3rd Grade

William Kamkwamba's childhood ingenuity turns scrap materials and observation into a windmill that helps his village.

A young immigrant girl in 1929 New York discovers a library branch that opens a wider world of language, books, and possibility.

As her great-aunt prepares to move from Miami, a girl helps carry family memory from Cuba into the next home.

A fruit bat raised among birds becomes a story about difference, adaptation, and finding your own kind without losing love.

Ruby's small worry grows bigger and bigger until she learns what happens when worries are named and shared.

This lively bilingual biography introduces Tito Puente through rhythm, performance, and the joy of making people dance.

Paula Young Shelton recalls what it was like to grow up inside the daily reality of the civil rights movement.

A little reindeer escapes the circus and finds a new purpose in a magical Christmas origin story.

This biography introduces Claudette Colvin and the youth activism behind a major civil-rights moment.

Troy Andrews's New Orleans childhood comes alive through brass bands, practice, and neighborhood sound.