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Accepting Gladness

IN THIS ISSUE Accepting Gladness Somehow, the start of another school year has come around again. Many educators are feeling an acute sense of exhaustion as they head into this year. Maybe we didn’t expect, but we hoped that this year would be closer to normal, more stable, with less of the chaos and fear that defined last year. But it looks as if what we have been given instead is another year where everything has been cast into doubt, where we don’t know if the structures we’ve spent a year and a half building and tending will stand up to this new onslaught, where people who were running on empty before are trying to find reserves beyond that, for themselves and for the staff and students they support. That’s…

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Indian Residential Schools A Shameful Story

CLASSROOM CONNECTIONS Preschool to Grade 12 Indian Residential Schools A Shameful Story The following titles, accommodating a wide range of readers, shed light on the long-term consequences and the shameful legacy of Indian residential schools. By Kay Weisman In May 2021, 215 unmarked children’s graves were discovered on the grounds of the Kamloops (BC) Indian Residential School. While a shock to many, the discovery came as no surprise to Indigenous communities whose family histories include many stories of children who disappeared while attending residential schools. Some background: Indian residential schools were established in the early nineteenth century in both the U.S. and Canada with the purpose of “civilizing” or assimilating Indigenous children into Euro-American culture. Most were run by various Christian churches; all focused on forced changes to their pupils, including…

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Free Digital Download

Free Digital Download Spirit Bear: Fishing for Knowledge, Catching Dreams: A True Story. By Cindy Blackstock. Illus. by Amanda Strong. K–Gr. 3. Spirit Bear learns about traditional Indigenous education and residential schools from Uncle Huckleberry and Lak’insxw, then travels to Algonquin territory to learn about Shannen Koostachin’s dream of safe schools for all Indigenous students. Blackstock (Gitxsan) and Strong’s (Michif) story is gently presented, but the disparities between Indigenous and non-Indigenous schools are readily apparent. This title is available as a free download at https://fncaringsociety.com/sites/default/files/spirit_bear_fishing_for_knowledge_catching_dreams_ebook.pdf…

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The Truth and Reconciliation Commission

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) was established in 2008 with the goal of promoting healing, educating, listening, and preparing recommendations for the Government of Canada regarding the residential-school system, experience, and legacy. Its final report, issued in 2015, details 94 calls to action, including the adoption of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. While the recommendations were generally well received, their implementation has been frustratingly slow. An electronic version of the commission’s full report can be found at publications.gc.ca/site/eng/9.807830/publication.html; the Calls to Action are available at trc.ca/assets/pdf/Calls_to_Action_English2.pdf…

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Talking with Kate Messner

BOOKS AND AUTHORS Grades 4 to 7 Talking with Kate Messner The writer and educator discusses her ongoing nonfiction History Smashers series, which focuses on correcting common misconceptions in American historical education, and talks about the importance of multiple viewpoints and an accessible voice. By Terrell A. Young, Deanna Day, and Barbara A. Ward A middle-school English teacher for 15 years, Kate Messner burst onto the children’s literature scene first with several middle-grade novels, then, in 2011, with her picture books Sea Monster’s First Day and Over and Under the Snow, and she’s been steadily amassing praise and honors for her subsequent titles. Not only does she write biographies (Dr. Fauci: How a Boy from Brooklyn Became America’s Doctor, 2021) and explore environmental science topics (The Brilliant Deep: Rebuilding the…

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Celebrating Banned Books Week with Something Happened in Our Town

CLASSROOM CONNECTIONS Kindergarten to Grade 12 Celebrating Banned Books Week with Something Happened in Our Town This Banned Books Week, use Something Happened in Our Town and these related titles to jump-start discussions about race, white privilege, and police brutality for students across all grade levels. By Pat Scales This year, Banned Books Week is September 26–October 6, and Jason Reynolds, the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, is the inaugural honorary chair. “Books Unite Us. Censorship Divides Us” is the theme of this year’s celebration, and it is especially pertinent since 8 of the Top 10 Most Challenged Books in 2020 deal with racial issues. The book ranked number 6 on the list is Something Happened in Our Town (2018), written by Marianne Celano, Marietta Collins, and Ann Hazzard…

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Athlete Activists

CLASSROOM CONNECTIONS Kindergarten to Grade 12 Athlete Activists Sports and social justice intersect in this inspiring list of biographies and history books. By Angela Leeper While athletes regularly demonstrate their abilities across stadiums, fields, courts, and other sporting venues, many have also taken advantage of the spotlight and used their talents, voices, and actions to break racial, ethnic, and gender barriers, promote social justice, and advocate for accessibility for future generations. The titles below feature athletes notable for both their physical achievements and their personal activism. 42 Is Not Just a Number: The Odyssey of Jackie Robinson, American Hero. By Doreen Rappaport. 2017. 128p. Candlewick (9780763676247). Gr. 5–7. 796.357. The racial injustices Jackie Robinson endured as a child, in the army, and as a player in Negro League baseball were…

