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Book List

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


Be Persistent Books

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Be Persistent

¡Sí, Se Puede! / Yes, We Can!

By Luis Rodríguez Diana CohnCinco Puntos Press

Carlitos no puede pensar en una manera de mantener a su madre hasta que la ve en la televisión dando un discurso, y luego consigue que su clase lo ayude.

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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 Persistent

Chu’s First Day of School

By Neil GaimanHarper an imprint of Harper Collins Publishers

A young panda experiences the first day of school and the fears that come with it.

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Be Persistent

Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl’s Courage Changed Music 

By Margarita EngleHMH Books for Young Readers

Follows a girl in the 1920s as she strives to become a drummer, despite being continually reminded that only boys play the drums.

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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 Persistent, Be Safe

Everyone Can Learn to Ride a Bicycle

By Chris RaschkaSchwartz & Wade Books

A father teaches his daughter all about riding a bicycle, from selecting equipment to trying again after a fall.

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Be Persistent

Flight School 

By Lita JudgeAtheneum Books for Young Readers

Little Penguin, who has the “soul of an eagle,” enrolls in flight school.

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