Reviewed by Brad Manker Review Source: Teaching for Change Book Author: Chana Stiefel and Susan Gal’s picture book, The Tower of Life, tenderly provides background to WWII and the Holocaust in an age-appropriate way. It honors the extraordinary work of Dr. Yaffa Eliach, a Holocaust survivor who single-handedly collected photographs and stories from the people of […]
Margarito’s Forest / El Bosque de don Margarito
Reviewed by Olvin Abrego Ayala Review Source: Teaching for Change Book Author: Margarito’s Forest/El Bosque de Don Margarito is a nonfiction narrative that centers on the real-life legacy of Margarito Esteban Álvarez Velázquez, affectionately known as Don Margarito, a member of the K’iche’ community in the highlands of present-day Guatemala. A captivating intergenerational story, the book […]
Walking for Water: How One Boy Stood Up for Gender Equality
Reviewed Stacey Sewall Review Source: Africa Access Book Author: Walking for Water tells the story of Victor and his twin sister, Linesi, who live in a village in Malawi. The children have turned 8 years old, and Linesi must now begin helping the women and older girls fetch water each day from the river instead […]
The Trailblazing Life of Viola Desmond: A Civil Rights Icon
Reviewed Aisha Kiani Review Source: I Dream Library Book Author: The story of Viola Desmond’s act of resistance against segregation in a Nova Scotia theater is one we’ve been teaching and including in lesson plans and book lists since we began our work with teachers in 2019. The book we’ve used is a kidlit picture […]
Saltypie: A Choctaw Journey from Darkness Into Light
Reviewed by Debbie Reese Review Source: American Indians in Children’s Literature Book Author: Before you read Tim Tingle’s Saltypie to your child or students in your classroom or library, spend some time studying what Tingle says at the end of the book, on the pages titled “How Much Can We Tell Them?” There, you’ll learn a little […]
Jo Jo Makoons: The Used-To-Be Best Friend
Reviewed by Debbie Reese Source: American Indians in Children’s Literature Author: Today’s Short and Sweet Rec is for Dawn Quigley’s Jo Jo Makoons, The Used-to-Be Best Friend. For starters, here’s the description of the book (from the publisher): Hello/Boozhoo — meet Jo Jo Makoons! Full of pride, joy, and plenty of humor, this first book in […]
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