On-line Read Alouds and Resources: Diverse Representation in Children's Literature

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3	Baseball Saved Us	Grade Level 3-5, GRL O	Shorty and his family, along with thousands of Japanese Americans, are sent to an internment camp after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Fighting the heat and dust of the desert, Shorty and his father decide to build a baseball diamond and form a league in order to boost the spirits of the internees. Shorty quickly learns that he is playing not only to win, but to gain dignity and self-respect as well. (From Goodreads)	Read Aloud Educator Resources Smithsonian Mini-Lesson on Japanese Internment
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5	A Different Pond	Grade Level K-3	As a young boy, Bao Phi awoke early, hours before his father's long workday began, to fish on the shores of a small pond in Minneapolis. Unlike many other anglers, Bao and his father fished for food, not recreation. A successful catch meant a fed family. Between hope-filled casts, Bao's father told him about a different pond in their homeland	Read Aloud Educator Resources Interactive Read Aloud - Reader stops and asks questions/talks - aimed at younger students (From Goodreads) Educator Resources for Interactive Read Aloud - vocab, summary, craft activity
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7	A Map Into the World	Grade Level K-3, GRL P	As the seasons change, so too does a young Hmong girl's world. She moves into a new home with her family and encounters both birth and death. As this curious girl explores life inside her house and beyond, she collects bits of the natural world. But who are her treasures for? (From Goodreads)	Read Aloud by the Author Back Story
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9	The Day I Became A Canadian	Grade Level 2-4	This book aligns with the Grade 4 Social Studies unit on Canada. On a snowy morning, little Xiao Ling Li and her parents are about to take part in a ceremony one that will make them Canadian citizens. To record the day for her new brother or sister, she decides to keep a scrapbook to treasure the day. (From Goodreads	Read Aloud
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11	The Name Jar	Grade Level K-2, GRL N	The new kid in school needs a new name! Or does she? Being the new kid in school is hard enough, but what about when nobody can pronounce your name? Having just moved from Korea, Unhei is anxious that American kids will like her. So instead of introducing herself on the first day of school, she tells the class that she will choose a name by the following week. (From Goodreads)	Read Aloud Educator Resources From Welcoming Schools - resources supporting GLBTQ+ students
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13	Cora Cooks Pancit	Grade Level K-3, GRL M	Cora loves being in the kitchen, but she always gets stuck doing the kid jobs like licking the spoon. One day, however, when her older sisters and brother head out, Cora finally gets the chance to be Mama's assistant chef. And of all the delicious Filipino dishes that dance through Cora's head, she and Mama decide to make pancit, her favorite noodle dish. (From Goodreads)	Read Aloud by Author Educator Resources
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15	Sixteen Years in Sixteen Seconds	Grade Level 3-5, GRL Q	The inspirational true story of Sammy Lee, a Korean American who overcame discrimination to realize both his father's desire that he become a doctor and his own dream of becoming an Olympic champion diver. (From Goodreads)	Read Aloud Author Interview Educators Resources
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17	King for a Day	Grade Level 3-5, GRL N	This lively, contemporary story introduces readers to a centuries-old Pakastani festival and the traditional sport of kite fighting, and to a spirited, determined young boy who masters the sport while finding his own way to face and overcome life’s challenges. (From Goodreads)	Read Aloud by the Author Educator Resources
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19	The Happiest Tree	Grade Level K-3, GRL N	Embarrassed by her clumsiness, eight-year-old Meena, an Asian Indian American girl, is reluctant to appear in the school play until she gains self-confidence by practicing yoga. (From Goodreads)	Read Aloud Author Interview Educator Resources
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21	Round is a Mooncake	Grade Level PreK-2, GRL J	A little girl's neighborhood becomes a discovery ground of things round, square and rectangular. Many of the objects are Asian in origin, other universal: round rice bowls and a found pebble, square dim sum and pizza boxes, rectangular Chinese lace and a very special pencil case. (From Goodreads)	Read Aloud Educator Resources Grace Lin - Illustrator talk
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