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In the Catalog
Kindergarten Gets Ready
Naomi Danis
Follows Mr. Bee as he prepares his classroom for the first day of kindergarten.
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Teaching for Change
How Septima Clark Led the Civil Rights Movement to Voting Justice
Yvonne Clark-Rhines
Septima Clark was born poor, Black, and a girl. Being one of those things in 1898 was hard, but all three meant that access to education was going to be a fight.
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On Hoopla
Welcome to Our Classroom!
Alexandra Penfold
A teacher welcomes a new group of students on the first day of school and introduces an exciting and collaborative year ahead.
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Ruby Bridges
A Talk With My Teacher
Ruby Bridges
Civil rights activist Ruby Bridges recounts her reunion with her favorite first-grade teacher, Mrs. Henry.
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Thank You, Teacher!
Supriya Kelkar
From weekday triumphs to school-trip catastrophes and even hard-to-place apostrophes, there is no problem too hard to solve when a teacher is in the classroom.
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Milloo’s Mind
The Story of Maryam Faruqi, Trailblazer for Women’s Education
Reem Faruqi
A picture book biography about Maryam Faruqi, the founder of the Happy Home Schools, which provided education to thousands of girls across Pakistan at a time when girls weren’t encouraged to go to school.
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Miss Irwin
Allen Say
A young boy, aware of his grandmother’s forgetfulness, helps her recall a time when she was a kindergarten teacher teaching her students about hummingbirds and their nests.
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On Hoopla
Mr. S
Monica Arnaldo
When a kindergarten class arrives for the first day at school, they are greeted only by the words “Mr. S” on the chalkboard and a delicious-looking sandwich, resulting in merry mayhem as the kids wonder if the sandwich is their teacher.
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Susie King Taylor
Nurse, Teacher & Freedom Fighter
Erica Armstrong Dunbar
A groundbreaking figure in every sense of the word, Susie King Taylor was one of the first Black nurses during the Civil War, a key figure in establishing a postbellum educational system for formerly bonded Black people, and she was also one of the first Black women to publish her memoirs.
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The Young Teacher and the Great Serpent
Irene Vasco
A young teacher eager to change her students’ lives with her books. An indigenous community with its own stories to share. And a great and dangerous serpent not to be underestimated.
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On Hoopla
Make A Pretty Sound
A Story of Ella Jenkins, the First Lady of Children’s Music
Traci N. Todd
Ella Jenkins is considered the first lady of children’s music. At a time when children’s music was mostly novelty songs and movie soundtracks, she believed that music could be a powerful tool to teach.