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Para-Athlete Activists

Para-Athlete Activists Emmanuel’s Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah. By Laurie Ann Thompson. Illus. by Sean Qualls. 2015. 40p. Random (9780449817445). K–Gr. 2. 362.4092. Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah was born in Ghana with a severely deformed leg, and when his single mother became sick, he was told to go out and beg like other disabled people. In this picture-book biography, expressive illustrations with warm colors depict how, instead, Emmanuel obtained a bicycle, became an activist (cycling 400 miles in 10 days), and influenced the passage of Ghana’s Persons with Disabilities Act. In the Running with Ntando Mahlangu. By Kristy Stark. 2020. 32p. Full Tilt (9781629208428). Gr. 1–4. 796. Using straightforward yet upbeat text, this biography in the Teen Strong series explains how Mahlangu was born in South Africa, in…

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Sportswriting Activist

Sportswriting Activist Miss Mary Reporting: The True Story of Sportswriter Mary Garber. By Sue Macy. Illus. by C. F. Payne. 2016. 40p. Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman (9781481401203). Gr. 2–4. 070.4. Reverent caricature illustrations convey the story of Mary Garber, a young sports fan and budding journalist who became a sportswriter during WWII while many men were away. This picture-book biography also documents her reporting of Jackie Robinson’s breakthrough, her commitment to covering sporting events featuring Black athletes, and her pioneering role as a female sportswriter.…

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Talking with Laura Amy Schlitz

BOOKS AND AUTHORS Grades 5 to 8 Talking with Laura Amy Schlitz Newbery medalist Schlitz takes readers back to ancient Greece in her latest historical novel and discusses its many structural elements and how she lets fate guide her writing. By Maggie Reagan The Greek gods have long been a staple in middle-grade literature, their recent popularity due in no small part to Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson and the Olympians series and its spin-offs. In Amber and Clay, her newest Herculean endeavor, Newbery medalist Laura Amy Schlitz (Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! 2007) transports readers to ancient Greece, crafting an epic tale that encompasses not just the gods but historical figures, Greek art and literary tradition, and illustrations of artifacts, layered into the text like museum exhibits. At the heart of…

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Recess and Play

CLASSROOM CONNECTIONS Preschool to Grade 3 Recess and Play Picture books featuring children at recess highlight the importance of game play and playground activities in social-emotional learning. By Kristin Rydholm Children burst from the school building, their bodies and brains buzzing with energy, questions, and plans: “What can I play?” “Who will play with me?” “What are the rules of that game?” Is it any wonder that, when recess is over, children feel they have barely begun? In the past, it may have seemed convenient to impose a “what happens at recess, stays at recess” philosophy, but the reality of this year means that children need adult assistance before, during, and after recess to maximize the physical and social-emotional benefits of child-directed play. This collection of books supports this year’s…

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Living through Jim Crow

CLASSROOM CONNECTIONS Kindergarten to Grade 8 Living through Jim Crow This selection of picture books and middle-grade novels set during the Jim Crow era in America can help extend conversations on racial injustice in the past and present. By Kathleen McBroom Children identify with the characters in their books: they share their experiences and emotions and watch and learn along with their fictional friends. Authors can introduce difficult subjects by using child protagonists set in relatable scenarios, creating episodes that will resonate with young audiences. When students read about painful parts of history in textbooks, they can understand the words and look at the pictures. This type of literature creates empathy, and from empathy comes understanding. The following picture-book biographies and fiction selections are set during periods steeped in the…

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Meeting the Needs of AP Students

COLUMN Teen Links Meeting the Needs of AP Students by Heather Booth They arrive en masse on a late August afternoon; we recognize them, as soon as they set foot in our public libraries, by their worried, dazed expressions and the urgency with which they ask their questions, desperate for direction. They are the first-day Advanced Placement (AP) students who have just become aware of the pace and rigor of their AP classes. The AP program has been an option for some high school students since the 1950s. First offered to collegebound, high-achieving students at wealthy schools, the classes and their testing program have expanded over the decades. In the past 10 years, a concerted effort by AP and its governing nonprofit, the College Board, has been implemented to extend the…

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National Parks

BOOK LINKS BOOK HOOKS National Parks By Angela Leeper How did the Grand Canyon form? The Colorado River has been cutting into the land and washing sediment away for around 5 million years. The basement rocks, the bottommost layer of rock, are the oldest in the canyon. Some are 1.84 billion years old! Grand Canyon. By Jason Chin. Illus. by the author. Roaring Brook. Gr. 2–5. 979. Which animal saved Yellowstone National Park? In 1926 hunters had killed so many wolves that there were no packs left in Yellowstone. Wolves are apex predators, and their loss made the park unhealthy for other animals and plants. When wolves were brought back to Yellowstone in 1995, they improved life in the park’s ecosystem. Bringing Back the Wolves: How a Predator Restored an…

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