2012 The Coretta Scott King (CSK) Book Award Winners

Established in 1969 in association with the American Library Association (ALA), The Coretta Scott King (CSK) Book Award was developed to honor African American authors and illustrators. At that time,  no African American authors or illustrators that point in time had ever received ALA’s prestigious Newbery and Caldecott Medals.

The CSK Book Award is given to African American authors and illustrators annually and its purpose is to recognize outstanding children’s books that “portray some aspect of the African American experience.”

The 2012 winners of the CSK Book Award are:
Author Award

CSK Author Award Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans. Written (and
illustrated) by Kadir Nelson. Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins. (Grades 4-6)

CSK Author Honor:  The Great Migration: Journey to the North. Written by Eloise Greenfield (and
illustrated by Jan Spivey Gilchrist). Amistad/ HarperCollins. (Grades 2-6)



CSK Author Honor:  Never Forgotten. Written by Patricia C. McKissack (and illustrated by Leo
and Diane Dillon). Schwartz & Wade/Random House. (Grades 3-6). Available as a kindle text.





Illustrator Award



CSK Illustrator Award:  Underground: Finding the Light to Freedom. Illustrated (and written)
by Shane W. Evans. Neal Porter/Roaring Brook Press. (Grades K-3)




CSK Illustrator Honor:  Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans. Illustrated
by Kadir Nelson. Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins. (Grades 4-6)


CSK Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement:  Ashley Bryan is the third recipient
of this newly established award. It is given as tribute to Virginia Hamilton, a beloved children’s book author. Ashley Bryan is the author and illustrator of many notable children’s books including Sing to the Sun, Let It Shine: Three Favorite Spirituals, and Beautiful Blackbird.

There is an exhibit of Bryan's art at the North Carolina Museum of Art happening now through August: Rhythms of the Heart.

Recommended Nonfiction for Middle School Learners

Armstrong, Jennifer. 2005. Photo by Brady: A Picture of the Civil War. NY: Atheneum.

Armstrong, Jennifer. 2000. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World: the Extraordinary True Story of Shackleton and the Endurance. NY: Crown.

Aronson, Marc. 2011. Trapped: How the World Rescued 33 Miners from 2,000 Feet Below the Chilean Desert. NY: Atheneum.

Aronson, Marc & Marina Budhos. 2010. Sugar Changed the World: The Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery and Freedom. NY: Clarion.

Aronson, Marc & Mike Parker Pearson. 2010. If Stones Could Speak: Unlocking the Secrets of Stonehenge. Washington DC: National Geographic Children's Books.

Atkin, S. Beth. 2000. Voices from the Field: Children of Migrant Farmworkers Tell Their Stories. New York: Little Brown Young Readers
Bartoletti, Susan Campbell. 2010. They Called Themselves the K.K.K.: The Birth of an American Terrorist Group. NY: Houghton Mifflin.

------------------------------. 2005. Hitler Youth: Growing Up In Hitler's Shadow. NY: Scholastic.
------------------------------. 2005. Black Potatoes: The Story of the Great Irish Famine. NY: Sandpiper.
------------------------------. 1999. Growing Up in Coal Country.  NY: Sandpiper.

Bausum, Ann. 2009. Denied, Detained, Deported: Stories from the Dark Side of American Immigration. Washington, DC: National Geographic.

Bial, Raymond. 2002. Tenement Life on the Lower East Side. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.

Blakey, Ron and Wayne Ranney. 2008. Ancient Landscapes of the Colorado Plateau. Grand Canyon, AZ: Grand Canyon Association.

Bledsoe, Lucy Jane. 2006. How to Survive in Antarctica. NY: Holiday House.

Brimner, Larry Dane. 2010. Birmingham Sunday. Honesdale, PA: Boyds Mills Press.

Bruchac, Joseph. 2008. Sacajawea. Boston: Harcourt.
--------------------. 2008. Jim Thorpe: Original All-American. NY: Speak.

Bryson, Bill. 2000. I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning to America After 20 Years Away. NY: Broadway.

Budhos, Marina. 2007. Remix: Conversations with Immigrant Teenagers. New York: Henry Holt/Resource Publications.

Burns, Loree Griffin. 2010. The Hive Detectives: Chronicle of a Honey Bee Catastrophe. Illustrated with photographs by Ellen Harasimowicz. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

Caputo, Philip. 2005. 10,000 Days of Thunder: A History of the Vietnam War. NY:Atheneum.

Chassman, Gary. 2002. In the Spirit of Martin: The Living Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.  NY: Tinwood Books.

Collier, Michael. 2009. Over the Coast: An Aerial View of Geology. NY: Mikaya Press.

Collier, Michael. 2008. Over the Rivers: An Aerial View of Geology. NY: Mikaya Press.

Collier, Michael. 2007. Over the Mountains: An Aerial View of Geology. NY: Mikaya Press.

From A Black Hole is NOT A Hole.

DeCristofano, Carolyn Cinami. 2012. A Black Hole is NOT a Hole. Illustrated by Michael Carroll. Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge Publishers..
Einstein, Albert, 1950s. An Ideal Service to Our Fellow Man. As heard on NPR’s This I Believe.

Ellis, Deborah. 2009. Children of War: Voices of Iraqi Refugees. Toronto, ON: Groundwood Books.

------------------. 2008. Off to War: Voices of Soldiers’ Children. Toronto, ON: Groundwood Books.

------------------. 2004. Three Wishes. Toronto, ON: Groundwood Books.

Evans, Kate. 2007. Weird Weather: Everything You Didn’t Want to Know About Climate Change But Probably Should Find Out. Toronto, ON: Groundwood Books.

Feelings, Tom. 1995. The Middle Passage: White Ships/Black Cargo. New York: Dial.

Ferri, Daniel. 2005. The Kindness of Strangers. As heard on NPR’s Morning Edition, December 5, 2005.

Fleischman, John. 2004. Phineas Gage: A Gruesome but True Story About Brain Science. NY: Sandpiper.

Freedman, Russell. 2010. The War to End All Wars: World War I. NY: Clarion.
----------------------. 2004. The Voice that Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights. NY: Clarion.

------------------------. 1998. Kids at Work: Lewis Hine and the Crusade Against Child Labor. NY: Sandpiper.

