During a Juneteenth trip to a Black history museum to learn more about the end of slavery in the United States, Yasmin is so amazed by the exhibits that she gets lost, but while looking for help, she discovers that family togetherness is an important part of celebrating Juneteenth.
Yasmin is excited to celebrate Lunar New Year with her classmates, but she must first overcome her fear of dragons to join in the colorful festivities.
Pedro attends a colorful parade with his friend Katie Woo and her family to celebrate Chinese New Year, but when Katie goes missing Pedro is ready to come to the rescue.
Mindy is determined to enjoy her first Lunar New Year without her mom, but her old holiday traditions don't go quite as planned, and she has to find a way to create new ones.
In this first book of a brand new-chapter book series, a young girl is determined to be the first astronaut with hearing aids in space! Astrid is excited about her upcoming first year of Shooting Stars, a club dedicated to all things space, but now that her best friend Hallie is more interested in art Astrid is not sure her goal of becoming an astronaut will happen without her friend.
When she gets glasses, Heidi's friend Lucy gets a lot of attention at school, and eight-year-old Heidi decides that she must have glasses too, until her Aunt Trudy helps her to see that she really does not need them.
Zoe's dribbling and passing skills improve at wheelchair basketball camp, but she gets frustrated when she cannot make a basket--will her new friends be able to help her meet her goal?
Ali is annoyed by his little brother, but Fateh is just looking forward to a special treat! It's cooking day with Dadi! Ali is excited, but Fateh is getting in the way--as usual! Why does Fateh keep blowing in Ali's face? But when Dadi brings out the delicious treats, Ali realizes that his little brother might be a lot smarter than he thought! Ali the Great, by Yasmin author Saadia Faruqi, is a charming chapter book series about Pakistani American second grader Ali Tahir.
A fearless eight-year-old runs his own ghost patrol, looking for ghosts, monsters, and mischief makers everywhere in this adventure-filled chapter book series that's perfect for emerging readers.
On "Take Your Kid to Work Day," eight-year-old Archie discovers that his father drives a space taxi that shuttles aliens from one area of the universe to another.