Poverty Archives - Lee & Low Books

Filters

Clear Filters

Are you looking for a custom collection? Contact our sales team who will curate a list for you!

Books (71)
Collections (1)

Show

Sort by

View as

- 8
- 1
Semillas de cambio
Sembrando un camino hacia la paz (Seeds of Change: Planting a Path to Peace)
By Jen Cullerton Johnson, Sonia Lynn Sadler
Format
Paperback$13.95
Clear

Semillas de cambio quantity
This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
Semillas de cambio
Sembrando un camino hacia la paz (Seeds of Change: Planting a Path to Peace)
By Jen Cullerton Johnson, Sonia Lynn Sadler
- 8
- 1
Una biografía ilustrada de la científica Wangari Maathai, la primera mujer africana (y la primera ambientalista) en ganar el Premio Nobel de la Paz por su trabajo sembrando árboles en su Kenia natal.

A picture book biography of scientist Wangari Maathai, the first African woman--and first environmentalist--to win a Nobel Peace Prize for her work planting trees in her native Kenya.

View Details
- 2
- Teacher’s Guide
En estas tierras mágicas
By Yamile Saied Méndez
Format
Paperback$19.95
Clear

En estas tierras mágicas quantity
This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
En estas tierras mágicas
By Yamile Saied Méndez
- 2
- Teacher’s Guide
Minerva esta encargada de sus hermanas después de la desaparición de su madre en estamágica historia argentina de medio grado que combina perfectamente con la historia de Peter Pan.

Minerva must take care of her sisters after her mother's disappearance in this magical Argentinean middle grade story that pairs perfectly with Peter Pan.

View Details
Cuando una mujer se levanta
By Christine Eber
Out of Stock This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
Cuando una mujer se levanta
By Christine Eber
Magdalena, su mejor amiga Lucia, y su hija Veronica, tres mujeres zapatistas, manejan la pobreza y las expectativas sociales en los Altos de Chiapas. Un tributo al poder de las mujeres y la comunidad.

Magdalena, her best friend Lucia, and her daughter Veronica, three Zapatista women, navigate poverty and societal expectations in their small Chiapas town. A tribute to the power of women and community.

Purchase from your local independent bookstore or the online retailers listed below:

Bookshop Barnes & Noble Amazon

View Details
Seven Golden Rings
A Tale of Music and Math
By Rajani LaRocca, Archana Sreenivasan
Format
Hardcover$20.95
Paperback$12.95
Clear

Seven Golden Rings quantity
This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
Seven Golden Rings
A Tale of Music and Math
By Rajani LaRocca, Archana Sreenivasan
In this clever, convivial picture book, an Indian boy untangles a mathematical conundrum to win a place at the Rajah's court.

View Details
- 3
- Teacher’s Guide
On These Magic Shores
By Yamile Saied Méndez
Format
Hardcover$19.95
Clear

On These Magic Shores quantity
This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
On These Magic Shores
By Yamile Saied Méndez
- 3
- Teacher’s Guide
Minerva must take care of her sisters after her mother's disappearance in this magical middle grade story that pairs perfectly with Peter Pan.

Audiobook Edition

View Details
- 1
- Teacher’s Guide
The Wind Called My Name
By Mary Louise Sanchez
Format
Hardcover$20.95
Clear

The Wind Called My Name quantity
This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
The Wind Called My Name
By Mary Louise Sanchez
- 1
- Teacher’s Guide
In this heartwarming historical middle-grade set in the 1930s -- perfect for fans of Esperanza Rising and Hattie Big Sky-- Margarita Sandoval and her family try to navigate the shifting winds of belonging in their new Wyoming town.

Audiobook Edition

View Details
When a Woman Rises
By Christine Eber
Format
Hardcover$23.95
Paperback$16.95
Clear

When a Woman Rises quantity
This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
When a Woman Rises
By Christine Eber
Two Zapatista women, bound by cultural expectations, struggle to express the truth of their lives in the highlands of Chiapas.

View Details
Ahimsa
By Supriya Kelkar
Format
Hardcover$21.95
Clear

Ahimsa quantity
This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
Ahimsa
By Supriya Kelkar
In this historical middle-grade novel, Gandhi asks for one member of each family to join the fight for independence from the British, and when Anjali's mother is jailed for doing so, Anjali must step out of her comfort zone to take over her mother's work.

Audiobook Edition

View Details
- 1
- Teacher’s Guide
Calling the Water Drum
By LaTisha Redding, Aaron Boyd
Format
HardcoverOut of stock
Paperback$10.95
Clear

Calling the Water Drum quantity
This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
Calling the Water Drum
By LaTisha Redding, Aaron Boyd
- 1
- Teacher’s Guide
A moving story about a family's attempt to flee Haiti in a boat, and a young boy who bravely learns to navigate a new world through playing his drum.

View Details
- 3
- Teacher’s Guide
Rainbow Weaver / Tejedora del arcoíris
By Linda Elovitz Marshall, Elisa Chavarri
Format
Hardcover$20.95
Clear

Rainbow Weaver / Tejedora del arcoíris quantity
This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
Rainbow Weaver / Tejedora del arcoíris
By Linda Elovitz Marshall, Elisa Chavarri
- 3
- Teacher’s Guide
Bilingual English/Spanish. A young Mayan girl isn't allowed to use her mother's thread to weave, so with a little ingenuity she discovers how to repurpose plastic bags to create colorful weavings. Based on an actual recycling movement in Guatemala.

