“I'm not interesting in having a good time. I'm interested in making history.“ - Jackie Robinson

This biography would be a great tool in the classroom to inform readers of such a major name in our country when it comes to racial equality and the game if baseball. Students could use this to write about challenging times in their lives and how they overcame it.

This book shares the life and story of Jackie Robinson who was the first African American to play in the Major Leagues Baseball. It highlights key parts of his life and his fight for equality

“They think I don't listen, but really, I hear everything they say. I just listen with my heart, not my ears.“

This book could be used in the classroom to teach children about active listening. You could also have a class discussion on what it feels like to be misunderstood.

This book is an emotional non fiction book that shares about a little boy who is being misunderstood. The boy is thought to be not listening however they are just in deep thought. This book teaches about empathy and the difference between hearing and listening.

“A seed is a tiny package of life. It hold all the instructions for growing a new plant.“

You could use this book to teach about life cycles and could even conduct a science experiment where students can see how plants grow over time.

This is a very informative picture book that goes through the life cycle of a plan. It goes into the process of the life cycle while using amazing illustrations to demonstrate the process.

I think this is a great book to teach your students aout the seasons and why they are the way they are! This book provides many hands on activities and would be a great read for the classroom!

This book could help students understand the reasons for seasons! You could use this to create a research project where students have to research the different seasons.

“As Earth orbits the sun, the tilt of Earths axis makes one part of the planet closer to the sun at one time of year and farther away at another time of year. This is why we have seasons.“

This is a really fun biography about Peter Mark Roget who was the inventor of the thesaurus !

You could use this book to teach children about the different parts of the thesaurus and could then have them create a story using synonyms from a thesaurus

“I am not afraid to be different. I am different, and I am proud of it.”

“Bananas are berries, but strawberries aren‘t!”

You could use this book to have students do a research project on any of the facts in the book and then share with the class!

These books are full of fun facts about the world and covers a variety of topics

This book shares the story of the Great Chicago fire. It talks about how the fire started and spread as well as the aftermath

This would be a great book to talk about the Industrial Revolution. You could also use this book to talk about fire safety

“The fire raged through the night, and the city of Chicago was in flames. Nothing could stop it.”

This book does a great job on sharing the life of Ruby Bridges who was the first African american child to desegregate an all white school

You could use this story to have discussions of segregation and the civil rights movement

“I didn‘t feel brave. I didn‘t feel like a hero. But I knew I had to go.”

This book brought humor to the journey of the Declaration of independence. It is very informative about how the document was treated and how it has been preserved

This is a great story to talk about the Declaration of Independence and it‘s significance to the United States

“It was the beginning of a journey, a journey that would take the Declaration through time and change the world.”

This amazing book is Anne Franks diary chronicles of her life during the holocaust. It is a great book to share her perspective of the time !!

This book could be used to introduce the holocaust as well as share the inspiring story of Anne Frank

“I can shake off everything as I write; my sorrows disappear, my courage is reborn.”

This book is a very inspiring story about a little boy who was able to build a windmill from scraps

This book would be a great book when discussing renewable energy. You could have students create windmills and other renewable energy projects

“I will make it. I will build it. I will show them.”

This amazing book is set during the Yellow Fever Pandemic and follows a teenage girl who survives the disease and has to learn how to take care of herself!

You could have student research life during the Yellow Fever outbreak and the different strategies that were used

“I have learned that a little bit of time can make all the difference.”

This book follows the logan gamily and their story focusing racism at the home. This book teaches about prejudice and family

This would be a great book to discussion segregation and racism in the south!

“We were still a family, and I knew that no matter how many times the world tried to tear us apart, we‘d always be together.”

“The thing about the past is that it‘s not always the way you think it is.”

This is a great story to share the history of film and you could use this to have students create their own automaton

This amazing story shares about a little boy named Hugo who is an orphan and lives in a train station. This is a classic read and was one of my favorites growing up

“I have never been loved before, but I had learned how to live without it.”

This would be a great book to teach students about the experience children have being evacuated during world war 2

this heartbreaking story is a wonderful read about a girl with clingy who is evacuated from her home in london and faces her past challenges of abuse

“I am not a person who will just sit back and let things happen.”

This would be a great book to discuss the “American Dream” and is a great book to teach children about the migrant experience

This book shares the story of Esperanza Ortega who is a Mexican immigrant. Great Read!

“You are a brave girl. And you are also a boy. Today, you are both.”

This would be a great book to have discussion on gender roles and lives of those living in a society with gender norms