May Your Life Be Deliciosa

May Your Life Be Deliciosa
Author: Michael Genhart
Publisher: Abrams
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2021-09-14
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1647005175

A delicious and fortifying picture book inspired by the author’s family, featuring the Mexican tradition of holiday tamale-making “What is the recipe?” I ask. Abuela laughs. “It is in my heart, Rosie. I use mis ojos, my eyes, to measure. Mis manos, my hands, to feel. Mi boca, my mouth, to taste. My abuela gave it to me, and I am giving it to you.” Each year on Christmas Eve, Rosie’s abuela, mamá, tía, sister, and cousins all gather together in Abuela’s kitchen to make tamales—cleaning corn husks, chopping onions and garlic, roasting chilis, kneading cornmeal dough, seasoning the filling, and folding it all—and tell stories. Rosie learns from her abuela not only how to make a delicious tamale, but how to make a delicious life, one filled with love, plenty of spice, and family.

Powwow Day

Powwow Day
Author: Traci Sorell
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
Total Pages: 35
Release: 2022-02-08
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1632898152

River is recovering from illness and can't dance at the powwow this year. Will she ever dance again? A heartwarming and hopeful contemporary Native American picture book for ages 4-8-year-olds about traditions, community, music, and healing, written and illustrated by Indigenous creators. It's powwow day, and River wants so badly to dance as she does every year. But she can't dance this year as she deals with a serious illness. In this modern and inspiring Native picture book that's perfect for beginning readers, follow River's journey from feeling isolated after an illness to learning the healing power of community. Additional information explains the history and functions of powwows, which are commonplace across the United States and Canada and are open to both Native Americans and non-Native visitors. Best-selling and award-winning author Traci Sorell is a member of the Cherokee Nation, and illustrator Madelyn Goodnight is a member of the Chickasaw Nation.

Look, Grandma! Ni, Elisi!

Look, Grandma! Ni, Elisi!
Author: Art Coulson
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2021-08-03
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1632899558

Celebrate diversity, math, and the power of storytelling! Bo wants to find the perfect container to show off his traditional marbles for the Cherokee national Holiday. It needs to be just the right size: big enough to fit all the marbles, but not too big to fit in his family's booth at the festival for the Cherokee National Holiday. And it needs to look good! With his grandmother's help, Bo tries many containers until he finds just the right one. A playful exploration of volume and capacity featuring Native characters and a glossary of Cherokee words. Storytelling Math celebrates children using math in their daily adventures as they play, build, and discover the world around them. Joyful stories and hands-on activities make it easy for kids and their grown-ups to explore everyday math together. Developed in collaboration with math experts at STEM education nonprofit TERC, under a grant from the Heising-Simons Foundation.

The Creator's Game

The Creator's Game
Author: Art Coulson
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society
Total Pages: 55
Release: 2013-11
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0873519361

"Eleven-year-old Travis Skinaway learns about his American Indian culture and history as he practices the Creator's game, lacrosse"--

Fishing on Thin Ice

Fishing on Thin Ice
Author: Art Coulson
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 73
Release: 2022
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1663974918

Includes glossary, discussion questions, writing prompts, and information about ice fishing.

Luna's Yum Yum Dim Sum

Luna's Yum Yum Dim Sum
Author: Natasha Yim
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2020-12-22
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1623541301

Celebrate diversity, math, and the power of storytelling! On Luna's birthday, the whole family goes out for dim sum--but Luna and her brothers can't agree on how to share their pork buns fairly. How can three people divide up five buns? Should some siblings get more than others? Or should they cut the buns into smaller and smaller pieces so everyone gets the same amount? A playful exploration of division and fractions, featuring Chinese American characters and a cultural note. Storytelling Math celebrates children using math in their daily adventures as they play, build, and discover the world around them. Joyful stories and hands-on activities make it easy for kids and their grown-ups to explore everyday math together. Developed in collaboration with math experts at STEM education nonprofit TERC, under a grant from the Heising-Simons Foundation.

The Reluctant Storyteller

The Reluctant Storyteller
Author: Art Coulson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 80
Release: 2021-03-22
Genre:
ISBN: 9781478870265

The Reluctant Storyteller includes: The Energy of Thunder Beings by Art Coulson and Roy Boney, Jr. and Cherokee Life Today by Traci Sorell. Chooch is reluctant about many things. He is reluctant to be a storyteller like the rest of his Cherokee family, and he is reluctant to spend spring break in the small town of Greasy, Oklahoma, with Uncle Dynamite. But Chooch will find out there's more than one way to tell a story.

Cock-a-doodle-doo! Barnyard Hullabaloo

Cock-a-doodle-doo! Barnyard Hullabaloo
Author: Giles Andreae
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2004-09-07
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1589253876

Children will love to explore the bright and noisy barnyard in this wonderful collection of poems from the award-winning author and illustrator team of Giles Andreae and David Wojtowycz.

Power Up Your Math Community

Power Up Your Math Community
Author: Holly Burwell
Publisher: Corwin Press
Total Pages: 449
Release: 2024-08-23
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1071963074

A yearlong learning adventure designed to help you build a vibrant math community A powerful math community is an active group of educators, students, and families, alive with positive energy, efficacy, and a passion for mathematics. Students, teachers, and leaders see themselves and each other as mathematically capable and experience mathematics as a joyful activity. Power Up Your Math Community is a hands-on, 10-month guide designed to help you and your school maximize your students’ math learning and strengthen your mathematics teaching and learning community. Each chapter offers a month’s worth of practice-based professional learning focused on a desired math habit alongside parallel math problems and learning activities for teachers to use themselves and with students. This format allows educators to work together to improve math teaching and learning across a school year, building a strong foundation for students′ mathematical proficiency, identity, and agency. The book ignites solutions and advocates for rigorous and joyful mathematics instruction for everyone—including school leaders, teachers, students, and their families. Authors Holly Burwell and Sue Chapman provide educators with a detailed roadmap for creating a positive and effective math community that supports all students′ mathematical learning by Offering guidance on building a math community with chapter vignettes and prompts such as Mathematical Me, Let’s Do Some Math, Since We Met Last, Let’s Try It, Math Talks, Manipulatives and Models Matter, Game Time, and more Emphasizing an assets-based approach to teaching math that recognizes the unique strengths and experiences of each student Providing strategies for promoting growth mindset in math and equity and inclusion in math education Focusing on both classroom-level and building-level improvement as well as offering support for teachers, instructional coaches, principals, and district leaders Power Up Your Math Community will inspire you to reimagine the way you teach math and empower you with the tools to make a lasting impact on your students′ mathematical understanding. So, get ready to power up your math community and watch as your students thrive in their mathematical journey!

Yumbo Gumbo

Yumbo Gumbo
Author: Keila V. Dawson
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2024-02-20
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1623543258

Celebrate diversity, math, and the power of storytelling! Annabelle's grandparents are finally going to teach her how to cook gumbo! But the family can't agree on what type of gumbo to make. They vote for their favorite, but the vote results in a tie. Now what? A playful exploration of data and social-emotional reasoning, featuring Louisiana Creole characters and a glossary of Louisiana Creole words. Storytelling Math celebrates children using math in their daily adventures as they play, build, and discover the world around them. Joyful stories and hands-on activities make it easy for kids and their grown-ups to explore everyday math together. Developed in collaboration with math experts at STEM education nonprofit TERC, under a grant from the Heising-Simons Foundation.