[aisle] Diverse Picture Books

[Andrea Perrin]

Thank you everyone!  These are great ideas!

On Tue, Sep 24, 2019 at 8:10 AM Kim, Anna via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> The World is Not a Rectangle: a portrait of architect Zaha Hadid by
> Jeanette Winter is about Zaha Hadid, an architect who was born in Iraq. She
> has some amazing contemporary designs around the world and bonus: she's a
> female architect.
>
> The Genius of Islam: how Muslims made the modern world by Bryn Barnard is
> a book that describes all of the contributions that Islam made that make
> our world what it is. This includes a discussion of mathematics and
> architecture.
>
> Counting on Katherine: how Katherine Johnson saved Apollo 13 by Helaine
> Becker. If you've watched Hidden Figures, you may already know who she is
> and what she did, but this picture book is accessible to everyone and gives
> a little more background into her life both before and after the Apollo
> mission.
>
> Women in Science: 50 fearless pioneers who changed the world by Rachel
> Ignotofsky is not really a picture book. It's actually a collection of
> histories with beautiful illustrations. Each biography is pretty short,
> maybe a couple of pages, but describes each woman's accomplishments in her
> field. I like that the scientists featured come from different time periods
> and cultural backgrounds.
>
> The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (picture book edition) by William Kamkwamba
> is the picture book version of the memoir written by William Kamkwamba
> about how he built a windmill in Malawi in order to bring electricity to
> his village.
>
> One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the recycling women of Gambia by
> Miranda Paul describes the efforts of Isatou Ceesay who, not only discovers
> a way to recycle the plastic bags littering her village, but also empowers
> other women to become self-sufficient entrepreneurs.
>
> Wangari's Trees of Peace by Jeannette Winter is a story about Wangari
> Maathai, an environmentalist and Nobel Peace Prize winner from Kenya.
>
> Anna Kim
> School Librarian
> Chappell Elementary School
> akim6 at cps.edu
>
> "Dream no small dreams for they have no power to move the hearts of men."
>
>
>                      -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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> On Mon, Sep 23, 2019 at 4:40 PM Andrea Perrin via AISLE <
> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
>> I have been asked to share a list of multi-cultural/diverse books with my
>> middle school (6-8) staff.  I wanted to include picture books that could be
>> used to introduce/enhance a lesson, specifically in science, math or social
>> studies.  Can you suggest any that are diverse by author and/or subject?
>>
>> --
>> Andrea Perrin
>> LRC Director
>> Woodland Middle School - Gurnee, IL.
>>
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Andrea Perrin
LRC Director
Woodland Middle School - Gurnee, IL.
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