Nana Akua Goes to School

Zura is worried about how her classmates will react to her Ghanaian Nana's tattoos on Grandparents Day, but Nana finds a way to show how special and meaningful they are. 

Nana Akua Goes to School

Tricia Elam Walker
(Juvenile Picture Books - Ej Wal)


Zura is worried about how her classmates will react to her Ghanaian Nana's tattoos on Grandparents Day, but Nana finds a way to show how special and meaningful they are. 

Black Experiences

  • King of Kindergarten


  • Finding Langston


  • Get on the Ice, Mo!


  • From the Desk of Zoe Washington


  • All Because You Matter


  • Indigo and Ida


  • Hey Black Child


  • Ellis Johnson Might Be Famous


  • All Because You Matter


  • Swim Team


  • Get on the Ice, Mo!


  • Lifting As We Climb: Black Women's Battle for the Ballot Box


  • Finding Langston


  • Ellis Johnson Might Be Famous


  • Black Boy Joy: 17 Stories Celebrating Black Boyhood


  • Nana Akua Goes to School


  • Black is a Rainbow Color


  • Lifting As We Climb: Black Women's Battle for the Ballot Box


  • We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963


  • Cool Cuts


  • Swim Team


  • King of Kindergarten


  • The Nature Journal: A Backyard Adventure


  • Cool Cuts


  • Black Boy Joy: 17 Stories Celebrating Black Boyhood


  • We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963


  • The Year We Learned to Fly


  • Ellie Engle Saves Herself


  • From the Desk of Zoe Washington


  • Ellie Engle Saves Herself


  • Nana Akua Goes to School


  • Parker Grows a Garden


  • Indigo and Ida


  • The Nature Journal: A Backyard Adventure


  • Black is a Rainbow Color


  • Parker Grows a Garden


  • Hey Black Child


  • The Year We Learned to Fly


The Nature Journal: A Backyard Adventure

Connecting with his busy dad over their love of nature, Tim goes through his dad's old nature journals, which inspire him to go on adventures of his own and record all the things he finds to share with his dad.

The Nature Journal: A Backyard Adventure

Savannah Allen
(Juvenile Picture Books - Ej All)


Connecting with his busy dad over their love of nature, Tim goes through his dad's old nature journals, which inspire him to go on adventures of his own and record all the things he finds to share with his dad.

Black Experiences

  • Black Boy Joy: 17 Stories Celebrating Black Boyhood


  • All Because You Matter


  • Black is a Rainbow Color


  • Parker Grows a Garden


  • The Nature Journal: A Backyard Adventure


  • The Year We Learned to Fly


  • Nana Akua Goes to School


  • Ellie Engle Saves Herself


  • Swim Team


  • Black is a Rainbow Color


  • Lifting As We Climb: Black Women's Battle for the Ballot Box


  • Finding Langston


  • Finding Langston


  • Get on the Ice, Mo!


  • Hey Black Child


  • The Nature Journal: A Backyard Adventure


  • Cool Cuts


  • King of Kindergarten


  • Parker Grows a Garden


  • The Year We Learned to Fly


  • Ellis Johnson Might Be Famous


  • Hey Black Child


  • Cool Cuts


  • From the Desk of Zoe Washington


  • Get on the Ice, Mo!


  • King of Kindergarten


  • Ellie Engle Saves Herself


  • Nana Akua Goes to School


  • Indigo and Ida


  • From the Desk of Zoe Washington


  • Ellis Johnson Might Be Famous


  • Indigo and Ida


  • Lifting As We Climb: Black Women's Battle for the Ballot Box


  • We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963


  • Black Boy Joy: 17 Stories Celebrating Black Boyhood


  • We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963


  • All Because You Matter


  • Swim Team


Get on the Ice, Mo!

Mo is new to ice hockey and is having trouble staying upright on the ice, but his desire to help the team motivates him to keep getting better.

Get on the Ice, Mo!