Gallo, Gary. 2010. Jimi: Sounds Like a Rainbow: the Story of the Young Jimi Hendrix. Illustrated by Javaka Steptoe. NY: Clarion.

Grady, Wayne. 2010. Technology: A Groundwood Guide. Toronto: Groundwood Books.

Grainfield, Linda. 2001. 97 Orchard Street, New York: Stories of Immigrant Life. Illustrated by Arlene Alda. Toronto, Ontario: Tundra Books.

Illustration by Gennady Spirin. from Life in the Boreal Forest

Guiberson, Brenda Z. 2009. Life in the Boreal Forest. Illustrated by Gennady Spirin. Toronto: Groundwood Books.

Guibert, Emmanuel. 2009. The Photographer: Into War-torn Afghanistan with Doctors Without Borders. Photographs by Lefevre. NY: FirstSecond.

Hall, Laura. 2008. From Hip Hop Comes Hope. As heard on NPR’s Tell Me More.

Hall, Susan, 2011. A Powerful Act of Love. As heard on The Bob Edwards Show, December 16, 2011.

Heinlein, Robert. 2010. Our Nobel, Essential Decency. As heard on The Bob Edwards Show, 3.12.10.

Herrera, Nicholas. 2011. High Riders, Saints and Death Cars: A Life Saved by Art. Illustrated by John T. Deene. Toronto: Groundwood Books.

Higgins, Dalton. 2010. Hip Hop World: Groundwood Series. Toronto: Groundwood Books.

Hill, Laban Carrick. 2009. Harlem Stomp! A Cultural History of the Harlem Renaissance. NY: Little Brown
-----------------------. 2007.  America Dreaming: How Youth Changed America in the 60s.  NY: Little Brown.

Hubbard, Jim. 1994. Shooting Back from the Reservation: A Photographic View of Life by Native Americans. NY: New Press.

Kidder, Tracey. 2004. Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World. New York: Random House.

Kops, Deborah. 2012. The Great Molasses Flood: Boston 1919. Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge Publishers.
Kuklin, Susan. 1996. Irrepressible Spirit: Conversations with Human Rights Activists. New York: Putnam.

Kurlansky, Mark. 2001. The Cod's Tale. Illustrated by S.D. Schindler. NY: Putnam.

Laxer, James. 2009. Democracy: A Groundwood Guide. Toronto, ON: Groundwood Books.

Levine, Macklin. 2009. The Beatles Live On. As Heard on NPR’s Weekend Edition, March 15, 2009.

Lisa. 2005. This I Believe. NPR. July 13, 2005.

Lorinc, John. 2008. Cities: A Groundwood Guide. Toronto, ON: Groundwood Books.

Lourie, Peter. 2009. Whaling Season: A Year in the Life of an Arctic Whale Scientist. NY: Houghton Mifflin.

Mann, Charles C. 2009. Before Columbus: The Americas of 1491. NY: Atheneum.

Marin, Reeve. 2008. Oscar: The Life and Music of Oscar Peterson. Toronto, ON: Groundwood Books.

Marrin, Albert. 2011. Flesh and Blood So Cheap: The Triangle Fire and Its Legacy. NY: Knopf.

------------------. 2006. Saving the Buffalo. NY: Scholastic.

Martin, Russell & Lydia Nibley. 2009. The Mysteries of Beethoven's Hair. Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge Publishers.
McDowall, Catherine. 2011. Everyone is Included. As heard on The Bob Edwards Show, October 14, 2011.

McLain, Tarak. 2009. Thirty Things I Believe. As heard on NPR’s Weekend Edition, January 18, 2009.  (Note: Tarak is 7-years-old).

McWhorter, Diane. 2004. A Dream of Freedom: the Civil Rights Movement from 1954 to 1968. NY: Scholastic.

Mills, Kay, 1994. This Little Light of Mine: The Life of Fannie Lou Hamer. NY: Plume.

Montgomery, Sy. 2010. Kakapo Rescue: Saving the World's Strangest Parrot. Photographs by Nic Bishop. NY: Houghton Mifflin.

Moody, Rick. 2005. The Joy and Enthusiasm of Reading. As heard on NPR’s This I Believe, August 29, 2005.

Murphy, Jim. 2011. Weird  & Wacky Inventions. NY: Sky Pony Press.

Myers, Walter Dean. 1994. Malcolm X: By Any Means Necessary. NY: Scholastic.

Nelson, S.D. (Standing Rock Sioux). 2010. Black Elk's Vision: A Lakota Story. NY: Abrams Books for Young Readers.
O’Brien, Perry Edmond and Ann Sibley O’Brien. 2009. After Gandhi: One Hundred Years of Nonviolent Resistance. Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge Publishing.

Orr, Gregory. 2006. The Making of Poems. As heard on NPR’s All Things Considered, February 20, 2006.

Phuc, Kim. 2008. The Long Road to Forgiveness. As heard on NPR’s All Things Considered, June 30, 2008.

Roach, Mary 2004. Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers. NY: W.W. Norton.

From Secret Subway

Rubalcaba, Jill  and Peter Robertshaw. 2010. Every Bone Tells a Story: Hominin Discoveries, Deductions, and Debates. Watertown MA: Charlesbridge Publishing.

Sandler, Martin W. 2009. Secret Subway: The Fascinating Tale of an Amazing Feat of Engineering.  Washington DC: National Geographic Children's Books.

Siddiqui, Haroon. 2008. Being Muslin: A Groundwood Guide. Toronto, ON: Groundwood Books.

Singh, Rina. 2010. Guru Nanak: The First Sikh Guru. Illustrated by Andrée Pouliot. Toronto, ON: Groundwood Books.

Sitarkski, Anita. 2007. Cold Light: Creatures, Discoveries, and Inventions that Glow. Honesdale, PA: Boyds Mills Press.

Siy, Alexandria. 2011. Bug Shots: The Good, the Bad, and the Bugly. NY: Holiday House.

------------------. 2009. Cars on Mars: Roving the Red Planet. Watertown MA: Charlesbridge Publishing.

Steven, Peter. 2010. The News: A Groundwood Guide. Toronto, ON: Groundwood Books.

Stokes, John, Herman Viola and Lois Wolfe. 2007. Students on Strike: Jim Crow, Civil Rights, Brown, and Me. Illustrated with Photographs. Washington DC: National Geographic Children’s Books.

