[aisle] Diverse Picture Books

[Dainko, Judith Sullivan]

One more great site for diverse books <https://diversebooks.org/> for kids.

Judith S Dainko

  LRC/Media Specialist

  Munhall Elementary School

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St. Charles CUSD 303 <http://district.d303.org/>

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On Tue, Sep 24, 2019 at 9:22 AM Andrea Perrin via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> 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
>>
>> Follow me on Goodreads
>> <http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/3232421-anna-kim>!
>>
>>
>>
>> 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?
>>>
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>>> LRC Director
>>> Woodland Middle School - Gurnee, IL.
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