David A. Adler
(Juvenile Early Readers - J-ER Adl)


Mo is new to ice hockey and is having trouble staying upright on the ice, but his desire to help the team motivates him to keep getting better.

Black Experiences

  • The Year We Learned to Fly


  • Hey Black Child


  • Cool Cuts


  • Black Boy Joy: 17 Stories Celebrating Black Boyhood


  • From the Desk of Zoe Washington


  • Parker Grows a Garden


  • Swim Team


  • Ellie Engle Saves Herself


  • Indigo and Ida


  • Nana Akua Goes to School


  • King of Kindergarten


  • Get on the Ice, Mo!


  • The Nature Journal: A Backyard Adventure


  • Hey Black Child


  • The Year We Learned to Fly


  • All Because You Matter


  • Ellis Johnson Might Be Famous


  • Swim Team


  • Parker Grows a Garden


  • King of Kindergarten


  • The Nature Journal: A Backyard Adventure


  • Ellie Engle Saves Herself


  • Lifting As We Climb: Black Women's Battle for the Ballot Box


  • Black is a Rainbow Color


  • Get on the Ice, Mo!


  • Black Boy Joy: 17 Stories Celebrating Black Boyhood


  • Finding Langston


  • Indigo and Ida


  • Black is a Rainbow Color


  • Lifting As We Climb: Black Women's Battle for the Ballot Box


  • From the Desk of Zoe Washington


  • All Because You Matter


  • Ellis Johnson Might Be Famous


  • Cool Cuts


  • Finding Langston


  • We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963


  • We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963


  • Nana Akua Goes to School


Cool Cuts

This affirming, joyful celebration of the diversity of Black self-expression is told through illustrations of hairstyles and an empowering refrain. 

Cool Cuts

Mechal Renee Roe
(Juvenile Picture Books - Ej Roe)


This affirming, joyful celebration of the diversity of Black self-expression is told through illustrations of hairstyles and an empowering refrain. 

Black Experiences

  • Nana Akua Goes to School


  • Finding Langston


  • Swim Team


  • Nana Akua Goes to School


  • Ellie Engle Saves Herself


  • The Year We Learned to Fly


  • We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963


  • Swim Team


  • Hey Black Child


  • From the Desk of Zoe Washington


  • Parker Grows a Garden


  • Black Boy Joy: 17 Stories Celebrating Black Boyhood


  • Ellie Engle Saves Herself


  • Lifting As We Climb: Black Women's Battle for the Ballot Box


  • The Nature Journal: A Backyard Adventure


  • The Nature Journal: A Backyard Adventure


  • Black is a Rainbow Color


  • From the Desk of Zoe Washington


  • Black is a Rainbow Color


  • Ellis Johnson Might Be Famous


  • Ellis Johnson Might Be Famous


  • All Because You Matter


  • King of Kindergarten


  • Get on the Ice, Mo!


  • Parker Grows a Garden


  • Cool Cuts


  • Hey Black Child


  • Cool Cuts


  • Black Boy Joy: 17 Stories Celebrating Black Boyhood


  • King of Kindergarten


  • Get on the Ice, Mo!


  • Indigo and Ida


  • We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963


  • Finding Langston


  • Indigo and Ida


  • All Because You Matter


  • Lifting As We Climb: Black Women's Battle for the Ballot Box


  • The Year We Learned to Fly


The Birchbark House

Omakayas, a 7-year-old Native American girl of the Ojibwa tribe, lives through the joys of summer and the perils of winter on an island in Lake Superior in 1847. Recommended for ages 9–12.

The Birchbark House

Louise Erdrich
(Juvenile Fiction - J Erdrich)
Series: Birchbark House; 1


Omakayas, a 7-year-old Native American girl of the Ojibwa tribe, lives through the joys of summer and the perils of winter on an island in Lake Superior in 1847. Recommended for ages 9–12.