View Details
- Teacher’s Guide
Angkat
The Cambodian Cinderella
By Dr. Jewell Reinhart Coburn, Eddie Flotte
Format
HardcoverOut of stock
Paperback$11.95
Clear

Angkat quantity
This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
Angkat
The Cambodian Cinderella
By Dr. Jewell Reinhart Coburn, Eddie Flotte
- Teacher’s Guide
Part of the Cinderella Around the World series, this picture book offers a Cambodian take on Cinderella.

View Details
- 2
- Teacher’s Guide
Calling the Doves / El canto de las palomas
By Juan Felipe Herrera, Elly Simmons
Format
Paperback$11.95
Clear

Calling the Doves / El canto de las palomas quantity
This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
Calling the Doves / El canto de las palomas
By Juan Felipe Herrera, Elly Simmons
- 2
- Teacher’s Guide
Bilingual English/Spanish. Calling the Doves is Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera's story of his migrant farmworker childhood.

View Details
- Teacher’s Guide
Lakas and the Makibaka Hotel
By Anthony D. Robles, Carl Angel
Format
HardcoverOut of stock
Paperback$11.95
Clear

Lakas and the Makibaka Hotel quantity
This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
Lakas and the Makibaka Hotel
By Anthony D. Robles, Carl Angel
- Teacher’s Guide
In this bilingual English-Tagalog story set in the US, Lakas, an all-American boy of Filipino descent, helps his new friends fight eviction from their home .

View Details
- 3
- Teacher’s Guide
Armando y la escuela de lona azul
By Edith Hope Fine, Judith Josephson, Hernán Sosa
Format
Paperback$12.95
Clear

Armando y la escuela de lona azul quantity
This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
Armando y la escuela de lona azul
By Edith Hope Fine, Judith Josephson, Hernán Sosa
- 3
- Teacher’s Guide
In Spanish. The story of a young Mexican boy living in a colonia (trash dump community) who takes the first steps toward realizing his dream of getting an education.

View Details
- 3
- Teacher’s Guide
Armando and the Blue Tarp School
By Edith Hope Fine, Judith Josephson, Hernán Sosa
Format
HardcoverOut of stock
Paperback$11.95
Clear

Armando and the Blue Tarp School quantity
This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
Armando and the Blue Tarp School
By Edith Hope Fine, Judith Josephson, Hernán Sosa
- 3
- Teacher’s Guide
The story of a young Mexican boy living in a colonia (trash dump community) who takes the first steps toward realizing his dream of getting an education.

View Details
- 4
- Teacher’s Guide
Killer of Enemies
By Joseph Bruchac
Format
HardcoverOut of stock
Paperback$15.95
Clear

Killer of Enemies quantity
This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
Killer of Enemies
By Joseph Bruchac
- 4
- Teacher’s Guide
A post-Apocalyptic YA novel with a steampunk twist, based on an Apache legend.

Audiobook Edition

View Details
- Lesson Plan
Awakening (Tankborn #2)
A Tankborn Novel
By Karen Sandler
Format
HardcoverOut of stock
Paperback$16.95
Clear

Awakening (Tankborn #2) quantity
This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
Awakening (Tankborn #2)
A Tankborn Novel
By Karen Sandler
- Lesson Plan
Before Kayla can free her fellow GENs from enslavement, she must save them from a deadly virus.

View Details
- 4
- Teacher’s Guide
Brothers in Hope
The Story of the Lost Boys of the Sudan
By Mary Williams, R. Gregory Christie
Format
Hardcover$20.95
Clear

Brothers in Hope quantity
This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
Brothers in Hope
The Story of the Lost Boys of the Sudan
By Mary Williams, R. Gregory Christie
- 4
- Teacher’s Guide
Based on heartbreaking yet inspirational true events in the lives of the Lost Boys of Sudan, Brothers in Hope is a story of remarkable courage, and an amazing testament to the unyielding power of the human spirit.

View Details
- 2
- Teacher’s Guide
My Very Own Room / Mi propio cuartito
By Amada Irma Perez, Maya Gonzalez
Format
Paperback$11.95
Clear

My Very Own Room / Mi propio cuartito quantity
This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
My Very Own Room / Mi propio cuartito
By Amada Irma Perez, Maya Gonzalez
- 2
- Teacher’s Guide
Bilingual English/Spanish. Five brothers, two parents, and a house full of visiting relatives make a young Mexican American girl feel crowded.

View Details
- 1
A Movie in My Pillow / Una película en mi almohada
By Jorge Argueta, Elizabeth Gomez
Format
HardcoverOut of stock
Paperback$11.95
Clear

A Movie in My Pillow / Una película en mi almohada quantity
This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
A Movie in My Pillow / Una película en mi almohada
By Jorge Argueta, Elizabeth Gomez
- 1
Bilingual English/Spanish. Young Jorgito has come to live in the Mission District of San Francisco, but he hasn't forgotten the unique beauty of El Salvador.

View Details