Today we’re excited to release If I Were a Tree! Two siblings journey into the woods in a tender story of branching out and new growth from acclaimed writer Andrea Zimmerman and New York Times…
Educators
LEE & LOW BOOKS is committed to meeting the needs of educators by providing award-winning, diverse books for today’s classrooms, along with the resources educators need to make meaningful use of each book.
The success and popularity of LEE & LOW titles in classrooms inspired the idea of creating a space for educators to collaborate and share best practices and lesson ideas.
With this in mind, LEE & LOW has developed lesson plans and teacher’s guides that support classroom instruction in reading strategies and complex content and themes. Designed by educators for educators, the Curriculum Corner offers a variety of resources to support small- and whole-group instruction, home-school connections, and national and state standards.
Browse some of our most popular resources:
School Needs Questionnaire (download/fill out/email to: vlabarca[at]leeandlow[dot]com)
Classroom Library Questionnaire
Bebop Books K–8 Classroom Catalog
Teachers College Reading Assessment Kit for K-2
Build a Custom Order
Did you recently win a grant that you need diverse, culturally responsive books for? Are you currently in the process of applying for a grant and would like to use Lee & Low Books as a resource or vendor for multicultural literature? Our expert team will help you satisfy whatever themes or needs that are particular for your specific project. Please note that we do not award grants. Reach out to Verónica Labarca at vlabarca@leeandlow.com to learn more about your customized list and get started!
Diverse Leveled Bookrooms
Lee & Low Books is proud to be the nation’s largest publisher of multicultural children’s books. With the launch of our new Diverse Reading Leveled Bookrooms, districts across the country will now be able to bring more equity, inclusion, and diversity into their leveled bookrooms. We will work with you to ensure your students have access to hundreds of award-winning, culturally responsive, contemporary books at the levels they need.
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Teacher Guides and Lesson Plans
We offer free, high-quality Teacher's Guides for more than 600 of our books!
Our Teacher's Guides are developed by professional educators and offer extensive teaching ideas, curricular connections, and activities that can be adapted to many different educational settings.
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Reading Recovery
Lee & Low Books is proud to be the nation’s largest publisher of multicultural children’s books. With the launch of our new Reading Recovery® Bebop Books collections, schools across the country will now be able to bring more equity, inclusion, and diversity into their classroom libraries. We will work with you to ensure your students have access to scores of authentic, culturally responsive, contemporary books at the levels they need.
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Social Justice Resources
Social justice and a focus on social activism have become an essential component of many classrooms, schools, and curricula. As a diversity-focused publisher, and one of the few minority-owned publishers in the US, Lee & Low Books is proud to offer books and resources to support social justice learning in the classroom.
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Author and Illustrator Visits
Schedule a Virtual Author Visit
In light of COVID-19, many authors and illustrators are available to do virtual visits with your classroom, school, or library. This is a great way to maintain student engagement and excitement for reading, and can be a powerful addition to a book or author study. Virtual author visits can be tailored to fit your needs and budget.
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Diverse Reading Lists
Diverse Book Lists for Today's Classrooms
Lee & Low's popular downloadable diverse book lists are curated by literacy experts and offer recommended books for social emotional learning, trauma-informed education, social activism, summer reading, and more. Each list is broken down by age range and updated regularly to support ongoing learning. Want more customization? Get in touch.
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Recursos en español
¡Bienvenidos! Aquí podrás encontrar recursos en español y bilingües que apoyen iniciativas educativas tanto en el aula como en el hogar. Estamos comprometidos a servir a la comunidad hispanohablante con libros, guías de estudio y videos de calidad y con un español auténtico.
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Articles
- Checklist: 8 Steps to Creating a Diverse Book Collection
It’s not easy to create an inclusive book collection. Whether you’re a librarian creating a collection for an entire community, a teacher creating a collection for your classroom, or a parent creating a collection for your children, choosing books that reflect the diversity of human experience can be a challenging job. - What is Close Reading?
One of the most critical elements of the new Common Core Standards is the emphasis placed on close reading. - Poetry Ideas and Resources
Here are some ideas to help you and your students get involved with reading and writing poetry. Lee & Low Books offers an award-winning selection of diverse poetry for children. Be sure to share these books with your students as you embark on a journey of poetic discovery! - Educator Voices
This is your spot for teaching inspiration and support.
The Open Book Blog
A few years ago, conversations surrounding the importance of joyful books that feature Black characters finally started to pick up steam. Though BIPOC readers, specifically Black readers, have…
Writing Poetry in the Classroom: A Lesson With Author Mark Karlins
In this guest post, author and poet Mark Karlins shares how his latest title, Kiyoshi’s Walk, can be used to engage students (and anyone!) to write poetry in the classroom and at home. Mark Karlins…
