Quantity of Titles Per Set (30)
Social emotional learning read alouds help students discuss feelings, observe behaviors, talk about family relationships, and develop an understanding of perseverance.
Titles may change based on availability.
It was Danilito's first day in America. His family has just made a long, exhausting move from the Caribbean to New York City. The ocean and the palm trees he is familiar with are now replaced by tall buildings and crowded streets. Danilito is scared. But his worries disappear the next morning when he wakes up and Papa leads him on a magical trip of discovery. A gentle and uplifting story of coming to America.
Disliking her name as written in English, Korean-born Yoon, or "shining wisdom," refers to herself as "cat," "bird," and "cupcake," as a way to feel more comfortable in her new school and new country.
Amelia hates traveling along the roads around her, until one day, she discovers an "accidental road” with a warm and comforting discovery at its end. The richly colored illustrations bring to life the landscape of California's Central Valley farmland. Translated from Amelia's Road, El camino de Amelia is an inspirational tale about the importance of home.
Kalak lives with his family in a part of the world where the nests are old, the roofs are all damaged, the earth is dry, and there is never enough food. One day, they decide to leave everything behind, and fly off to a new part of the world…
No one wants to play with Lucy on her first day of school, so the teacher gives her some chalk. Lucy begins to draw animals in the patio and doesn’t realize that Zac and Yair are watching her. Little by little, Lucy, Zac and Yair overcome their shyness, stop feeling alone in the new school and become best friends.
Rosie may seem quiet during the day, but at night she’s a brilliant inventor of gizmos and gadgets who dreams of becoming a great engineer. When her great-great-aunt Rose (Rosie the Riveter) comes for a visit and mentions her one unfinished goal–to fly–Rosie sets to work building a contraption to make her aunt’s dream come true. But when her contraption doesn’t fly but rather hovers for a moment and then crashes, Rosie deems the invention a failure. On the contrary, Aunt Rose inisists that Rosie’s contraption was a raging success. You can only truly fail, she explains, if you quit.
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