Summer of Discovery -- Our Connected World

 

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1. If you come to Earth

Book cover for If you come to Earth.
Author:
Blackall, Sophie
Formats:
Book, Book with Audio CD, Hoopla eBook, OverDrive eBook, Read-Along Book
Description:
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.

2. Juneteenth for Mazie

Book cover for Juneteenth for Mazie.
Author:
Cooper, Floyd
Formats:
Book, Hoopla eAudiobook, Hoopla eBook, OverDrive eAudiobook, OverDrive eBook, Read-Along Book
Description:
"Little Mazie wants the freedom to stay up late, but her father explains what freedom really means in the story of Juneteenth, and how her ancestors celebrated their true freedom." -- SkyRiver

3. One love

Book cover for One love.
Author:
Marley, Cedella
Formats:
Book, Board Book, OverDrive eBook, Read-Along Book
Description:
In this illustrated version of Bob Marley's song, a young girl enlists her friends, family, and community to transform their neighborhood for the better.

4. Your name is a song

Book cover for Your name is a song.
Author:
Thompkins-Bigelow, Jamilah
Formats:
Book, Hoopla eBook, OverDrive eBook, Read-Along Book
Description:
"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...