New Teacher Support
and Classroom Essentials

Great stories help students grow — in empathy, confidence, and communication. Highlighting different core values and life skills is beneficial to developing the whole child for interactions in the classroom and world at large. Use this list of K–5 titles to support meaningful reading all year long.

Here's a starter list to read aloud for grades K–5 during additional special opportunities throughout the year to highlight diverse stories, voices, and creators.

Publicamos historias culturalmente auténticas que celebran la diversidad todos los días. Sabemos que, a lo largo del año, hay momentos especiales para destacar ciertas temáticas y voces dentro de la comunidad. Por eso, hemos seleccionado una colección de libros en español para cada mes, diseñada para estudiantes de grados K-5.

Lee & Low Books has created a Classroom Library Questionnaire for you to use as a tool to analyze the books in your library and determine where there are strengths and gaps in diversity.

Lee & Low Books ha creado un Cuestionario para la biblioteca de aula para analizar tu colección de libros y determinar sus fortalezas y lo que puede mejorar.

In this young adult retelling of The Odyssey from award-winning author Guadalupe García McCall, Odilia and her four sisters journey to Mexico to return a dead man to his family and encounter magical creatures along the way.

Teacher's Guide with a flexible format, discussion questions designed to be adapted and used according to teachers' needs.

Download this Summer of the Mariposas Reading Journal created in collaboration with Guadalupe García McCall and the Lee & Low literacy team.

Mismatched and fabulous Marisol McDonald celebrates her Peruvian and Scottish heritage.
Bilingual English/Spanish.

Teacher's Guide with a flexible format, discussion questions designed to be adapted and used according to teachers' needs.

Use the activities in this kit to explore Marisol's World.

Father-son scientists Luis and Walter Alvarez piece together one of the greatest mysteries of all time: What really happened to the dinosaurs? Dive into this fun and informative middle grade nonfiction book, which outlines the many important scientific discoveries that aided the Alvarezes in their search for answers.

Teacher's Guide with a flexible format, discussion questions designed to be adapted and used according to teachers' needs.

A read-aloud-centered resource designed to support multilingual learners in preschool and kindergarten.

Published in collaboration with Indigenous Education Press, this groundbreaking early reader series strengthens phonics skills. The Drumbeat Decodable Book Collection provides the systematic practice children require to become phonics-wise readers.

Bebop Books®, the exclusive imprint from Lee & Low Books, publishes content-rich books that support early literacy learning in English and Spanish for emergent and early readers.

Our literacy team created this resource to help caregivers learn how to build excitement before reading with their child, improve comprehension, and create discussion about the books they read.

Looking to build a diverse home library for your family? Adapted from our popular Classroom Library Questionnaire, this resource encourages parents and caregivers to broaden the types of books you read at home.

Audiobooks are beneficial in supporting students in their literacy development and also allow for parent–family literacy connections at home. This guide provides suggested activities that complement your existing resources or lesson plans.