Grades 1 to 2

In March On! The Day My Brother Martin Changed the World, ($17.99) Christine King Farris gives us a first-person account of the Civil Rights Movement and how her brother — Rev.

First published in 1980, Professor Noah’s Spaceship ($16.95), by Brian Wildsmith, offered a thrilling science-fiction introduction to ecological issues and the inter-connectedness of all t

Is a birthmark a disability? Only if you’re surrounded by people who think it is.

A Little Peace ($16.95), by Barbara Kerley, shows children that seeds of peace are all over the world and can be found in a soccer game in Iraq, in children holding hands in New Mexico, in

Amadi’s Snowman ($16.95), by Katia Novet Saint-Lot, is the story of a boy in Nigeria who thinks that it is silly to learn how to read.

Hope Is An Open Heart ($16.99), by Lauren Thompson, offers children an introduction to the concept of hope. It is paired with magnificent photographs of children from around the world.

Barbara Meislin’s 2005 book No One Can Ever Steal Your Rainbow ($19.75) won fans and awards with its message of hope.

In A Lesson My Cat Taught Me ($6.95), by Saul Weber, a young girl named Jennifer finds a friendly cat to bring home even though her family already has a cat (named Mr. Tickles).

Animal Poems of the Iguazú/Animalario del Iguazú ($16.95) celebrates the award-winning Chicano poet Francisco X.