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Social and Emotional Learning Collection

The Social and Emotional Learning Collection was created to showcase our popular, printable Social and Emotional Learning Diverse Reading List. This list was curated by our Literacy Specialist and is divided by Social Emotional Learning theme, including empathy, positive relationships, recognizing and managing emotions, problem solving, grit and perseverance, and perspective-taking.

The collection below includes diverse books that feature situations where students can recognize and respond to characters demonstrating empathy, having strong relationships with family and friends, and looking at the world through another’s eyes. These exemplar texts, all educator favorites, will help you model and explore strategies for tackling challenges and building community.

Download the Social and Emotional Learning Diverse Reading List and browse the included books below!

Please note that pricing, availability and books in the Social and Emotional Learning Diverse Reading List are subject to change.

Collection of 60 books: $969.00

When the Shadbush Blooms

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The Wind Called My Name

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George Crum and the Saratoga Chip

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Take a Picture of Me, James Van Der Zee!

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Catching the Moon

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Drum, Chavi, Drum! / ¡Toca, Chavi, Toca!

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Ira's Shakespeare Dream

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Dream Builder

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Step Up to the Plate, Maria Singh

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Home to Medicine Mountain

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Tiny Stitches

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Ana María Reyes Does Not Live in a Castle

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Under My Hijab

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Mamá the Alien / Mamá la extraterrestre

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Sparkle Boy

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Martí's Song for Freedom

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A Man Called Raven

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Poems in the Attic

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Just Like Me

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I Remember

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Ahimsa

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Boy, Everywhere

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Yummy

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I Am Alfonso Jones

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Sam and the Lucky Money

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The Three Lucys

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Calling the Water Drum

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Juna and Appa

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All Around Us

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Blessing's Bead

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The Happiest Tree

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The Crane Girl

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The Can Man

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Lend a Hand

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She Was the First!

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Twenty-two Cents

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Under the Mesquite

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The Perfect Gift (Confetti Kids #6)

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The Electric Slide and Kai

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Love Twelve Miles Long

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Julieta and the Diamond Enigma

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The Hula-Hoopin' Queen

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Family Pictures / Cuadros de familia

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Summer of the Mariposas

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Juna's Jar

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Benji, the Bad Day, and Me

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Moony Luna / Luna, Lunita Lunera

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Kiyoshi's Walk

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My Diary from Here to There / Mi diario de aqui hasta allá

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Kiki's Journey

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Bird

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Chess Rumble

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The Turtle Ship

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Destiny's Gift

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Rainbow Weaver / Tejedora del arcoíris

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Finding the Music / En pos de la música

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The Mangrove Tree

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Seven Golden Rings

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Seeds of Change

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Strong as Fire, Fierce as Flame

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  • Front cover for A Man Called Raven by Richard Van Camp and George Littlechild
      A Man Called Raven
      By Richard Van Camp, George Littlechild
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      A Man Called Raven

      A Man Called Raven

      By Richard Van Camp, George Littlechild
      Blending past with present, the magical with the real,A Man Called Ravenis both a tribute to the wisdom of the raven and a positive reminder that we can all learn from nature.

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    • Front cover for Ahimsa by Supriya Kelkar
      Ahimsa
      By Supriya Kelkar
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      Ahimsa

      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.

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    • Front cover for All Around Us by Xelena González and Adriana M. Garcia
      All Around Us
      By Xelena González, Adriana M. Garcia
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      All Around Us

      All Around Us

      By Xelena González, Adriana M. Garcia
      This gorgeous picture book -- winner of the Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor and American Indian Youth Literature Award Picture Book Honor -- celebrates the circles that surround us, in the sky, the earth, our neighborhoods, ourselves... if we just dare to look for them.

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    • Front cover for Ana María Reyes Does Not Live in a Castle by Hilda Burgos
      Ana María Reyes Does Not Live in a Castle
      By Hilda Burgos
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      Ana María Reyes Does Not Live in a Castle

      Ana María Reyes Does Not Live in a Castle

      By Hilda Burgos
      The Penderwicks meets In the Heights in this sparkling middle-grade debut about a young Dominican American girl in New York City.