Native American Experiences

  • Rock Your Mocs


  • We Are Water Protectors


  • The People Shall Continue


  • Ancestor Approved: Intertribal stories for kids


  • Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story


  • Just Like Grandma


  • Ancestor Approved: Intertribal stories for kids


  • What Your Ribbon Skirt Means to Me: Deb Haaland’s Historic Inauguration


  • My Powerful Hair


  • The Storyteller


  • The Birchbark House


  • Race to the Sun


  • Biindigen! : Amik says welcome


  • My Powerful Hair


  • We Are Still Here: Native American truths everyone should know


  • Berry Song


  • Thunder Boy Jr.


  • Colonization and the Wampanoag story


  • We Are Water Protectors


  • We Still Belong


  • Rock Your Mocs


  • What the Eagle Sees: Indigenous Stories of Rebellion and Renewal


  • Colonization and the Wampanoag story


  • What the Eagle Sees: Indigenous Stories of Rebellion and Renewal


  • The People Shall Continue


  • We Are Still Here: Native American truths everyone should know


  • Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story


  • Sisters of the Neversea


  • Healer of the Water Monster


  • The Birchbark House


  • Healer of the Water Monster


  • What Your Ribbon Skirt Means to Me: Deb Haaland’s Historic Inauguration


  • Sisters of the Neversea


  • Just Like Grandma


  • The Storyteller


  • We Still Belong


  • Berry Song


  • Race to the Sun


  • Thunder Boy Jr.


  • Biindigen! : Amik says welcome


The People Shall Continue

This powerful story by a renowned Acoma Pueblo poet and storyteller traces the history of Indigenous Peoples of North America from the time of creation to the present. Recommended for ages 9–12.

The People Shall Continue

Simon J. Ortiz
(Juvenile Nonfiction - J 970.0049 Ort)


This powerful story by a renowned Acoma Pueblo poet and storyteller traces the history of Indigenous Peoples of North America from the time of creation to the present. Recommended for ages 9–12.

Native American Experiences

  • Colonization and the Wampanoag story


  • We Are Still Here: Native American truths everyone should know


  • The Birchbark House


  • Colonization and the Wampanoag story


  • Just Like Grandma


  • Biindigen! : Amik says welcome


  • Thunder Boy Jr.


  • We Are Water Protectors


  • Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story


  • Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story


  • Ancestor Approved: Intertribal stories for kids


  • We Still Belong


  • Berry Song


  • What the Eagle Sees: Indigenous Stories of Rebellion and Renewal


  • What the Eagle Sees: Indigenous Stories of Rebellion and Renewal


  • Berry Song


  • Biindigen! : Amik says welcome


  • We Are Still Here: Native American truths everyone should know


  • Race to the Sun


  • Rock Your Mocs


  • My Powerful Hair


  • The Storyteller


  • Just Like Grandma


  • Race to the Sun


  • My Powerful Hair


  • The Birchbark House


  • Healer of the Water Monster


  • Sisters of the Neversea


  • Sisters of the Neversea


  • The People Shall Continue


  • What Your Ribbon Skirt Means to Me: Deb Haaland’s Historic Inauguration


  • Rock Your Mocs


  • What Your Ribbon Skirt Means to Me: Deb Haaland’s Historic Inauguration


  • The Storyteller


  • The People Shall Continue


  • Ancestor Approved: Intertribal stories for kids


  • We Are Water Protectors


  • Thunder Boy Jr.


  • We Still Belong


  • Healer of the Water Monster


Race to the Sun

Guided by her Navajo ancestors, seventh grader Nizhoni Begay discovers she's descended from a holy woman and destined to become a monsterslayer, starting with the evil businessman who kidnapped her father. Includes a glossary of Navajo terms. Recommended for ages 9–12.

Race to the Sun

Rebecca Roanhorse
(Juvenile Fiction - J Roanhor)


Guided by her Navajo ancestors, seventh grader Nizhoni Begay discovers she's descended from a holy woman and destined to become a monsterslayer, starting with the evil businessman who kidnapped her father. Includes a glossary of Navajo terms. Recommended for ages 9–12.

