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Hoop Genius: Word Search

Look for vocabulary words from Hoop Genius: How a Desperate Teacher and a Rowdy Gym Class Invented...

Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: Criss Cross

This printable and interactive crisscross puzzle aligns with Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters by John...

Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: Word Search

After reading Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale by John Steptoe, use this printable and...

Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters: Meet the Dancers

Watch a clip from the Universal African Dance and Drum Ensemble and Camden Repertory Theater's live...

Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters: Read Aloud

Read aloud video of Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters by John Steptoe. From The SweetBerry Library.

Big Nate Author Lincoln Pierce

Meet Lincoln Peirce, the author of Big Nate, and learn how he gets his ideas and how he renders them...

Days to Celebrate: Extension Activities for Educators

Days to Celebrate printable extension activities for educators provides project based lessons for...

Days to Celebrate: Guide for Community Coordinators

Days to Celebrate printable community coordinator guide is designed to be used with multiple age...

Days to Celebrate: Guide for Educators

Days to Celebrate printable guide for educators provides suggestions for activating student thinking...

Days to Celebrate: Guide for Parents and Families

Days to Celebrate printable guide for parents and families provides hands-on activities and ideas...

Days to Celebrate: Think Tac Toe Extension Activities for Educators

Days to Celebrate printable think tac toe for educators provides STEAM-themed activities which allow...

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Classic Starts Peter Pan

Written by J. M. Barrie and adapted by Tania Zamorski
This edition of Peter Pan, the boy who never grows up, is specially designed for young readers. Told...
2nd - 4th
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Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale

Written and Illustrated by John Steptoe
Inspired by a traditional African folktale, this is the story of Mufaro, who is proud of his two...
Pre-K - 6th
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All-of-a-Kind-Family

Written by Sydney Taylor and Illustrated by Helen John
The story of an immigrant Jewish family living in New York's Lower East Side at the turn of the...
3rd - 7th
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Days to Celebrate: A Full Year of Poetry, People, Holidays, History, Fascinating Facts, and More

Written by Lee Bennett Hopkins and Illustrated by Stephen Alcorn

This book has an astounding array of information to show us that each day of the year gives us a...

3rd - 7th
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Lend a Hand: Poems About Giving

Written by John Frank and Illustrated by London Ladd

Giving up your seat on the bus, singing at a retirement home, or helping a neighbor, this beautiful...

1st - 4th
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Hoop Genius: How a Desperate Teacher and a Rowdy Gym Class Invented Basketball

Written by John Coy and Illustrated by Joe Morse
What can you do with a bunch of rowdy college boys in the winter when it’s cold outside? John...
2nd - 6th

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