“People fail to get along because they fear each other; they fear each other because they don’t know each other; they don’t know each other because they have not communicated with each other.”

Martin Luther King, Jr.

One of the best ways we can cultivate compassion with our students is through reading about other people and other cultures. In our resources the Playful Pioneers, the Precious People, and the Kind KIngdom we read books from around the world that help us care, and increased compassion is a great first step toward a more peaceful world.

You can download free booklists for our resources at the button below, and enjoy this list of books to encourage your students to care about Black History.

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A Weed is a Flower by Aliki The story of George Washington Carver
A Vision of Beauty by Kathryn Lasky One woman’s determination to build a better life for herself and her people
Rosa by Nikki Giovanni, illustrated by Bryan Collier The story of Rosa Parks
Before She Was Harriet by Lesa Cline Ransome, illustrated by James E. Ransome The life of Harriet Tubman
Martin’s Big Words by Doreen Rappaport, illustrated by Bryan Collier The life of Martin Luther King, Jr.
I Have A Dream-Martin Luther KIng Jr., illustrated by Kadir Nelson Text from the speech
Adrian Simcox Does Not Have a Horse by Marcy Campbell A story about the power of empathy and compassion
Roberto Clemente by Jonah Winter, illustrated by Raul Colon A boy from Puerto Rico becomes one of the most admired baseball players of all time
Fifty Cents and a Dream by Jabari Asim, illustrated by Bryan Collier The life of Booker T. Washington
Freedom Train by Dorothy Sterling- This beautiful book about heroic Harriet Tubman is perfect for children ready for chapter books.
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