Stone, Tonya Lee. 2009. Almost Astronauts:13 Women Who Dared to Dream. Boston, MA: Candlewick Press.
Sullivan, George. 2009. Berenice Abbott, Photographer: An Independent Vision. NY: Clarion.

Tanaka, Shelley. 2006. Climate Change: A Groundwood Guide. Toronto, ON: Groundwood Books.

Terkel, Studs. 2005. Community in Action. As heard on NPR’s Morning Edition, October 24, 2005.

Turner, Pamela S. 2008. Life on Earth: An Astrobiologist's Quest. Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge.

Urban, Lex. 2011. Finding Out What’s Under Second Base. As heard on The Bob Edwards Show, July 22, 2011.

Valverde, Mariana. 2010. The Force of Law: A Groundwood Guide. Toronto, ON: Groundwood Books.

Walker, David & Peter Hinks (ed). 1829/2000. David Walker's Appeal: To the Coloured Citizens of the World. Pennsylvania State University. (Link is for an online source)

Walker, Sally M. 2005. Secrets of a Civil War Submarines: Solving the Mysteries of the H.L. Hunley. Carolrhoda.

Weatherford, Carole Boston. 2007. Birmingham, 1963. (Poetry). Honesdale, PA: Wordsong.
Wright, Simeon and Herb Boyd. 2010. Simeon's Story: An Eyewitness Account of the Kidnapping of Emmett Till. Chicago, IL: Lawrence Hill Books.

Yerxa, Leo. 2006. Ancient Thunder. Toronto, ON: Groundwood Books.

Zhang, Ange. 2004. Red Land, Yellow River: A Story from the Cultural Revolution. Toronto, ON: Groundwood Books.

Ziegelman, Jane. 2010. 97 Orchard: An Edible History of Five Immigrant Families in One New York Tenement. NY: HarperCollins.

This I Believe Essays Written by Middle and High School Students

Charles. 2010. Juice. Entered on November 29, 2010.

Earley, Brighton. 2008. Finding the Flexibility to Survive. As heard on NPR’s All Things Considered, June 2, 2008.

El-Saad, Alaa. 2009. America’s Beauty is in Its Diversity.  As heard on NPR’s Tell Me More, January 29, 2009.

Levine, Macklin. 2009. The Beatles Live On. As Heard on NPR’s Weekend Edition, March 15, 2009.

Lupi, Nora, 2008. My Opinions Matter. As heard on NPR’s Tell Me More, November 4, 2008.

Majeed, Kamaal. 2007. Being Content with Myself. As heard on NPR’s All Things Considered, May 7, 2007.

Rittenberg, Josh. 2006. Tomorrow Will Be A Better Day. As heard on NPR’s Morning Edition, February 27, 2006.

Sophia. 2005. This I Believe. (about magic)

Yu, Ying Ying, 2006. A Duty to Family, Heritage and Country. As heard on NPR’s Morning Edition, July 17, 2006.

Yuchasz, Joshua. 2006. We’re All Different in Our Own Ways. As heard on All things Considered, October 16, 2006.

Latino/a Books for Elementary Children, Part III

This is Part III of three posts .

Illustration by Domi from The Secret Legacy

Marín, Guadalupe Rivera. 2010. My Papa Diego and Me. Artwork by Diego Rivera. San Francisco, CA: Children's Book Press.

Martinez, Alejandro Cruz. 1997. The Women Who Outshone the Sun/La mujer que brillaba aún más que el sol. Illustrated by Fernando Olivera. San Francisco, CA: Children's Book Press.

Medina, Jane. 1995. My Name Is Jorge: On Both Sides of the River. Illustrated by Fabricio Vanden Broeck. Honesdale, PA: Boyds Mills Press.

Medina, Meg. 2008. Milagros: Girl from Away.  NY: Henry Holt.

Menchu, Rigoberta. 2008. The Secret Legacy. Illustrated by Domi. Contributed by Dante Liano. Toronto: Groundwood Books.

Menchu, Rigoberta. 2006. The Honey Jar. Illustrated by Domi. Contributed by Dante Liano. Toronto: Groundwood Books.

Montejo, Victor. 2009. Popol Vuh: A Sacred Book of the Maya. Illustrated by Luis Garay. Toronto: Groundwood Books.

Montes, Marisa. 2006. Los Gatos Black on Halloween. Illustrated by Yuyi Morales. New York: Henry Holt. (English/Spanish)

Mora, Pat. 2010. Abuelos. Illustrated by Amelia Lau Caring. Toronto: Groundwood Books.

Mora, Pat, 2010. The Night the Moon Fell: A Maya Myth Illustrated by Domi. Toronto: Groundwood Books.

Mora, Pat. 2009. Gracias/Thanks. Illustrated by John Parra. New York: Lee & Low.

Mora, Pat. 2009. A Piñata in a Pine Tree: A Latino Twelve Days of Christmas. Illustrated by Magaly Morales. New York: Clarion.

Mora, Pat. 2009. Celebrate Children’s Day/Book Day: Celebremos El dia de los ninos/El dia de los libros. Illustrated by Rafael López. New York: Rayo.

Mora, Pat. 2007. Yum! ¡Mmmm! ¡Qué rico! Americas’ Sproutings. Illustrated by Rafael López. New York: Lee & Low.

Mora, Pat. 2006. Confetti: Poemas para ninos/Poems for Children. Illustrated by Enrique O. Sanchez. New York: Lee & Low

Mora, Pat. 2005. Dona Flor: A Tall Tale About a Giant woman with a Great Big Heart. Illustrated by Raul Colón. New York: Knopf Books.

Mora, Pat. 2002. Maria Paints the Hills. Paintings by Maria Hesch. Albuquerque, NM: Museum of New Mexico Press.

Mora, Pat. 2002. A Library for Juana: The World of Sor Juana Ines. Illustrated by Beatriz Vidal. New York: Knopf Books.

Mora, Pat. 2001. Listen to the Desert/Oye Al Desierto. Illustrated by Francisco X. Mora. New York: Clarion.

Mora, Pat. 1997. Tomás and the Library Lady. Illustrated by Raul Colón. New York: Knopf.

Mora, Pat. 1997. A Birthday Basket for Tia. Illustrated by Cecily Lang. New York: Simon & Schuster.