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    • Front cover for Benji, the Bad Day, and Me by Sally J. Pla and Ken Min
      Benji, the Bad Day, and Me
      By Sally J. Pla, Ken Min
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      Benji, the Bad Day, and Me

      Benji, the Bad Day, and Me

      By Sally J. Pla, Ken Min
      Sammy is having the absolute rottenest, worst day ever. His little brother, Benji, knows exactly what that's like.

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    • Front cover for Bird by Zetta Elliott and Shadra Strickland
      Bird
      By Zetta Elliott, Shadra Strickland
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      Bird

      Bird

      By Zetta Elliott, Shadra Strickland
      In this gentle, award-winning picture book, an African American boy nicknamed Bird uses drawing as a creative outlet as he struggles to make sense of his grandfather's death and his brother's drug addiction.

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    • Front cover for Blessing's Bead by Debby Dahl Edwardson
      Blessing's Bead
      By Debby Dahl Edwardson
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      Blessing's Bead

      Blessing's Bead

      By Debby Dahl Edwardson
      Now in paperback: the acclaimed middle-grade novel tracing four generations of an Iñupiaq family in Alaska, which the Washington Post praised as "a rare and beautiful book."

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    • Front cover for Boy, Everywhere by A. M. Dassu and Daby Zainab Faidhi
      Boy, Everywhere
      By A. M. Dassu
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      Boy, Everywhere

      Boy, Everywhere

      By A. M. Dassu
      What turns citizens into refugees and then immigrants? In this powerful middle-grade debut, Sami and his family embark on a harrowing journey to save themselves from the Syrian civil war.

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    • Front cover for Calling the Water Drum by LaTisha Redding and Aaron Boyd
      Calling the Water Drum
      By LaTisha Redding, Aaron Boyd
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      Calling the Water Drum

      Calling the Water Drum

      By LaTisha Redding, Aaron Boyd
      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.

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    • Front cover for Catching the Moon by Crystal Hubbard and Randy Duburke
      Catching the Moon
      The Story of a Young Girl's Baseball Dream
      By Crystal Hubbard, Randy Duburke
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      Catching the Moon

      Catching the Moon

      The Story of a Young Girl's Baseball Dream
      By Crystal Hubbard, Randy Duburke
      The spirited story of Marcenia Lyle, the African American girl who grew up to become "Toni Stone," the first woman to play for an all-male professional baseball team.

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    • Front cover for Chess Rumble by G. Neri and Jesse Joshua Watson
      Chess Rumble
      By G. Neri, Jesse Joshua Watson
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      Chess Rumble

      Chess Rumble

      By G. Neri, Jesse Joshua Watson
      A story in free verse about a troubled boy who learns to use his mind instead of his fists through the guidance of an unconventional mentor and the game of chess.

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    • Front cover for Destiny's Gift by Natasha Anastasia Tarpley and Adjoa J. Burrowes
        Destiny's Gift
        By Natasha Anastasia Tarpley, Adjoa J. Burrowes
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        Destiny's Gift

        Destiny's Gift

        By Natasha Anastasia Tarpley, Adjoa J. Burrowes
        Destiny loves words, and her favorite place in the world is Mrs. Wade's bookstore, where words abound.

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      • Front cover for Dream Builder by Kelly Lyons and Laura Freeman
        Dream Builder
        The Story of Architect Philip Freelon
        By Kelly Lyons, Laura Freeman Hines
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        Dream Builder

        Dream Builder

        The Story of Architect Philip Freelon
        By Kelly Lyons, Laura Freeman Hines
        You've seen the building. Now meet the man whose life went into it.

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      • Front cover for Drum, Chavi, Drum! / ¡Toca, Chavi, Toca! by Mayra Dole and Tonel
        Drum, Chavi, Drum! / ¡Toca, Chavi, Toca!
        By Mayra Lazara Dole, Tonel
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        Drum, Chavi, Drum! / ¡Toca, Chavi, Toca!

