Over the last few years, the Youth Services team at Rochester Public Library (MN) has been asked to help diversify school curriculum support materials, including social studies and STEM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These projects are a lot of fun and begin with the creation of a spreadsheet to document our finds, audit the materials for diversity & inclusion, identify subject matter, and review and track other factors instructors would like us to consider.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For example, we are currently working with the kindergarten curriculum subject \u201cOur Country, It\u2019s a Great Place\u201d which covers understanding what it means to be an American Citizen, identifying symbols of the USA, immigration, and identifying leaders of today. A few of our recommendations are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dreamers<\/em> by Yuyi Morales<\/p>\n\n\n\n Kamala Harris: Rooted in Justice<\/em> by Nikki Grimes<\/p>\n\n\n\n V is for Voting<\/em> by Kate Farrell<\/p>\n\n\n\n We are a Garden: How diversity took root in America<\/em> by Lisa Westberg Peters & Victoria Tentler-Krylov<\/p>\n\n\n\n We are Water Protectors<\/em> by Carole Lindstrom<\/p>\n\n\n\n What Does it Mean to Be American?<\/em> By Rana DiOrio & Elad Yoran<\/p>\n\n\n\n What is a Refugee?<\/em> By Elise Gravel<\/p>\n\n\n\n What\u2019s the Big Deal About Americans?<\/em> By Ruby Shamir<\/p>\n\n\n\n The following lists, which are prepared yearly in conjunction with the Children\u2019s Book Council are valuable resources for this work and for keeping our collection up to date:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young Children<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n