Mora, Pat. 1994. Pablo’s Tree. Illustrated by Cecily Lang. New York: Simon & Schuster.

Morales, Yuyi.  2008. Just in Case:  A Trickster Tale and Spanish Alphabet Book. New Milford, CT: Roaring Brook Press.

Morales, Yuyi.  2007. Little Night. New Milford, CT: Roaring Brook Press.

Morales, Yuyi. 2003. Just a Minute! A Trickster Tale and Counting Book. San Francisco, CA: Chronicle.

Munduruku Daniel. 2000. Tales of the Amazon: How the Munduruku Indians Live. Illustrated by Laura Beatriz. Toronto: Groundwood Books. 

Orozco, Jose-Luis. 1999. De Colores and Other Latin American Folk Songs for Children. Illustrated by Elisa Kleven. NY: Puffin. 

 Pérez, Amada Irma. 2008. My Very Own Room/Mi propio cuartito. Illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalez. San Francisco, CA: Children’s Book Press.

Pérez, Amada Irma. 2007. Nana’s Big Surprise/Nan, Que sorpresa! Illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalez. San Francisco, CA: Children’s Book Press.

Pérez, Amada Irma. 2002. My Diary from Here to There/Mi Diaro De Aqui Hasta Alla. Illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalez. San Francisco, CA: Children’s Book Press.

Perez, L. King. 2002. First Day in the Grapes. Illustrated by Robert Casilla. NY: Lee & Low.

Ramirez, Antonio. 2010. Napí funda un pueblo / Napí Makes a Village. Illustrated by Domi. Toronto: Groundwood Books.

Ramirez, Antonio. 2006. Napí Goes to the Mountain. Illustrated by Domi. Toronto: Groundwood Books.

Reich, Susanna. 2005. Jose! Born to Dance: The Story of Jose Limon. Illustrated by Raul Colon. NY: Simon & Schuster.

Rivera, Rafael, Jr. 2009. Baseball on Mars/Béisbol en Marte. Illustrated by Christina Rodriguez. Houston, TX: Piñata Books.

Rohmer, Harriet. The Invisible Hunters / Los Cazadores Invisibles. Illustrated by Joe Sam. San Francisco, CA: Children’s Book Press.

Ruiz-Flores, Lupe. 2012. Alicia’s Fruity Drinks/ Las aquas frescas de Alicia. Illustrated by Laura Lacamara. Houston, TX: Piñata Books.

Ruiz-Flores, Lupe. 2010. The Battle of the Snow Cones/La querra de las raspas. Illustrated by Alisha Gambino. Houston, TX: Piñata Books.

Ruiz-Flores, Lupe. 2007. The Woodcutter’s Gift/El regalo del leñador. Illustrated by Elaine Jerome. Houston, TX: Piñata Books. 

Russell, Barbara Timberlake. 2004. The Remembering Stone. Illustrated by Claire B. Cotts. NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

From A Perfect Season for Dreaming

Sáenz, Benjamin Alire. 2008. A Perfect Season for Dreaming / Un tiempo perfecto para sonar. Illustrated by Esau Andrade Valencia. El Paso, TX: Cinco Puntos Press. (English and Spanish).

Sciurba, Katie. 2007. Oye, Celia! A Song for Celia Cruz. Illustrated by Edel Rodriguez. New York: Henry Holt.

Skarmeta, Antonio. 2003. The Composition. Illustrated by Alfonoso Ruano. Toronto: Groundwood Books.

Soto, Gary. 2006. A Fire in My Hands: Revised and Expanded Edition. San Diego, CA: Harcourt.

Soto, Gary. 2003. Neighborhood Odes. Illustrated by David Diaz. NY: Sandpiper.

Tafolla, Carmen. 2009. What Can You Do with a Paleta? Illustrated by Magaly Morales. San Francisco, CA: Tricycle Press.

Tafolla, Carmen. 2008. What Can You Do with a Rebozo? Illustrated by Amy Cordova. San Francisco, CA: Tricycle Press.

Tafolla, Carmen & Sharyll Teneyuca. 2008. That's Not Fair!/ No Es Justo!: Emma Tenayuca's Struggle for Justice/La lucha de Emma Tenayuca por la justica. Illustrated by Terry Ybanez. San Antonio, TX: Wings Press.

Illustration by Isabelle Arsenault from Migrant.

Trottier, Maxine. 2011. Migrant. Illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault. Toronto: Groundwood Books.

Velasquez, Eric. 2010. Grandma's Gift. NY: Walker Books for Young Readers.

Velasquez, Eric. 2001. Grandma’s Records. NY: Walker.

Vicente, Luis San. 2002. Festival of Bones/El Festival de las Calaveras:  The Little-Bitty Book for the Day of the Dead. El Paso. TX: Cinco Puntos Press.

Wallner, Alexandra. 2006. Sergio and the Hurricane. New York: Henry Holt.

Illustration by Edel Rodriguez for Sonia Sotomayor...Bronx.

Villaseñor, Victor. 2005. Frog and His Friends Save Humanity/La rana y sus amigos salvan a la humanidad. Illustrated by Edna Ochoa. Houston, TX: Piñata Books.

Villaseñor, Victor. 2005. Little Crow to the rescue/El cuervito al rescate. Illustrated by Ugalde Alcántara. Houston, TX: Piñata Books.

Winter, Jeanette. 2006. Calavera Abecedario: A Day of the Dead Alphabet Book. Orlando, FL: Voyager.

Winter, Jonah. 2009. Sonia Sotomayor: A Judge Grows in the Bronx: La juez que crecio en el Bronx. Illustrated by Edel Rodriguez. New York: Atheneum.

Winter, Jonah. 2002. Frida. Illustrated by Ana Juan. New York: Arthur A. Levine Books.

Winter, Jonah. 1994. Diego. Illustrated by Jeanette Winter. New York: Dragonfly Books.

Latino/a Books for Elementary Children, Part I

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Ada, Alma Flor. 2004. I Love Saturdays y domingos. Illustrated by Elivia Savadier. New York: Atheneum.

Ada, Alma Flor. 1999. La lagartija y el sol/The Lizard and the Sun. Illustrated by Felipe Sávalos. New York: Aladdin.

Ada, Alma Flor. 1995. My Name is María Isabel. Illustrated by K. Dyble Thompson. New York: Aladdin.