Native American Experiences

  • What the Eagle Sees: Indigenous Stories of Rebellion and Renewal


  • The Storyteller


  • Colonization and the Wampanoag story


  • The People Shall Continue


  • Ancestor Approved: Intertribal stories for kids


  • Healer of the Water Monster


  • Race to the Sun


  • Rock Your Mocs


  • We Still Belong


  • My Powerful Hair


  • Berry Song


  • The Birchbark House


  • Thunder Boy Jr.


  • My Powerful Hair


  • Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story


  • Berry Song


  • Sisters of the Neversea


  • We Are Water Protectors


  • We Still Belong


  • What Your Ribbon Skirt Means to Me: Deb Haaland’s Historic Inauguration


  • Colonization and the Wampanoag story


  • We Are Still Here: Native American truths everyone should know


  • Ancestor Approved: Intertribal stories for kids


  • Race to the Sun


  • Rock Your Mocs


  • The Storyteller


  • Healer of the Water Monster


  • Biindigen! : Amik says welcome


  • The Birchbark House


  • We Are Still Here: Native American truths everyone should know


  • Thunder Boy Jr.


  • Just Like Grandma


  • What Your Ribbon Skirt Means to Me: Deb Haaland’s Historic Inauguration


  • Biindigen! : Amik says welcome


  • The People Shall Continue


  • What the Eagle Sees: Indigenous Stories of Rebellion and Renewal


  • Just Like Grandma


  • We Are Water Protectors


  • Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story


  • Sisters of the Neversea


What the Eagle Sees: Indigenous Stories of Rebellion and Renewal

What do people do when their civilization is invaded? Indigenous peoples have been faced with disease, war, broken promises, and forced assimilation. Despite crushing losses and insurmountable challenges, they formed new nations from the remnants of old ones, they adopted new ideas and built on them, they fought back, and they kept their cultures alive. Recommended for ages 9–12.

What the Eagle Sees: Indigenous Stories of Rebellion and Renewal

Eldon Yellowhorn
(Juvenile Nonfiction - J 970.0049 Yel)

What do people do when their civilization is invaded? Indigenous peoples have been faced with disease, war, broken promises, and forced assimilation. Despite crushing losses and insurmountable challenges, they formed new nations from the remnants of old ones, they adopted new ideas and built on them, they fought back, and they kept their cultures alive. Recommended for ages 9–12.

Native American Experiences

  • Colonization and the Wampanoag story


  • My Powerful Hair


  • Race to the Sun


  • The Storyteller


  • Thunder Boy Jr.


  • We Are Water Protectors


  • What Your Ribbon Skirt Means to Me: Deb Haaland’s Historic Inauguration


  • The People Shall Continue


  • Ancestor Approved: Intertribal stories for kids


  • Ancestor Approved: Intertribal stories for kids


  • Colonization and the Wampanoag story


  • Healer of the Water Monster


  • Berry Song


  • Rock Your Mocs


  • Race to the Sun


  • What the Eagle Sees: Indigenous Stories of Rebellion and Renewal


  • Healer of the Water Monster


  • What Your Ribbon Skirt Means to Me: Deb Haaland’s Historic Inauguration


  • Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story


  • Just Like Grandma


  • My Powerful Hair


  • Berry Song


  • We Are Still Here: Native American truths everyone should know


  • We Still Belong


  • The Storyteller


  • We Are Still Here: Native American truths everyone should know


  • Just Like Grandma


  • Rock Your Mocs


  • Thunder Boy Jr.


  • The People Shall Continue


  • The Birchbark House


  • Biindigen! : Amik says welcome


  • Biindigen! : Amik says welcome


  • What the Eagle Sees: Indigenous Stories of Rebellion and Renewal


  • Sisters of the Neversea


  • Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story


  • We Still Belong


  • We Are Water Protectors


  • Sisters of the Neversea


  • The Birchbark House


Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story

As children help a Native American grandmother make fry bread, this book delves into the history, social ways, food ways, and politics of America's 573 recognized Native American tribes. Recommended for ages 3–6.

Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story

Kevin Noble Maillard
(Juvenile Picture Books - Ej Mai)


As children help a Native American grandmother make fry bread, this book delves into the history, social ways, food ways, and politics of America's 573 recognized Native American tribes. Recommended for ages 3–6.

Native American Experiences

  • Race to the Sun


  • The People Shall Continue


  • Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story


  • Biindigen! : Amik says welcome


  • We Are Water Protectors


  • The Birchbark House


  • My Powerful Hair


  • What the Eagle Sees: Indigenous Stories of Rebellion and Renewal


  • We Are Still Here: Native American truths everyone should know


  • Rock Your Mocs


  • Biindigen! : Amik says welcome


  • The Birchbark House


  • We Are Still Here: Native American truths everyone should know


  • We Still Belong


  • Healer of the Water Monster


  • Rock Your Mocs


  • Thunder Boy Jr.


  • The Storyteller


  • Just Like Grandma


  • We Are Water Protectors


  • Ancestor Approved: Intertribal stories for kids


  • The People Shall Continue


  • The Storyteller


  • What the Eagle Sees: Indigenous Stories of Rebellion and Renewal


  • What Your Ribbon Skirt Means to Me: Deb Haaland’s Historic Inauguration


  • Colonization and the Wampanoag story


  • My Powerful Hair


  • Sisters of the Neversea


  • Thunder Boy Jr.


  • Berry Song


  • Race to the Sun


  • Berry Song


  • Healer of the Water Monster


  • Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story


  • Ancestor Approved: Intertribal stories for kids


  • Sisters of the Neversea


  • What Your Ribbon Skirt Means to Me: Deb Haaland’s Historic Inauguration


  • Colonization and the Wampanoag story


  • Just Like Grandma


  • We Still Belong


Thunder Boy Jr.

Little Thunder wants a name that separates him from his father, Big Thunder, and considers such options as "Touch the Sky" and "Drums, Drums, and More Drums" before his father helps him find the perfect alternative. Recommended for ages 3–6.

Thunder Boy Jr.

Sherman Alexie
(Juvenile Picture Books - Ej Ale)


Little Thunder wants a name that separates him from his father, Big Thunder, and considers such options as "Touch the Sky" and "Drums, Drums, and More Drums" before his father helps him find the perfect alternative. Recommended for ages 3–6.

Native American Experiences

  • We Are Still Here: Native American truths everyone should know


  • We Are Water Protectors


  • We Are Water Protectors


  • What the Eagle Sees: Indigenous Stories of Rebellion and Renewal


  • Thunder Boy Jr.


  • The Storyteller


  • Healer of the Water Monster


  • We Still Belong


  • We Are Still Here: Native American truths everyone should know


  • Thunder Boy Jr.


  • Biindigen! : Amik says welcome


  • My Powerful Hair


  • Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story


  • Biindigen! : Amik says welcome


  • What the Eagle Sees: Indigenous Stories of Rebellion and Renewal


  • Ancestor Approved: Intertribal stories for kids


  • Ancestor Approved: Intertribal stories for kids


  • Rock Your Mocs


  • Colonization and the Wampanoag story


  • Just Like Grandma


  • What Your Ribbon Skirt Means to Me: Deb Haaland’s Historic Inauguration


  • We Still Belong


  • Rock Your Mocs


  • The Birchbark House


  • The Storyteller


  • Berry Song


  • Berry Song


  • Race to the Sun


  • What Your Ribbon Skirt Means to Me: Deb Haaland’s Historic Inauguration


  • Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story


  • The People Shall Continue


  • Sisters of the Neversea


  • The Birchbark House


  • The People Shall Continue


  • Healer of the Water Monster


  • Sisters of the Neversea


  • Just Like Grandma


  • Colonization and the Wampanoag story


  • Race to the Sun


  • My Powerful Hair


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