Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China With characteristic flair and energy, award-winning artist Ed Young illustrates the ancient Chinese version of the favorite fairy tale Little Red Riding Hood. Young’s vibrant, yet delicate, pastels and watercolors add drama to the deftly translated story. Amazon Pretty Salma: A Little Red Riding Hood Story from… Continue reading Red Riding Hood — World Cultures
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Information Picture Books Pt. 17
Separate is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family’s Fight for Desegregation – Audiobook Download – $4.99 Separate is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family’s Fight for Desegregation – Audiobook Download – Author: Duncan Tonatiuh; Narrator: Adriana Sananes; Format: Audio Book (Digital Audiobook Download) Separate is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family’s Fight… Continue reading Information Picture Books Pt. 17
Information Picture Books Pt. 20
I love the Rainforest Grew All Around as an example of adapting a popular folk song for teaching. Plus, two phenomenal social justice biographies are included in this edition. The jungle comes alive as children learn about a wide variety of animals and plants living in the Amazon rainforest, in this adaptation of the song… Continue reading Information Picture Books Pt. 20
Information Picture Books Pt. 14
Biographies in this section–some of people you definitely know, others maybe not! But that’s the beauty of picture book biographies. You can quickly learn about someone you may never have otherwise considered learning about! On a hot day at the end of summer in 1973 Cindy Campbell threw a back-to-school party at a park in… Continue reading Information Picture Books Pt. 14
My Favorite Things… Picture Books Pt. 14
This set of books is completely different from each other! But they all have their own important and beautiful charm. Award winners, world cultures, and just plain fun. One day Little Green rolls into town and says his first word: Go The town is building a bridge, and now everyone has a job to do,… Continue reading My Favorite Things… Picture Books Pt. 14
Information Picture Books Pt. 13
These information picture books are science and biography around the world. Bonus to the biographies is that they are about social issues that are important to today’s world. The inspiring true story of how one African woman began a movement to recycle the plastic bags that were polluting her community. Isatou Ceesay was that change.… Continue reading Information Picture Books Pt. 13
Thought Provoking Reads 