Top Books about Maya Angelou for Kids
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Keep reading for 10 biographies and picture books featuring Maya Angelou. Maya Angelou, an American author, poet and civil rights activist, rose to prominence with the publication of “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” in 1969. You may know her from her poetry or biographies, but did you know she wrote books for kids also! This book list includes picture book biographies about Maya Angelou as well as poetry she has written for children. Let’s get started! This post contains affiliate links. If you click and make a purchase, we earn a commission at NO extra cost to you. For more information, ple ..read more
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10 Illuminating Children’s Books About the Little Rock Nine
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: : Introduce kids to the Little Rock 9 with these 10 enlightening books. : : As a child of the ’80s/’90s, I grew up watching Oprah. She had all the best guests, covered enlightening topics, and never shied away from controversy. One specific episode I remembered featured the Little Rock 9, 9 African American students who integrated Central High School in 1957, confronting and speaking with the white students who tormented them and harassed them. Some clips from this episode are available on Youtube, but if you would rather learn about the Little Rock 9 through books, then keep reading! The li ..read more
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10 Engaging YA Books Set in Arkansas
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: : Inside: 10 must-read middle grade novels and YA books set in Arkansas : : Have you ever wondered why Arkansas and Kansas are pronounced differently? It turns out that Kansas is the English pronunciation, and Arkansas is the French pronunciation, as Arkansas was named for the French plural of a Native American tribe. I love learning little trivia bits like that. It was one of the reasons I loved our 50 states study so much. Another reason was we did a chapter book read aloud for each state which meant my daughters and I read 50 books together! They still refer to some states as, “What book ..read more
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8 Splendid Picture Books Set In Arkansas
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Keep reading for picture books set in Arkansas that kids will love! People have a love/hate relationship with Amazon. I, for one, love it! It’s easy to use, items get to your house quickly, and that’s not even all the perks of Amazon Prime! But another awesome thing about Amazon is that independent authors and publishers can put their books on Amazon for us to enjoy. Two books from this post, Beau Goes to the Arkansas State Parks and Down Home In Arkansas, are examples and they are simply adorable! One is about a dog who takes us on a tour of Arkansas’s 52 state parks, and the other is about a ..read more
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10 Informative Books about Cesar Chavez for Kids
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: : Inside: 10 children’s books about Cesar Chavez that families will love! : : Did you know Barack Obama borrowed a Cesar Chavez slogan, “Si, se puede” or “Yes, we can”, for his presidential campaign slogan? Si, se puede was one of the rallying cries of the United Farm Workers, an organization devoted to defending the rights of farmhands and field workers across the country. Cesar Chavez was born in Yuma, Arizona in 1927 but moved to California during the Great Depression after his family lost their family farm. His family were migrant farm workers and after a stint in the U.S. Navy, working ..read more
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9 Excellent Children’s Books about the Navajo Code Talkers
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: : Inside: 5+ books about the Navajo Code Talkers for kids! : : Did you know that the Navajo code talkers took part in every assault the U.S. Marines conducted in the Pacific from 1942 to 1945? During WWII, there was a great need for an unbreakable code. Philip Johnston, the son missionary to the Navajo who was reared on the Navajo reservation and was one of the few non-Navajos who spoke their language, came up with the idea for the Navajo Code Talker program. He read a news article about Native American soldiers who delivered messages during Army training exercises in their native tongue, a ..read more
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10 Memorable Children’s Books about the Navajo
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Keep reading for 10 kids books about the Navajo that are sure to be their new favorite! The Navajo are the Native American people of the Southwestern United States living in New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah. As of 2021, the Navajo Nation is the largest federally recognized tribe in the U.S. with around 400,000 recognized members. Their land, the Navajo Nation, extends about 27,000 square miles covering the areas of northern Arizona, northwest New Mexico and southeast Utah. The Navajo call themselves Dinéh, meaning The People. They are known for their blanket and rug weaving, sand painting as wel ..read more
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10 Adorable Picture Books about Cactus
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Keep reading for 10 parent-approve children’s books about cactuses! Anyone who has taken a trip with kids knows to expect the unexpected. When my kids started going across the country with their dad in a semi, I never would have predicted that one of their favorite things would a cactus! My oldest loves the barrel cactus and I am a huge fan of saguaros! It just goes to show you never know where the road will lead you. Like, I never thought there would be so many songs about rainbows, I mean so many books about cacti! FYI: cactus can be pluralized in the following ways: cacti, cactuses, and ca ..read more
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10 Fun Children’s Books About Desert Animals
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: : Inside: 10 picture books about desert animals to add to your home library! : : I don’t know about you but I love learning about animals that live in harsh climates. It’s so interesting to learn about the special adaptations that allow them to survive in harsh conditions. Desert animals are no exception! Take the Sonoran Pronghorn. They can eat and digest plants that other herbivores won’t touch, including dry grasses and even cactuses. And many desert animals, including the elf owl, get enough water from the food they consume that they can survive in areas that entirely lack surface water ..read more
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10 Amazing Picture Books about the Desert
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Keep reading for 10 children’s books about the desert to share with your kids! Did you know there was such a thing as cold deserts? A desert is defined as a region that receives very little rainfall. Cold deserts have hot summers but extremely cold winters and the Gobi desert is an excellent example. However, most of us think of hot, sandy areas when we think of deserts. So most of the books on this list feature hot deserts. I have divided the list into books into books with a desert or southwest flair and the more traditional nonfiction books about deserts. Don’t shy away from the nonfiction ..read more
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