?, Unicorn Thinks He's Pretty Great, and the Dinosaur … read more
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9. We Are Water Protectors: (Caldecott Medal Winner)
By: Carole Lindstrom
4.51
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
Inspired by the many Indigenous-led movements across North America, We Are Water Protectors issues … read more
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10. Thank You, Omu! (Caldecott Honor Book)
By: Oge Mora
4.44
Format: 36 pages, Hardcover
A generous woman is rewarded by her community in this remarkable author-illustrator debut that's pe… read more
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11. The Undefeated
By: Kwame Alexander
4.66
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
This poem is a love letter to black life in the United States. It highlights the unspeakable trauma… read more
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12. Lift
By: Minh Lê
4.37
Format: 56 pages, Hardcover
When Iris's elevator button-pushing is disrupted by a new member of the family, she's pretty put ou… read more
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13. The Proudest Blue
By: Ibtihaj Muhammad
4.56
Format: 36 pages, Hardcover
A powerful, vibrantly illustrated story about the first day of school–and two sisters on one’s firs… read more
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14. The Crayon Man: the True Story of the Invention of Crayola Crayons
By: Natascha Biebow
4.36
Format: 48 pages, Hardcover
Celebrating the inventor of the Crayola crayon! This picture book biography tells the story of Edwi… read more
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15. Once Upon a Book
By: Grace Lin
4.21
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
From Caldecott and Newbery Honoree Grace Lin and bestselling author Kate Messner comes a modern fol… read more
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16. The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read
By: Rita Lorraine Hubbard
4.60
Format: 34 pages, Hardcover
In 1848, Mary Walker was born into slavery. At age 15, she was freed, and by age 20, she was marrie… read more
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"Mary decided that flying was a lot like reading: they both made a body feel free as a bird."-Rita Lorraine Hubbard, The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read
17. Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera
By: Candace Fleming
4.54
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
Get up close and personal with Apis, one honeybee, as she embarks on her journey through life, comp… read more
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18. I Am Every Good Thing
By: Derrick Barnes
4.61
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
I ama nonstop ball of energy.Powerful and full of light.I am a go-getter. A difference maker. A lea… read more
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19. Saturday
By: Oge Mora
4.50
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
In this warm and tender story by the Caldecott Honor-winning creator of Thank You, Omu!, join a mot… read more
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20. Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race
By: Margot Lee Shetterly
4.44
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden were good at math...really g… read more
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21. Framed & Hunted: A True Story of Occult Persecution
By: Edward Williams
4.37
Format: 425 pages, Kindle Edition
Backpacking around Australia in the year 2000, the author unwittingly found himself the target of o… read more
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