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Book List

We’ve carefully curated book lists to go with each lesson.


Be a Leader Books

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Be a Leader, Be Persistent

At the Mountain’s Base

By Traci SorellKokila

At the mountain’s base sits a cabin under an old hickory tree. And in that cabin lives a family — loving, weaving, cooking, and singing.

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Be a Leader, Be Persistent

Bears at the Beach

By Shirley ParenteauCandlewick Press

Big Brown Bear and the four little bears have fun at the beach, filling their buckets with water and building a sandcastle.

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Be a Leader, Be a Neighbor

Career Day

By Anne F. RockwellHarperCollins Publishers

Children introduce their special visitors on Career Day and share their occupation.

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Be a Leader

Creo en Ti: 6 cuentos cortos para ayudarnos a tomar buenas decisions

By Anna MoratoBeascoa

El pensar por uno mismo, el aburrimiento, la paciencia, el manejo del enfado y el valor de las cosas realmente importantes, mediante metáforas muy sencillas y potentes.

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Be a Leader, Be Persistent

Emmanuel’s Dream

By Laurie Ann ThompsonSchwartz & Wade Books

The inspiring story of a West African youth who pursued an education, helped support his family and became a record-setting cyclist in spite of a disability.

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Be a Leader, Be Persistent, Be Curious

Helen Keller: The World at Her Fingertips

By Sarah AlbeeHarper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers

Presents the life and accomplishments of the deaf and blind woman who overcame her disabilities with the help of teacher Anne Sullivan to become a writer and speaker.

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Be a Leader

I Love My Purse

By Belle DeMontAnnick Press

Charlie loves the bright red purse that his grandmother let him have. One day, he decides to take it to school.

I Walk With Vanessa cover

Be an Ally, Be a Leader

I Walk With Vanessa

By Kerascoët Schwartz & Wade Books

When an elementary school girl witnesses a classmate being bullied, she feels helpless and angry that she doesn’t know how to help.

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