Ada, Alma Flor. 1994.  Gathering the Sun: An Alphabet in Spanish and English. Illustrated by Simon Silva. NY: HarperTrophy.  

Ada, Alma Flor, F. Isabel Campoy and Alice Schertle. 2003. Pio Peep! Traditional Spanish Nursery Rhymes.  Illustrated by Vivi Escriva. New York: Rayo.

Alarcón, Francisco X. 2009. Animal Poems of Iguzu/Animalario del Iguazu. Illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalez. San Francisco, CA: Children's Book Press.

Alarcón, Francisco X. 2005. Poems to Dream Together/ Poemas para soñar juntos. Illustrated by Paula Barragán. NY: Lee & Low Books.

Alarcón, Francisco X. 2005. Laughing Tomatoes: And Other Spring Poems / Jitomates Risuenos: Y Otros Poemas de Primavera. Illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalez. San Francisco, CA: Children's Book Press.

Alarcón, Francisco X. 2005. From the Bellybutton of the Moon and Other Summer Poems / Del Ombligo de la Luna: Y Otros Poemas de Verano. Illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalez. San Francisco, CA: Children's Book Press.      

Alarcón, Francisco X. 2005. Angels Ride Bikes: And Other Fall Poems / Los Angeles Andan en bicicleta: Y Otros Poemas de Otoño. Illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalez. San Francisco, CA: Children's Book Press.      

Alarcón, Francisco X.  2005. Iguanas in the Snow: And Other Winter Poems / Iguanas en la Nieve Y Otros Poemas de Invierno. Illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalez. San Francisco, CA: Children's Book Press.

Amado, Elisa. 2011. What Are You Doing? Illustrated Manuel Monroy. Toronto: Groundwood Books.

Amado, Elisa. 2007. Tricycle. Illustrated by Alfonso Ruano. Toronto: Groundwood Books.

Amado, Elisa. 2007. El triciclo. Illustrated by Alfonso Ruano. Toronto: Groundwood Books.

Amado, Elisa. 2004. Cousins. Illustrated by Luis Garay. Toronto: Groundwood Books.

Amado, Elisa. 1999. Barrilete: A Kite for the Day of the Dead. Illustrated by Joya Hairs. Toronto: Groundwood Books.

Ancona, George. 2007. Capoeira: Game! Dance! Martial Art! New York: Lee & Low.

Ancona, George. 1993. Pablo Remembers: The Fiesta of the Day of the Dead. NY: HarperCollins.

Anda, Diane. 2012. A Day without Sugar/Un dia sin azúcar. Illustrated by Janet Montecalvo. Houston, TX: Piñata Books.

Andrews-Goebel, Nancy. 2002. The Pot that Juan Built. Illustrated by David Diaz. NY: Lee & Low Books.

Anzaldúa, Gloria. 2001. Prietita and the Ghost Woman/Prietita y la llorona. Illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalez. San Francisco, CA: Children’s Book Press.

Anzaldúa, Gloria. 1997. Friends From the Other side/Amigos del otro lado. Illustrated by Consuelo Méndez. San Francisco, CA: Children’s Book Press.

Argueta, Jorge. 2012. Guacamole: Un poema para cocinar /A Cooking Poem. Illustrated by Margarita Sada. Toronto: Groundwood.    

Argueta, Jorge. 2010. Arroz con leche/Rice Pudding: In poema para cocinar/A Cooking Poem. Illustrated by Fernando Vilela. Toronto: Groundwood.    

Argueta, Jorge. 2008. Xochitl and the Flowers/Xochitl, la Nina de las flores. Illustrations by al Angel. San Francisco, CA: Children’s Book Press.

Argueta, Jorge. 2006. Moony Luna: Luna, Lunita, Lunera. Illustrations by Elizabeth Goméz. San Francisco, CA: Children’s Book Press.

Argueta, Jorge. 2006. Talking with Mother Earth/Hablando con Madre Tierra. Illustrated by Lucia Angela Perez. Toronto: Groundwood Books.

Argueta, Jorge.  2003. Trees are Hanging from the Sky. Illustrated by Rafael Yockteng. Toronto: Groundwood.      

Argueta, Jorge.  2001.  A Movie in My Pillow/Una película en mi almohada.  Illustrated by Elizabeth Gómez.  San Francisco: Children’s Book Press.

Astorga, Amalia and Nabhan, Gary Paul. 2002. Efrain of the Sonora Desert: A Lizard’s Life Among the Seri Indians. Illustrated by Janet K. Miller. El Paso, TX: Cinco Puntos Press.

Benatar, Raquel. 2004. Isabel Allende: Recuerdos para un cuento/Isabel Allende: Memories for a Story. Illustrated by Fernando Molinari.  Houston, TX: Piñata Books.

Bernier-Grand Carmen T. 2009. Diego: Bigger than Life. Illustrated by David Diaz. Tarrytown, New York: Marshall Cavendish.

Oil Painting by Lulu Delacre. From Shake It, Morena!

Bernier-Grand, Carmen T. 2006. Shake It, Morena! And Other Folktales from Puerto Rico. Illustrated by Lulu Delacre. Minneapolis. MN: Millbrook Press.

Bernier-Grand, Carmen T. 2004. César: !Si, Se Puede! Yes, We Can! Illustrated by David Diaz. Tarrytown, NY: Marshall Cavendish.

Bertrand, Diane Gonzales. 2012. Sofia and the Purple Dress/Sofia y el vestido morado. Illustrated by Lisa Fields. Houston, TX: Piñata Books.

Bertrand, Diane Gonzales. 2011. Adelita and the Veggie Cousins/Adelita y las primas verduritas. Illustrated by Christina Ann Rodriguez. Houston, TX: Piñata Books.

Blanco, Alberto. 1998. Angel’s Kite/La estrella de Ángel. Illustrated by Rodolfo Morales. San Francisco, CA: Children’s Book Press.

Brown, Monica. 2011. Marisol McDonald Doesn’t Match/Marisol McDonald no combina. Illustrated by Sara Palacios. San Francisco, CA: Children’s Book Press.

Brown, Monica. 2011. Clara and the Curandera/ Clara y la curander. Illustrated by Thelma Muraida. Houston, TX: Piñata Books.

Brown, Monica. 2011. Pablo Neruda: Poet of the People. Illustrated by Julie Paschkis. New York: Henry Holt.