        Drum, Chavi, Drum! / ¡Toca, Chavi, Toca!

        By Mayra Lazara Dole, Tonel
        Who says girls can't play drums? The beat of Chavi's congas livens up her entire neighborhood. When she's not picked to drum in Miami's Calle Ocho festival, she decides to do something about it!

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      • Front cover for Family Pictures / Cuadros de familia by Carmen Lomas Garza; Sandra Cisneros; Pat Mora and Carmen Lomas Garza
        Family Pictures / Cuadros de familia
        By Carmen Lomas Garza, Sandra Cisneros, Pat Mora
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        Family Pictures / Cuadros de familia

        Family Pictures / Cuadros de familia

        By Carmen Lomas Garza, Sandra Cisneros, Pat Mora
        Bilingual English/Spanish. In this Pura Belpré Honor-winning book, Carmen Lomas Garza tells the story of her childhood growing up in Kingsville, TX.

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      • Front cover for Finding the Music / En pos de la música by Jennifer Torres and Renato Alarcão
        Finding the Music / En pos de la música
        By Jennifer Torres, Renato Alarcão
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        Finding the Music / En pos de la música

        Finding the Music / En pos de la música

        By Jennifer Torres, Renato Alarcão
        Bilingual English/Spanish. In this cheerful book, a determined Latina girl accidentally breaks her grandfather's vihuela and ventures into her community to find someone who can fix the instrument, leading her to discover his legacy as a mariachi player.

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      • Front cover for George Crum and the Saratoga Chip by Gaylia Taylor and Frank Morrison
        George Crum and the Saratoga Chip
        By Gaylia Taylor, Frank Morrison
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        George Crum and the Saratoga Chip

        George Crum and the Saratoga Chip

        By Gaylia Taylor, Frank Morrison
        An account of the life and career of George Crum, a biracial chef who is credited with the invention of the potato chip at a Saratoga Springs, New York, restaurant in 1853. Based on historical records.

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      • Front cover for Home to Medicine Mountain by Chiori Santiago and Judith Lowry
        Home to Medicine Mountain
        By Chiori Santiago, Judith Lowry
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        Home to Medicine Mountain

        Home to Medicine Mountain

        By Chiori Santiago, Judith Lowry
        Two young Maidu Indian brothers sent to live at a government-run Indian residential school in California in the 1930s find a way to escape and return home for the summer.

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      • Front cover for I Am Alfonso Jones by Tony Medina; Stacey Robinson and John Jennings
        I Am Alfonso Jones
        By Tony Medina, John Jennings, Stacey Robinson
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        I Am Alfonso Jones

        I Am Alfonso Jones

        By Tony Medina, John Jennings, Stacey Robinson
        The Hate U Give meets The Lovely Bones in this unflinching graphic novel about the afterlife of a young man killed by an off-duty police officer, co-illustrated by New York Times bestselling artist John Jennings.

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      • Front cover for I Remember by Lee Bennett Hopkins; Janet Wong; Kwame Alexander; Margarita Engle and Various Artists
        I Remember
        Poems and Pictures of Heritage
        By Lee Bennett Hopkins
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        I Remember

        I Remember

        Poems and Pictures of Heritage
        By Lee Bennett Hopkins
        An outstanding celebration of diversity and family: fourteen poets and sixteen illustrators of diverse backgrounds share memorable childhood experiences and reflect upon their different heritages, traditions, and beliefs.

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      • Front covernull for Ira's Shakespeare Dream by Glenda Armand and Floyd Cooper
        Ira's Shakespeare Dream
        By Glenda Armand, Floyd Cooper
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        Ira's Shakespeare Dream

        Ira's Shakespeare Dream

        By Glenda Armand, Floyd Cooper
        The inspiring biography of Ira Aldridge, a Black actor who overcame racism to become one of the greatest Shakespearean actors of the nineteenth century.

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      • Front cover for Julieta and the Diamond Enigma by Luisana Duarte Armendáriz
        Julieta and the Diamond Enigma
        By Luisana Duarte Armendáriz
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