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Something Beautiful
This book begins with a young girl reflecting on the “ugliness” she sees when looking around her inner city neighborhood. In her attempt to find something positive within this urban landscape, she polls those around her on the things...
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Henry’s Freedom Box
The books tells the true story of Henry Brown, a slave who mailed himself to freedom. After watching his family be sold as slaves, Brown visits an abolitionist who figures out a way to protect Henry from the impending slave auction. He...
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Sky Tree
This book encourages students to look at the natural world around them through a different lens. Text and pictures are used to follow the journey of a single tree throughout an entire year. The author weaves thoughts and emotions into the text...
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The Black Book of Colors
This book strives to develop understanding and appreciation for diversity. It includes detailed descriptions of objects that are depicted on black pages. The objects described are illustrated only with embossed lines that force readers...
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The Name Jar
Unhei has just arrived with her family from Korea and is starting school. Her name is pronounced Yoon-hye, which means grace, but she feels awkward about it after some teasing on the school bus. She decides to choose a North American name and her classmates...
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Marianthe’s Story
The author presents two equally moving themes in Marianthe's story, the first explores her arrival to America and the second involves an explanation of why she came. In her first days at school Mari struggles with English until she realizes that...
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One Well: The Story of Water on Earth
"Without water, nothing can survive." The urgent conservation message in this clear, handsome, oversized picture book is rooted in the book's theme that all water on earth is connected and that "the water you drank today may have rained down on the Amazon...
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Beatrice’s Goat
This picture book is based on the true account of a young Ugandan girl and her family who benefit from the gift of a goat provided by the Heifer Project International. Beatrice is told that the goat is a “lucky gift” which proves true...
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Who's In Maxine's Tree?
Who’s in Maxine’s Tree focuses on Maxine’s favorite tree near her home in the Pacific Northwest. It is special because it "talks" to her. On a hike through the woods, she worries that the loggers may have chopped it down. Along...
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It's Moving Day
This picture book creatively shows that even animals recycle! In this case it is a burrow under a tree that from season to season, becomes home to a variety of different woodland creatures. Students will be struck by how many different animals can...
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Up We Grow!
Up We Grow focuses on the production and human interaction that characterize small, local farms. As awareness continues to grow regarding the relationship between health and locally-grown foods, this picture book relays the importance of ...
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Watch Me Grow!
Watch Me Grow reveals how more and more city dwellers are growing their own food. Its photographs effectively show the different applications of urban farming including community rooftop, window sill and backyard gardens. Wonderful images ...
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Loon
Loon follows the first four years of two loon chicks as they grow into adulthood. The book is very informative providing a wealth of interesting facts accompanied by beautiful illustrations. Two additional pages provide more detailed information...
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Other Goose
This is a book of classic nursery rhymes that have been rewritten to address current environmental themes. The book presents problems such as Humpty Dumpty struggling with a polluted lake, while Jack’s friend, Jill, buys bottled water to avoid germs...
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The Gardener
The Gardener portrays the journey of Lydia Grace Finch who is sent off to live with her Uncle Jim because her father has lost his job. Lydia brings with her a suitcase full of seeds to the big, gray city and gradually transforms her uncle’s shop...
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Energy Conservation Learning Activities- Elementary
This resource offers a progressive, grade-by-grade discussion of ecological concepts related to energy conservation. A range of activities provide teachers with ideas and resources to incorporate ecological thinking into their teaching while integrating...
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Connecting With Nature
Students in grades 4-6 engage in a series of activities (both inside and outside the classroom) designed to inspire a sense of environmental stewardship. Each of the activities is intended to have children explore their profound connection to...
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DeforestACTION
DeforestACTION has as its goal that students become inspired by the wonders of the forest, informed of the causes and consequences of deforestation at the local and global level and involved with other students in creating a global action plan against...
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Ocean Acidification
This resource features experiential learning opportunities that examine the effect of global warming on marine environments. Students conduct experiments to simulate ocean acidification resulting from excess carbon dioxide and then discuss the relationship...
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The Buffer Zone: Acid-Base Chemistry in the World's Oceans
This resource features an experiential learning approach that examines the effects of global warming on marine environments. Students apply introductory acid-base theory (including conjugate acids/bases and buffers) in an experiment to simulate ocean...
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