Brown, Monica. 2010. Chavela and the Magic Bubble. Illustrated by Magaly Morales. New York: Clarion.

Brown, Monica. 2010. Side by Side/Lado a lado: The Story of Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez/La historia de Dolores Huerta y Cesar Chavez. Illustrated by Joe Cepeda. New York: HarperCollins/Rayo.

Brown, Monica. 2010. Pele, King of Soccer/Pele, El rey del futbol. Illustrated by Rudy Gutierrez. New York: HarperCollins/Rayo.

Brown, Monica. 2007. My Name Is Gabito/Mi llamo Gabito: The Life Gabriel Garcia Marquez/La Vida De Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Illustrated by Raul Colón. Flagstaff, AZ: Luna Rising.

Brown, Monica. 2005. My Name Is Gabriel/Me llamo Gabriela: The Life of Gabriela Mistral/la vida de Gabriela Mistral. Illustrated by John Parra. Flagstaff, AZ: Luna Rising.

Brown, Monica. 2004. My Name Is Celia! The Life of Celia Cruz/Me llamo Celia: La vida de Celia Cruz. Illustrated by Rafael López. Flagstaff, AZ: Luna Rising.

Buchanan, Ken & Debby. 1994. It Rained on the Desert Today. Illustrated by Libby Tracy. Flagstaff, AZ: Northland.

Buchanan, Ken. 1991. This House is Made of Mud/Esta casa está hecha de lodo. Illustrated by Libra Tracy. Translated by Patricia Hinton Davison. Flagstaff, AZ: Luna Rising.

Buchmann, Stephen & Diana Cohn. 2007. The Bee Tree. Illustrated by Paul Mirocha. El Paso, TX: Cinco Puntos Press.

Buitrago, Jairo. 2012. Jimmy the Greatest! Illustrated by Elisa Amado. Toronto: Groundwood Books.

Bursztyn, Dina. 2011. The Land of Lost things/El país de los cosas perdidas. Houston, TX: Piñata Books.

Byrd, Lee Merrill. 2005. Lover Boy / Juanito el Carinoso: A Bilingual Counting Book (English and Spanish Edition). Illustrated by Francisco Delgado. New York: Lee & Low. (English and Spanish). 

Campos, Tito. 2001. Muffler Man/El hombre mofle. Illustrated by Lamberto Alvarez. Houston, TX: Arte Publico Press.

Canpoy, Isabel & Alma Flor Ada. 2006. Tales Our Abuelitas Told: A Hispanic Folktale Collection. Illustrated by Felipe Dávalos, Viví Escrivá, Susan Guevara, and Leyla Torres. NY: Simon & Schuster.

Caraballo, Samuel. 2002. Estrellita se despide de su isla/Estrellita Says Good-bye to Her Island. Illustrated by Pablo Torrecilla.  Houston, TX: Piñata Books.

Cardenas, Teresa, 2008. Oloyou. Illustrated by Margarita Sada. Toronto: Groundwood Books.

Carling, Amelia Lau. 2005. Sawdust Carpets. Toronto: Groundwood Books.

Carling, Amelia Lau. 2005. Alfombras de aserrín: Sawdust Carpets. Toronto: Groundwood Books.

Carling, Amelia Lau. 2003. La Tienda de Mama y Papa. Toronto: Groundwood Books.

Carling, Amelia Lau. 1998. Mama and Papa Have a Store. New York: Dial.

Castaneda, Omar S. 1995. Abuela’s Weave. Illustrated by Enrique O. Sanchez. New York: Lee & Low.

Chambers, Veronica. 2005. Celia Cruz: Queen of Salsa. Illustrated by Julie Maren. New York: Dial.

Cisneros, Sandra. 1997. Hairs/Pelitos. Illustrated by Terry Yóáñez. NY: Dragonfly Books.

Cofer, Judith Ortiz. 2011. A Bailar!/Let’s Dance. Illustrated by Christina Ann Rodriguez. Houston, TX: Piñata Books.

Cohn, Diana. 2002. Dream Carver. Illustrated by Amy Córdova. San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books.

Cohn, Diana. 2002. ¡Si, Se Puede!/Yes, We Can!: Janitor Strike in L.A. Illustrated by Francisco Delgado. El Paso: Cinco Puntos.

Colon, Edie. 2011. Good-bye, Havana! Hola New York! Illustrated by Raul Colon. New York: Simon & Schuster.

Corpi, Lucha. 2009. Triple Banana Split Boy/El nino goloso. Illustrated by Lisa Fields. Houston TX: Piñata Books.

Corpi, Lucha. 2002. Where Fireflies Dance/Ahi, donde bailan las luciernagas. Illustrated by Mira Reisberg. San Francisco, CA: Children's Book Press.

Cumpiano, Ina. 2008. Quinto, Day and Night/ Quinito, dia y noche. Illustrated by Jose Ramirez. San Francisco, CA: Children’s Book Press.

Cumpiano, Ina. 2005. Quinto’s Neighborhood/El vecindario de Quinito. Illustrated by Jose Ramirez. San Francisco, CA: Children’s Book Press.

Da Colo, Ivar. 2005. Azucar. NY: Lectorum Publications.

 

Dole, Mayra L. 2004. Birthday in the Barrio/Cumpleanos en el barrio. Illustrated by Tonel. San Francisco, CA: Children’s Book Press.

Dole, Mayra L. 2003. Drum, Chavi Drum! Toca, Chavi, toca. Illustrated by Tonel. San Francisco, CA: Children’s Book Press.

Dorros, Arthur. 2008. Papá and Me. Illustrated by Rudy Gitierrez. New York: Rayo.

Dorros, Arthur. 1999. Isla. Illustrated by Elisa Kleven. New York: Harper Trophy.

Dorros, Arthur. 1997. Abuela. Illustrated by Elisa Kleven. Translation by Sandra Marulanda. New York: Harper Trophy.

Dorros, Arthur. 1997. Radio Man/Don Radio. NY: Harper Trophy.

Elya, Susan Middleton. 2006. Home at Last. Illustrated by Felipe Davalos. New York: Lee & Low Books.

Elya, Susan Middleton. 2006. F is for Fiesta. Illustrated by G. Brian Karas. New York: Putnam Juvenile.

