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3) Going places
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Rafael has looked forward to the Going Places contest and builds his go-cart from a kit in record time, but his neighbor, Maya, has a much more interesting and creative idea for her entry and Rafael decides to help.
4) The artist
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"A brave little artist goes on an epic adventure to share her creativity with the world, adding color and life to a drab, gray city"--
8) Kenya's art
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Instructed to get rid of all her broken toys, Kenya, with the help of her father, recycles them into art for her class project.
10) Drawing Deena
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When aspiring artist Deena's anxiety reaches a breaking point, both she and her mother learn the importance of asking for help, and that, with the right support, she can create something truly beautiful.
12) Be a maker
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Illustrations and simple, rhyming text invite the reader to make everything from a tower to a charitable donation, alone or with neighbors.
13) The smart cookie
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"This cookie has never felt like a smart cookie no matter how hard she tries, especially in comparison to all the clever cupcakes and brilliant rolls in the bakery. Will a dash of creativity and a sprinkle of confidence be enough to help her learn that perfect scores and having all the answers aren't the only ingredients for intelligence?"--
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"What do you do with a problem? Especially one that follows you around and doesn't seem to be going away? Do you worry about it? Ignore it? Do you run and hide from it? This is the story of a persistent problem and the child who isn't so sure what to make of it. The longer the problem is avoided, the bigger it seems to get. But when the child finally musters up the courage to face it, the problem turns out to be something quite different than it appeared."--Book...
15) Meet Yasmin!
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In this compilation of four separately published books, Pakistani American second grader Yasmin learns to cope with the small problems of school and home, while gaining confidence in her own skills and creative abilities.
16) What if
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A child who likes to draw and write stories imagines what would happen if there were no pencils, paper, or other tools for being creative.
17) Pencilvania
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Twelve-year-old Zora finds herself transported into a fantastic world where all of her drawings have come to life.
18) Sun
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Sun loves playing soccer but after seeing his brother, Pablo, making art he goes on an adventure with a fox and reconnects with his creative side.
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Principal Klutz has invited a special guest to Ella Mentry School. Her name is Miss Aker, and she's going to show A.J. and his friends how to create cool things out of materials like balloons, straws, and even Popsicle sticks! But what happens when they make a robot so smart, it plans to rule the world? Can anyone stop it?!
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Diverse Books - African/Black Experience in the World
Diverse Books - Celebrating Diversity
Picture Books for Black Lives
Diverse Books - Celebrating Diversity
Picture Books for Black Lives
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"When you live at the edge of the no-go desert, you need to make your own fun. That's when you and your brothers get inventive and build a bike from scratch, using everyday items like an old milk pot (maybe Mum is using it, maybe not), a bent bucket seat, and bashed tin-can handles. The end result is a spectacular bike, perfect for going bumpetty bump over the sand hills, past your fed-up mum, and right through your mud-for-walls home."--Back cover....
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