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"Gigi wants to go by something besides her baby name-but her full name, Geraldine, is too long to write and Hanako, her middle name, doesn't feel quite right. Will Gigi find the perfect name? Gigi and Ojiji: What's Iin a Name? is a Level Three I Can Read book. Level 3 includes many fun subjects kids love to read about on their own. Themes include friendship, adventure, historical fiction, and science. Level 3 books are written for early independent...

"Learn how to welcome new neighbors into your community, particularly when they might be far from home, in this uplifting and diverse picture book that champions human connection and inclusivity. After all, the world is everyone's home and we're one big family!" -- Amazon.com. Demonstrates the importance of welcoming people from all over the world into the community with love, compassion, and acceptance.

Once upon a time, two couples with Jamaican, Mohawk, Indian, and Scottish ethnic roots won the lottery and bought a big house where all of them, four adults and seven adopted and biological children, could live together in harmony--but change is inevitable, especially when a disagreeable grandfather comes to stay.

A young Asian boy notices that his eyes look different from his peers' after seeing his friend's drawing of them. After talking to his father, the boy realizes that his eyes rise to the skies and speak to the stars, shine like sunlit rays, and glimpse trails of light from those who came before--in fact, his eyes are like his father's, his agong's, and his little brother's, and they are visionary. Inspired by the men in his family, he recognizes...

Two lonely characters, one black and one white, meet on the street and become friends.

"All People Are Beautiful is a joyfully illustrated and simply told lesson for little learners: that we live in a great, big world full of people who are so different from us, and that our differences are what make us beautiful. Sometimes, unfamiliar faces and places can be scary to children (and adults!), so it's crucial to teach them at a young age that differences are not to be feared, but to be celebrated. Not only will the lessons in this book...

"Discover dolphins, orange groves, key lim epie, and more as you celebrate the Sunshine state. Young visitors and kids who livine in Florida will enjoy this bright, fact-filled book, with simply-yet-informative details about the state's animals, plants, regions, food, people, customs, and fun places to see." --back cover.

Celebrate diversity with this book about all the different people that makes up a young girl's neighborhood.

It is 1935. Three years have passed, and as the seasons turn, so too do the machinations of a rising revolution. As a new summer falls upon the foothills of India's Little England, Simla, political tensions reach fever point. With help from the scheming Cynthia, Ralph faces the most pivotal year of his career. Alice's husband has followed her to India, and Aafrin's ascending career may be in jeopardy.

Hello! Do you know that you are Beautiful? You are very special. You are the only you there is in the entire world, and that's out of billions of people! You are smart, funny, courageous, and unique, which is something you should always remember. You bring an amazing light into this world that no one else can bring, and only you know how you can shine. This book will introduce you and your child to other kids that celebrate just how amazing...