Elya, Susan Middleton & Merry Banks. 2007. N is for Navidad. Illustrated by Joe Cepeda. San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books.

Figueredo, D.H. 2003. The Road to Santiago. Illustrated by Pablo Torrecilla. New York: Lee & Low.

Figueredo, D.H. 1999. When this World Was New. Illustrated by Enrique O. Sanchez. New York: Lee & Low Books.

From The Road to Santiago

Global Books for Grade 4

Mirror & Window Books

Amado, Elisa. 2007. Tricycle. Illustrated by Alfonso Ruano. Toronto: Groundwood Books.
Argueta, Jorge. 2001. A Movie in My Pillow/Una película en mi almohada. Illustrated by Elizabeth Gómez. San Francisco, CA: Children’s Book Press.
Coy, John. 1996. Night Driving. Illustrated by Peter McCarthy. NY: Henry Holt.
Cumyn, Alan. 2004. After Sylvia. Toronto: Groundwood Books.
Gifaldi, David. 2008. Listening for Crickets. NY: Henry Holt and Co.
Medina, Meg. 2008. Milagros: Girl from Away.  NY: Henry Holt.
Schotter, Roni. 1999. Nothing Ever Happens on 90th Street. Illustrated by Krysten Brooker. New York: Scholastic.
Thomas, Joyce Carol. 1996. Brown Honey in Broomwheat Tea. Illustrated by Floyd Cooper. New York: HarperTrophy.


Text Sets
1. Jazz
Burleigh, Robert. 2001. Lookin' for Bird in the Big City. Illustrated by Marek Los. Boston: Harcourt.
Campbell, Bebe. 2006. Stompin At The Savoy. Illustrated by Yarde Richard. NY: Philomel.
Dillon, Leo & Diane. 2007. Jazz on a Satruday Night. NY: Blue Sky Press.
Gourse, Leslie. 2007. Great Women of Jazz. Illustrated by Martin French. NY: Dutton.
Isadora, Rachel. 2002. Bring on that Beat. NY: Putnam.
Lester, Julius. 2001. The Blues Singer: Ten Who Rocked the World. Illustrated by Lisa Cohen. New York: Jump at the Sun.
Myers, Walter Dean. 2007. Jazz. Illustrated by Christopher Myers. New York: Holiday House.
Parker, Robert A. 2008. Piano Starts Here: The Young Art Tatum. NY: Schwartz & Wade.
Pinkney, Andrea Davis. 2002. Ella Fitzgerald: The Tale of a Vocal Virtuosa. Illustrated by Brian Pinkney. NY: Hyperion.
Raschka, Christopher. 2002. John Coltrane's Giant Steps. NY: Atheneum.
--------------------------. 1997. Mysterious Thelonious. NY: Orchard.

--------------------------. 1992. Charlie Parker Played Be Bop. NY: Scholastic.
Weatherford, Carole Boston. 2010. The Sound That Jazz Makes. Illustrated by Eric Velasquez. Tarrytown, NY: Marshall Cavendish.
-----------------------------------. 2008. Before John Was a Jazz Giant: A Song of John Coltrane. NY: Henry Holt.
Winter, Jonah. 2006. Dizzy. Illustrated by Sean Qualls. New York: Arthur A. Levine Books.

2. Peace
Demi. 2001. Ghandi. NY Simon & Schuster.
Coerr, Eleanor. 1997. Sadako. Illustrated by Ed Young. NY: Putnam.
Hines, Anna Grossnickle. 2011. Peaceful Pieces. NY: Henry Holt.
Katz, Karen. 2006. Can You Say Peace? NY: Henry Holt.
Menchu, Rigoberta & Domi. 2006. The Honey Jar. Illustrated by Dante Liano. Toronto: Groundwood Books.
Tutu, Archbishop Desmond & Douglas Carlton Abrams. 2008. God's Dream. Illustrated by LeUyen Pham. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick.
Winter, Jonah. 2009. Peaceful Heroes. Illustrated by Sean Addy. New York: Arthur A. Levine Books.
Wilson, Janet. 2008. One Peace: True Stories of Young Activists. Orca Book Publishers.
Zalben, Jane Breskin. 2006. Paths to Peace: People Who Changed the World. NY: Dutton.





3. Poets
Ashby, Ruth. 2006. Caedmon's Song. Illustrated by Bill Slavin. NY: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers.
Brown, Monica. 2011. Pablo Neruda: Poet of the People. Illustrated by Julie Paschkis. NY: Henry Holt.
Bryant, Jen. 2009. A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams. Illustrated by Melissa Sweet. NY: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers.
Gollub, Matthew. 2004. Cool Melons Turn to Frogs: The Life and Poems of Issa. Illustrated by Kazuko G. Stone. NY: Lee & Low.
Hill, Laban Carrick. 2010. Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave. llsutrated by Bryan Collier. NY: Little Brown.
Median, Tony. 2006. Love to Langston. NY: Lee & Low.
Perdomo, Willie. 2005. Visiting Langston. Illustrated by Bryan Collier. NY: Henry Holt.
Ryan, Pam Munoz. 2010. The Dreamer. Illustrated by Peter Sis. NY: Scholastic Press.
Walker, Alice. 2001. Langston Hughes: American Poet. Illustrated by Catherine Deeter. NY: Amistad.
Winter, Jeanette. 2002. Emily Dickinson’s Letter to the World. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

Global Interests
Ancona, George. 2003. Murals: Walls that Sing. Tarrytown, NY: Marshall Cavendish.
Garay, Luis. 1997. The Long Road. Plattsburg, NY: Tundra Books.
Greenfield, Eloise. 2006. When The Horses Ride By: Children in the Time of War. Illustrated by Jan Spivey Gilchrist. New York: Lee & Low.
Hopkins, Lee Bennett. 2010. Amazing Faces. Illustrated by Chris Sientpoet. NY: Lee & Low.
McDonough, Yona Zeldis. 2000. Sister in Strength: American Women Who Made a Difference. Illustrated by Malcah Zeldis. NY: Henry Holt.

