Summer of Discovery -- Our Connected World

"Sharing a conversation about the earth, its inhabitants, and what Freedom means to them, a mother and her child dance through questions about life, love, and family"--back cover.

In this picture book, a boy writes a letter to an imagined alien, explaining all the things he will need to know about Earth and the people who live here--and adding a postscript asking what the alien might look like.

"Pepe wakes up early. There's a festival today! He's going to the city with his family.... Amigos and familia will attend a celebration, honoring Hispanic people all across the nation." --from back cover.

This lyrical and extremely timely picture book illuminates the many different migrants who have made their homes in North America through the centuries.

"Frustrated by a day full of teachers and classmates mispronouncing her beautiful name, a little girl tells her mother she never wants to come back to school. In response, the girl's mother teaches her about the musicality of African, Asian, Black-American, Latinx, and Middle Eastern names on their lyrical walk home through the city. Empowered by this newfound understanding, the young girl is ready to return the next day to share her knowledge with...