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ARTART – – use picture use picture books for older books for older readers to introduce readers to introduce artists or art artists or art techniquestechniques Frida Kahlo biography, Frida Kahlo biography,
Javaka Steptoe booksJavaka Steptoe books
SOCIAL STUDIESSOCIAL STUDIES – – use historical fiction use historical fiction to introduce the to introduce the minority viewpoint in minority viewpoint in important eventsimportant events Birchbark House Birchbark House by by
Louise ErdrichLouise Erdrich ,, An An Innocent Soldier Innocent Soldier by by Josef HolubJosef Holub, Samir and , Samir and Yonatan Yonatan by Daniella by Daniella CarmiCarmi
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SCIENCESCIENCE – use – use books that introduce a books that introduce a minority viewpoint or minority viewpoint or minority contributionminority contribution The Earth Dragon The Earth Dragon
Awakes: The San Awakes: The San Francisco Earthquake of Francisco Earthquake of 1906 1906 by Laurence Yep by Laurence Yep complements the study complements the study of plate tectonics, of plate tectonics, earthquakes earthquakes
MATHMATH – – use multicultural books to introduce counting in the lower grades Just a Minute: A Just a Minute: A
Trickster Tale and Trickster Tale and Counting Book Counting Book by Yuyi Morales
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LANGUAGE ARTSLANGUAGE ARTS
– – introduce introduce multicultural books for multicultural books for book reports book reports assignments, poetry, assignments, poetry, theme-related studiestheme-related studies In Daddy’s ArmsIn Daddy’s Arms by by
Javaka Steptoe, Javaka Steptoe, The The Afterlife Afterlife by Gary Soto, by Gary Soto, A A Step from Heaven Step from Heaven by by An NaAn Na
FOREIGN FOREIGN LANGUAGELANGUAGE – use – use picture books, poetry picture books, poetry or short stories to or short stories to introduce foreign introduce foreign culturescultures Marimba! Animales
from A to Z by Pat by Pat Mora, Mora, Baseball in AprilBaseball in April by Gary Sotoby Gary Soto
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