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La historia de la ambientalista Wangari Maathai (The Story of Environmentalist Wangari Maathai)
By Jen Cullerton Johnson, Sonia Lynn Sadler, Rita E. Urquijo-Ruiz
La historia de la ambientalista Wangari Maathai (The Story of Environmentalist Wangari Maathai)
By Jen Cullerton Johnson, Sonia Lynn Sadler, Rita E. Urquijo-RuizView DetailsPaperback available October 7, 2025
Esta entrada inspiradora en la series de "Historia" de libros por capítulos biográficos se enfoca en Wangari Maathai, la primera mujer africana, y ambientalista, a ganar el Premio Nobel de Paz.
This inspiring entry in the "Story of" line of chapter-book biographies features Wangari Maathai, the first African woman, and environmentalist, to win a Nobel Peace Prize.
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The Echo People
By SD Youngwolf, Shonto BegayView DetailsA thought-provoking picture book about the ways we create our own realities through the words and actions that we put out into the world.
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Generation Queer
Stories of Youth Organizers, Artists, and EducatorsBy Kimm Topping, Anshika KhullarView Details
Edie for Equality
Edie Windsor Stands Up for LoveBy Michael Genhart, Cheryl ThuesdayView Details
Flying in Colors
By Padma Prasad ReddeppaThis product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
Flying in Colors
By Padma Prasad ReddeppaView DetailsAunties tell nine-year-old Pavi that she's asking too many "big women" questions, but she's tired of grown-up secrets. How are babies born? And why do people die? A beautiful debut about family, tradition, and the healing that comes from finding the answers.
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The Reel Wish
By Yamile Saied MéndezView DetailsAfter a panic attack prevents Florencia from performing as Clara in The Nutcracker and her best friend takes the lead, a new dance style helps her face her anxiety as well as a troubled friendship.
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El deseo de mi corazón
(The Reel Wish)By Yamile Saied MéndezView DetailsCuando un ataque de panico impide que Florencia actúe como Clara en El Cascanueces y su mejor amiga actúa como Clara en lugar de ella, un nuevo estilo de baile la ayuda a enfrentar su ansiedad y una amistad problemática.
After a panic attack prevents Florencia from performing as Clara in The Nutcracker and her best friends takes the lead, a new dance style helps her face her anxiety as well as a troubled friendship.
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Rosas para Isabella (Roses for Isabella)
By Diana Cohn, Amy Córdova Boone, Claudia OemerThis product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
Rosas para Isabella (Roses for Isabella)
By Diana Cohn, Amy Córdova Boone, Claudia OemerView Details¡Detente y huele las rosas del Ecuador con Isabella, mientras ella aprende cómo tratar a los trabajadores agrícolas y a la Madre Tierra de una manera justa hace que el mundo florezca! Also available in English.
Stop and smell the roses of Ecuador with Isabella as she learns how treating farmworkers and Mother Earth fairly makes the world bloom!
Roses for Isabella
By Diana Cohn, Amy Córdova BooneView DetailsStop and smell the roses of Ecuador with Isabella as she learns how treating farmworkers and Mother Earth fairly makes the world bloom! También disponible en español.
Chukfi Rabbit's Big, Bad Bellyache
A Trickster TaleBy Greg Rodgers, Leslie Stall WidenerThis product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
Chukfi Rabbit's Big, Bad Bellyache
A Trickster TaleBy Greg Rodgers, Leslie Stall WidenerView DetailsDeep in Choctaw country, trickster Chukfi Rabbit is always figuring out some way to avoid work at all costs.
Semillas de cambio
Sembrando un camino hacia la paz (Seeds of Change: Planting a Path to Peace)By Jen Cullerton Johnson, Sonia Lynn Sadler
Semillas de cambio
Sembrando un camino hacia la paz (Seeds of Change: Planting a Path to Peace)By Jen Cullerton Johnson, Sonia Lynn SadlerView DetailsUna 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.
The Home We Make
By Maham Khwaja, Daby Zainab FaidhiView DetailsA moving story about a young girl and her family who are forced to flee their beloved home after violence erupts all around them, and their journey to make a new sense of home.
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A Two-Placed Heart
By Doan Phuong NguyenThis product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
A Two-Placed Heart
By Doan Phuong NguyenView DetailsAfraid her sister (and maybe even herself) could lose sight of their Vietnamese identity, twelve-year-old Bom writes a poetic memoir to help them both remember--a love letter in verse to sisterhood and the places we leave behind.
Treinta me habla de amor
By Alessandra Narváez VarelaView DetailsUna niña de 13 años en Ciudad Juárez, México recibe la visita de una versión futura de ella misma de 30 años en esta novela poderosa para adultos jóvenes en verso sobre cómo manejar la depresión.
A 13-year-old girl growing up in Mexico is visited by her 30-year-old future self in this powerful YA novel in verse about handling depression.
Kicked Out
By A. M. DassuView DetailsIn this stand-alone companion novel to the acclaimed Boy, Everywhere, A. M. Dassu returns to extend the story of Sami's best friend Ali, who organizes a charity soccer match for their friend Aadam while his whole life is privately unraveling.
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Flap Your Hands
A Celebration of StimmingBy Steve AsbellView DetailsThis fascinating, groundbreaking picture book by an autistic creator celebrates stims--the repetitive movements that provide focused stimulation to people on the autistic spectrum.
Benyi, un mal día y yo
(Benji, the Bad Day, and Me)By Sally J. Pla, Ken MinView DetailsSammy is having the absolute rottenest, worst day ever. His little brother, Benji, knows exactly what that's like.
Empty and Me: A Tale of Friendship and Loss
By Azam Mahdavi, Maryam Tahmasebi, Parisa SaranjThis product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
Empty and Me: A Tale of Friendship and Loss
By Azam Mahdavi, Maryam Tahmasebi, Parisa SaranjView Details
When a Brown Girl Flees
By Aamna QureshiView DetailsIn this searing contemporary YA novel from new voice Aamna Qureshi, a Muslim teen runs away from home only to find herself on a breathtaking journey of healing, self-love, and hope.
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Pitch Black
By Youme Nguyen LyView DetailsIn this short graphic novel, acclaimed author Youme joins with Anthony Horton to tell the true story of how Anthony lived and created art underneath the New York City subway system.
