Over in the Meadow is an old Appalachian counting rhyme that’s popular with young children.
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ONE GREEN APPLE by Eve Bunting and Ted Lewin
The story gets its name from the events on a field trip to a farm where the class picks apples and makes cider. Every child picks a plump red apple, except for Farah.
JUST ME AND 6,000 RATS by Rick Walton and Mike and Carl Gordon
KNOCK AT A STAR: A Child’s Introduction to Poetry by X. J. Kennedy and Dorothy M. Kennedy
“Poetry many not be able to redeem the world, but it offers lasting satisfactions. It can sharpen the wits, fire the imagination, perhaps even leave the reader with a grain of wisdom. It can heighten the experience of being alive. This seems enough to ask of it.”
-X. J. and Dorothy M. Kennedy
SONIA SOTOMAYOR: a judge grows in the Bronx by Jonah Winter and Edel Rodriguez
It is evident that all along the way to the Supreme Court, Sonia Sotomayor studied extremely hard and continuously demanded more of herself.
SKIT-SCAT RAGGEDY CAT: ELLA FITZGERALD by Roxanne Orgill and Sean Qualls
This 37-page biography showcases Ella Fitzgerald’s musical prowess and resolve, moving from the adversities of a difficult childhood to the talent show that propelled her to stardom.
INSIDE OUTSIDE by Lizi Boyd
Kids want to experience this book again and again. It’s an excellent one for fostering language on many different levels.
BURIED SUNLIGHT: HOW FOSSIL FUELS HAVE CHANGED THE EARTH by M. Bang and P. Chisholm
The sun tells us how fossil fuels came to be and why unleashing the energy they hold has become a dangerous proposition for earth.
THE ODD ONE OUT by Britta Teckentrup
Britta Teckentrup has created an enormously engaging search-and-find book for preschoolers.
PANCHO RABBIT AND THE COYOTE by Duncan Tonatiuh
This timely parable reads like a timeless folk tale and engages children in thinking about social justice.
Laura Hulbert 