This was a turning point for Ada. She was excited to realize that math and imagination did not have to be opposites-as her mother had wanted so desperately to impress upon her-they actually went together!

This is an encouraging story about women in STEM. Her mother didn't want her to grow up with a wild imagination like her father so she planned music lessons and royal balls for Ada to attend. Her mother did not want her to become an engineer. This is an empowering story.

This is a true story based on a young girl names Areli who was born in Mexico and her parents moved to America for a better life.

Every Fourth of July, she was mesmerized by the fireworks in the sky. She was a new yorker.

Pura fills the heads of the children with stories, their arms with books. Gracias, they say as they leave the library.

This book is good to use to support English as second language learners. This book uses both Spanish and English. The main character Pura explains how hard it can be to move to a new place and be surrounded by a language you don't know.

She sang for everyone who had ever believed in her

This book tells Dolly's story and her passion for music.

the rainbow flag now unfurled on farm, in suburbs, and in cities.

This book is about the LGBTQ+ community. The story it gives facts about how the rainbow flags were created.

This is a true story of a man named Jackson. He is a painter and he made paintings that searched for a more quiet life outside of new york.

painting in a way that no one has ever seen before

The president listened quietly to notes that rose, swayed, rippled, and dipped like a bird in the blue sky above a green forest

This book is so cute and fun. This book tells a story about a girl who played the piano and she was so good she began to play around the world and became very well known.

Maria had never sold her work before. She was amazed that people wanted to buy pots shaped by her hands

This book was very inspirational. The character makes pots for a lot of people with her own hands and becomes very popular as the woman who makes pots shaped by her hands. It is a great book for women's empowerment.

She knew that her people were always the last to be helped in the store

This book tells the story of Marian Anderson. She was one of Americas greatest singers. This book shows illustrations of the difficulties she endured throughout her life, while also highlighting her accomplishments. The color theme throughout the book is brown and copper tones.

Ben Franklin's first invention may have been swim fins.

This is a biography of Benjamin Franklin and his life. This book has illustrations that allow you to picture the era that he grew up. The book is organized by main events that took place throughout his life.

How he'd crawl under barbed wire to run messages.. and how he never gave up, not for a minute, no matter how much the sky exploded.

This is a great book about a soldier and a stray dog. The dog ended up passing notes to the other people on the battle field. He was such a brave dog and was loyal to his owner.

Water fact: A person can live for weeks without food, but only a few days without water

I really liked this non-fiction book. This book could be read in older grades as well. It gave a lot of awesome facts about water on each page.

“Word spread quickly on this crisp fall morning: Stocks were in big trouble“

This book is about the six days in October in 1929 when the stocks plunged like never before seen.

Helen was a jokester... clever comments, and joyful laughter. Witty wordplay, smiling after.

This book was exciting and an excellent reflection of Helen Keller. This is a great way for the students to learn about her.

“From sunup to sundown sharks circles the shores, stalking their unsuspecting prey.“

This book was exciting facts and information about sharks. There was a lot of info that I had no idea about.

Why arent you finny like a fish or ginny like a shark

this is a great book to bring science into the classroom. child friendly and use sing rhyming to teach DNA and demonstrate what makes us different than animals.

The water lilies open in the morning sun. The frog sits on the lily pad: the show has just begun.