Icing on the Cake: Food Idioms (A Multicultural Book)

Icing on the Cake: Food Idioms (A Multicultural Book)

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  • Author: Troon Harrison
  • Publisher: Language Lizard Idiom
  • ISBN: 9781951787042
  • Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 34

A multicultural book that teaches English idioms about food. Includes popular idioms, idiom meanings, example sentences, and colorful illustrations of characters and settings from around the world. This book also provides an English audio recording and links to teaching resources. This is a great resource for diverse classrooms!


Fresh as a Daisy

Fresh as a Daisy

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  • Author: Diane Costa
  • Publisher:
  • ISBN: 9781951787080
  • Category :
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 34

A multicultural book that teaches English idioms about nature. Includes popular idioms, idiom meanings, example sentences, and colorful illustrations of characters and settings from around the world. This book also provides an English audio recording and links to teaching resources. This is a great resource for diverse classrooms!


We Can Do It!

We Can Do It!

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  • Author: Laura Dwight
  • Publisher: Star Bright Books
  • ISBN: 9781595720337
  • Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 42

Five preschool children with disabilities lead full, productive, and happy lives because they believe "We Can Do It!


How to Talk to a Tiger . . . And Other Animals

How to Talk to a Tiger . . . And Other Animals

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  • Author: Jason Bittel
  • Publisher: Abrams
  • ISBN: 1647004594
  • Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 64

A quirky compendium of animal chatterboxes Ever wanted to talk to a tiger? Or chatter with a cheetah? Or yak with a yak? This book brings together a babble of more than 100 beasties and explores the amazing ways they talk to each other. From fish that fart to alligators that dunk to fire worms that flash, you’ll discover that wildlife have the strangest ways of sending a message . . .


My Brother Otto

My Brother Otto

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  • Author: Meg Raby
  • Publisher: Gibbs Smith
  • ISBN: 1423652908
  • Category : Juvenile Fiction
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 21

This engaging picture book shows everyday life with little crow siblings when one of them is on the autism spectrum. My Brother Otto is a child-friendly, endearing, and fun picture book for children about the love, acceptance, and understanding a sister, Piper, has for her little brother Otto, who is on the autism spectrum. The book provides explanations for Otto’s differences and quirkiness in an easy-to-understand language, and highlights Otto’s desires for adventure and love—just like his peers. To be more specific, My Brother Otto is a sweet story about a sister and a brother who engage in common, everyday experiences in their own unique way with the idea that kindness and understanding always win! Lexile: 570L Meg Raby holds a Master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology with a certification in Autism Spectrum Disorders from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, and has several years of experience working with children ages 2–17 on the autism spectrum. Meg recently started a booming handle on Instagram, called @bedtime.stories.forevermore, promoting literacy and highlighting only the best in children’s books. This is her first book. Elisa Pallmer studied design at Escuela de Diseño del INBA and English Literature at the National Autonomous University of Mexico. Her focus is on illustrations for children, and she lives in Mexico City.


Not Every Princess

Not Every Princess

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  • Author: Jeffrey Bone
  • Publisher: American Psychological Association
  • ISBN: 1433817853
  • Category : Juvenile Fiction
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 18

Not Every Princess takes readers on a journey that gently questions the rigid construction of gender roles and inspires readers to access their imaginations and challenge societal expectations. Also includes a “Note to Parents by the authors, Jeffrey Bone, PhD and Lisa Bone, PsyD.


A Friend for Henry

A Friend for Henry

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  • Author: Jenn Bailey
  • Publisher: Chronicle Books
  • ISBN: 1452175314
  • Category : Juvenile Fiction
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 37

In Classroom Six, second left down the hall, Henry has been on the lookout for a friend. A friend who shares. A friend who listens. Maybe even a friend who likes things to stay the same and all in order, as Henry does. But on a day full of too close and too loud, when nothing seems to go right, will Henry ever find a friend—or will a friend find him? With insight and warmth, this heartfelt story from the perspective of a boy on the autism spectrum celebrates the everyday magic of friendship.


Different Like Me

Different Like Me

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  • Author: Jennifer Elder
  • Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
  • ISBN: 1843108151
  • Category : Juvenile Fiction
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 51

Profiles twenty famous individuals who may have been autistic, including Albert Einstein, Andy Warhol, Dian Fossey, and Glen Gould.


Disability Rights Movement

Disability Rights Movement

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  • Author: Amy Hayes
  • Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
  • ISBN: 1499426798
  • Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 34

People with disabilities have faced great struggle and inequality. This volume explores the ways in which people with disabilities have fought for their right to equal access, equal opportunities, and equal treatment. Key figures and events are highlighted to give readers a well-rounded sense of the movement. Photographs and primary sources bring the movement to life. Readers are challenged to think about what could be changed in the future to help people with disabilities live a full, fair life.


Building Bridges with Bilingual Books and Multicultural Resources

Building Bridges with Bilingual Books and Multicultural Resources

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  • Author: Anneke Vanmarcke Forzani
  • Publisher:
  • ISBN: 9781951787004
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 236

This manual provides K-5 educators and homeschooling parents with tools for culturally responsive teaching including lessons to engage dual language learners and families, diversity activities to support literacy and language awareness, and games and resources to promote cultural awareness and understanding. The book includes numerous multicultural lesson plans that use bilingual books and diversity activities to support literacy development and build culturally inclusive classrooms. The lessons meet Common Core Standards and include detailed procedures, assessments, cross-curricular extension activities, and vocabulary-building flashcards. Each lesson incorporates optional ESL activities, accommodations for language learners, and suggestions for involving dual language families. Also included in the book are games, foods, and crafts from around the world; diverse language profiles; handouts to build community in the classroom; and unique holidays to celebrate diversity.Written by multicultural education expert and founder of Language Lizard, Anneke Forzani; Coordinator of the Master's of Education program in Applied Studies and Teaching at West Chester University, Heather Leaman; and two practicing elementary school teachers.