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Books That Speak To Me: Elementary: Connecting Our World

Introduction

Books in the Connecting our World category focus on different cultures and world events. These books cover topics such as refugees, immigration, war, and life in countries outside of the United States.

Picture Books

Carmela Full of Wishes by Matt de la Peña; Christian Robinson (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780399549045
Publication Date: 2018-10-09
A Different Pond by Bao Phi; Thi Bui (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781479597468
Publication Date: 2017-08-01
Dreamers by Yuyi Morales
ISBN: 9780823440559
Publication Date: 2018-09-04
Islandborn by Junot Díaz; Leo Espinosa (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780735229860
Publication Date: 2018-03-13
The Journey by Francesca Sanna
ISBN: 9781909263994
Publication Date: 2016-09-13
Lubna and Pebble by Wendy Meddour; Daniel Egnéus (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780525554165
Publication Date: 2019-03-05
A Piece of Home by Jeri Watts; Hyewon Yum (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780763669713
Publication Date: 2016-06-14
Sugar in Milk by Thrity Umrigar; Khoa Le (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0762495197
Publication Date: 2020-10-06

Chapter Books/Graphic Novels

Front Desk by Kelly Yang
ISBN: 9781338157826
Publication Date: 2019-06-25
The Land of the Cranes by Aida Salazar
ISBN: 9781338343809
Publication Date: 2020-09-15
Refugee by Alan Gratz
ISBN: 9780545880831
Publication Date: 2017-07-25
When Stars Are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson (Illustrator); Omar Mohamed; Iman Geddy (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780525553915
Publication Date: 2020-04-14