When The Visual Matters...
Balouch, Kristen. 2006. Mystery Bottle. New York: Hyperion.
Bildner, Phil. 2010. The Hallelujah Flight. Illustrated by John Holyfield. NY: Putnam.
Brown, Don.  2010. All Stations! Distress! April 15, 1912: The Day the Titanic Sank. NY: FlashPoint.
Garza, Xavier. 2005. Lucha Libre: The Man in the Silver Mask. El Paso, TX: Cinco Puntos.
Greenberg, Jan. 2008. Christo and Jeanne-Claude: Through the Gates and Beyond. Illustrated by Sandra Jordan. NY: Roaring Brook Press.
Hammond, Anna. 1993. This Home We Have Made / Esta Casa Que Hemos Hecho. Illustrated by Joe Matunis. NY: Crown.
Hopkins, Lee Bennett, (Ed.). 2002. Home to Me: Poems Across America. Illustrated by Stephen Alcorn. New York:Orchard.

Miller, William. 2008. Rent Party Jazz. Illustrated by Charlotte Riley-Webb. NY: Lee & Low.

Nye, Naomi Shihab. 2000. Come With Me: Poems for a Journey. Illustrated by Dan Yaccarino. New York: Greenwillow.
Raven, Margot Theis. 2004. Circle Unbroken: the Story of a Basket and its People. Illustrated by E. B. Lewis. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Yerxa, Leo. 2006. Ancient Thunder. Toronto, Ontario: Groundwood Books.

Books That Make Me Ask Questions

From The Bee Tree

Cohen Diana & Buchmann, Stephen. 2007. The Bee Tree. Illustrated by Paul Mirocha. El Paso, TX: Cinco Puntos Press.
Fradin, Dennis Brindell. 2004. Nicolaus Copernicus: The Earth is a Planet. Illustrated by Cynthia Von Buhler. New York: Mondo Publishing.
Hartfield, Claire. 2002. Me and Uncle Romie: A Story Inspired by the Art of Romare Bearden. Illustrated by Jerome Lagarrigue. New York: Dial.
Johnston, Tony. 2001. Uncle Rain Cloud. Illustrated by Fabrico VandenBroeck. Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge.
Lasky, Kathryn. 1994. The Librarian Who Measured the Earth. Boston: Little Brown and Company.
Mohr, Nicholas. 1999. Felita. Illustrated by Ray Cruz. NY: Puffin.
Nelson, S.D. 2006. Quiet Hero: The Ira Hayes Story. NY: Lee & Low Books.
Park, Frances and Ginger Park. 1998. My Freedom Trip: A Child’s Escape from North Korea. Illustrated by Debra Reid Jenkins. Honesdale, PA: Boyds Mill Press.
Raschka, Christopher. 2010. Little Black Crow. NY: Atheneum.
Rohmer, Harriet. The Invisible Hunters / Los Cazadores Invisibles. Illustrated by Joe Sam. San Francisco, CA: Children’s Book Press.
Sis, Peter. 1997. The Starry Messenger. NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Strauss, Rochelle. 2007. One Well: The Story of Water on Earth. Illustrated by Rosemary Woods. Tonawanda, NY: Kids Can Press.

Making Inferences
Cheng, Andrea. 2003. The Key Collection. Illustrated by Yangsook Choi. NY:  Henry Holt and Co.
Giblin, James Cross. 2006. The Boy Who Saved Cleveland.
Illustrated by Michael Dooling. NY: Henry Holt and Co.
Joose, Barbara. 2006. Wind-Wild Dog. Illustrated by Kate Kieslr. NY: Henry Holt.
Lasky, Kathryn. 2000. First Painter. Illustrated by Rocco Baviera. NY: DK.
Mora, Pat. 2002. Maria Paints the Hills. Paintings by Maria Hesch. Albuquerque, NM: Museum of New Mexico Press.
Schmidt, Gary. 2002. The Wonders of Donal O'Donnell. Illustrated by Loren Long. NY: Henry Holt and Co.
Weatherford, Carole Boston. 2006. Dear Mr. Rosenwald. Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie. New York: Scholastic.
Wiles, Deborah. 2001. Freedom Summer. Illustrated by Jerome Lagarrigue. New York: Aladdin.
Yin. 2006. Brothers. Illustrated by Chris K. Soentpiet. New York: Philomel.

Determining Importance in Expository Text
Bardoe, Cheryl. 2006. Gregor Mendel: The Friar Who Grew Peas. Illustrated by Jos. A. Smith. Chicago, IL: Abrahms Books for Young Readers and The Field Museum of Chicago.
Bruchac, Joseph. 2002. Navajo Long Walk: The Tragic Story of a Proud People’s Forced March From Their Homeland. Illustrated by Shonto Begay. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society.
Deem, James M. 2005. Bodies From the Ash: Life and Death in Ancient Pompeii. San Diego, CA: Houghton.
Parks, Parks and Gregory J. Reed. 1997. Dear Mrs. Parks: A Dialogue with Today’s Youth. New York: Lee & Low Books.
Rohmer, Harriet, Ed. 1997. Just Like Me: Stories and Self-Portraits by Fourteen Artists. San Francisco, CA: Children’s Press Books.
Siy, Alexandra. 2006. Mosquito Bite. Illustrated by Dennis Kunkel. Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge Publisher.
Smith, Charles R., Jr. 2002. Perfect Harmony: A Musical Journey with the Boys Choir of Harlem. New York: Jump at the Sun.
Smith, David. 2002. If The World Were a Village: A Book About the World’s People. Illustrated by Shelagh Armstrong. Tonawanda, NY: Kids Can Press.
Webb, Sophie. 2000. My Season with Penguins: An Antarctic Journal. NY: Houghton Mifflin.

Synthesis: Putting It All Together.
Bruchac, Joseph. 2004. Jim Thorpe’s Bright Path. Illustrated by S.D. Nelson. New York: Lee & Low.
Cheng, Andrea. 2005. Shanghai Messenger. Illustrated by Ed Young. New York: Lee & Low.
Gerstein, Mordicai. 2006. The Old Country. NY: Roaring Brook Press.
Myers, Tim J. 2000. Basho and the Fox. Illustrated by Oki S. Han. New York: Marshall Cavendish.
Nelson. S.D. 2010. Black Elk's Vision: A Lakota Story. NY: Abrams Books for Young Readers.
Norman, Lissette. 2006. My Feet Are Laughing. Illustrated by Frank Morrison. New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux.
Russell, Barbara Timberlake. 2004. The Remembering Stone. Illustrated by Claire B. Cotts. NY: Farrar, Straus, Giroux.