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2) Rawr!
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Rex is bigger than anyone else at school, and everybody is scared at him--but he reminds us that "rawr" means hello in dinosaur language.
Author
Series
Just enough volume 3
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"A nonfiction picture book that introduces very young children to the concept of diversity in a way that is uplifting and approachable."--
5) Lucy Ladybug
Author
Pub. Date
2016
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
As spotless Lucy Ladybug flies through the seasons, she acquires some spots, only to find her new spots are different from the other ladybugs.
Author
Publisher
Kensington Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Determined to find the perfect woman, Bruce Kelly, who makes a living by helping people who are down on their luck, gets more than he bargained for when his search leads him to Cyn Potter, a brazen beauty who is his polar opposite.
9) Brave Dave
Author
Publisher
Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Dave the Grizzly bear lives in the shadow of his big brother, and even when he finds his own talent he is worried that the other woodland animals will laugh at him--until he finds the courage to show them all what he can do.
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Francis loves words, and the class exercise where the students come up with words starting with a chosen letter; Francis has chosen the letter "p", but while reviewing the letter "f" one of her classmates comes up with "fat" and associates it with Francis which makes her sad and withdrawn--until later her father teaches her the word "possible" and they explore its meanings together.
12) Lili Macaroni
Author
Publisher
Pajama Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Lili Macaroni loves every feature she has inherited from a family member, but when she starts kindergarten she is teased for those very traits. Burdened by unhappiness, she creates a polka-dotted butterfly and imagines it flying her sorrows away--and finds she has introduced a powerful tool for conversations about emotions, self-esteem, and resilience."--
13) Dino duckling
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A funny and touching celebration of difference, based on Hans Christian Andersen's The Ugly Duckling. Dino Duckling can dive, swim and fish just like his duckling brothers and sisters. But when the time comes for the family fly south for the winter, Dino Duckling finds he really is different!
14) Someone new
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
When three children, Jesse, Jason, and Emma, are confronted with new classmates from different ethnic backgrounds, they strive to overcome their initial reactions, and to understand, accept, and welcome Maria, Jin, and Fatima.
Author
Publisher
Usborne Publishing Ltd
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"A beautifully illustrated celebration of diversity which helps young children to understand, value and respect differences of every kind. This dynamic and joyous exploration of difference helps young children learn to respond in a kind and equal way to everyone regardless of shape, size, age, physical and mental ability, gender, race, beliefs, language, culture, national identity, background, and so on. With topics ranging from clothes, hair, music...
16) Frankie's world
Author
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Frankie is different from everyone in her class, and she can't figure out why. She has trouble concentrating, and her classmates tease her for not having a dad at home. To try to make sense of the world, Frankie doodles her daily adventures in a journal. One day, when Frankie sneaks into her mom's room and sees her biological father's name on her birth certificate, she decides to go on a mission to track him down. Could Frankie's father be the key...
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