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Bravo!: poems about amazing Hispanics

By Margarita Engle, illustrations by Rafael Lopez. 2017

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Multi-cultural fictionBiography, Poetry, Travel and geography, United States travel and geography
Human-narrated audio
Collection of eighteen poems that celebrate famous and lesser-known Hispanics from varied backgrounds who have faced life's challenges in creative ways and made a positive impact. For grades 3-6. 2017

Marching to the mountaintop: how poverty, labor fights, and civil rights set the stage for Martin Luther King, Jr.'s final hours

By Ann Bausum, National Geographic Kids. 2012

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Multi-cultural fictionHistory, United States history, Historical biography, Social issues, United States travel and geography, Biography
Human-narrated audio

Recounts the 1968 sanitation worker's strike in Memphis, Tennessee, that was sparked by low wages, unsafe working conditions, and a…

racially charged climate. Discusses Martin Luther King Jr.'s involvement with the movement and his assassination. For grades 6-9. 2012

Maz, you're up!

By Kelly Mazeroski, Judith Lauso. 2010

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Sports fiction, Family stories, General fiction, Multi-cultural fictionBiography
Human-narrated audio

Maz, You're Up! is a children's book commemorating the 50th anniversary of the 1960 World Series. Kelly Mazeroski, Bill Mazeroski's…

daughter-in-law, was inspired to write the book after the birth of her first son. 2010. For grades 4-7

Taking hold: from migrant childhood to Columbia University

By Francisco Jiménez. 2015

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Multi-cultural fiction, General fiction, Family storiesBiography, United States history, Historical biography
Human-narrated audio

Jiménez came to California with his emigrant Mexican family, and worked for many years in the fields alongside them. Here,…

he recounts his life from when he arrives in NY City to begin graduate work at Columbia University in the late 1960s. It was a turbulent, political time, and he missed his girlfriend and family in California. Eventually he became a professor at Santa Clara University in 1973

Black, blue & gray: African Americans in the Civil War

By James Haskins, Jim Haskins. 1998

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Historical fiction, Multi-cultural fictionHistory, Biography, United States history
Human-narrated audio

Examines the gradual acceptance of African American soldiers in the Union and Confederate armies during the Civil War. Includes excerpts…

from letters, documented accounts, and government transcripts. The last chapter describes how historians for many years ignored the role of African American troops in the war. For grades 5-8

Senderos frontierizos: continuación de Cajas de cartón

By Francisco Jiménez. 2002

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
General fiction, Multi-cultural fictionBiography, Family and relationships, General non-fiction
Human-narrated audio

Fourteen-year-old Francisco describes his family's migrant-worker problems in southern California, their deportation to Mexico, and their legal reentry into the…

United States. He discusses his desire for education in the face of hardships and prejudice. Sequel to Cajas de Cartón (DB 54979). For grades 5-8. Spanish language. 2001

Extraordinary Hispanic Americans (Extraordinary People Ser.)

By Susan Sinnott. 1991

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Multi-cultural fictionSocial issues, Biography, United States history, United States travel and geography
Human-narrated audio

Outlines the lives of Hispanics who figure prominently in United States history. The book is divided into five parts titled…

"An Age of Exploration," "Early Hispanic America," "America from Sea to Sea," "The Twentieth Century," and "Looking toward the Twenty-first Century." Included are profiles of Hernando de Soto, Diego de Vargas, Arthur Alfonso Schomburg, Desi Arnaz, Rita Moreno, and Roberto Clemente. For grades 5-8 and older readers

Yam uas zoo nkauj tshaj plaws

By Kao Kalia Yang, Khoa Le. 2021

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Multi-cultural fiction, General fiction, Family storiesUnited States travel and geography, Biography, Parenting
Human-narrated audio

Zaj dab neeg sov siab thiab hmov tshua uas muaj tseeb hais txog ib tug ntxhais hluas uas pom qhov…

kev zoo nkauj los ntawm qhov uas nws ib txwm xav tias yuav ntsia. Muab los ntawm tus neeg sau Kao Kalia Yang lub keeb neej me nyuam yaus tam li yog ib tug neeg Hmoob tawg rog, phau ntawv muaj duab no piav qhia txog ib tsev neeg uas tsis muaj nyiaj ntau thiab muaj txoj kev hlub loj heev. Kev muab Kalia zaj dab neeg hais txog ntawm nws pog tus nws hmov tshua los sib sau ua ke, phau ntawv no pib hais txij ntua thaum tseem nyob rau hav zoov hav tsuag tim Nplog Teb los mus txog rau lub neej thaum tsev neeg nyuam qhuav tuaj txog hauv Teb Chaws Meskas no. Thaum Kalia rais los mus tsis muaj kev zoo siab txog qhov yuav tsum tau ua yam tsis muaj thiab txiav txim siab tias nws xav zawm kaus hniav los pab kho kom nws luag zoo nkauj, uas yog nws pog uas tau pab ua kom nws pom tias qhov kev zoo nkauj tiag-tiag yuav pom tau ntawm cov uas peb hlub tshaj plaws. For grades K-3. Unrated

Hard times on the prairie: adapted from the Little house books by Laura Ingalls Wilder

By Melissa Peterson. 1998

Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted)
Historical fiction, General fiction, Multi-cultural fiction, Family storiesLifestyle, General non-fiction
Human-transcribed braille
Laura and her pioneer family struggle against the hardships of living on the Kansas frontier that include a prairie fire, a grasshopper invasion, and a blizzard. For grades 2-4. 1935

These happy golden years: A Newbery Honor Award Winner (Little House Ser. #8)

By Laura Wilder. 1943

Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted)
Historical fiction, Family stories, General fiction, Classic fiction, Multi-cultural fictionLifestyle, Parenting
Human-transcribed braille

Laura Ingalls and Almanzo Wilder, the town's most eligible bachelor, enjoy a delightful romance while Laura teaches school. When her…

last term ends, they marry and look forward to a long and happy life together. Sequel to Little Town on the Prairie (BR 11326). For grades 5-8 and older readers

The long winter: A Newbery Honor Award Winner (Little House Ser. #6)

By Laura Wilder. 1953

Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted)
Historical fiction, Family stories, General fiction, Classic fiction, Multi-cultural fictionLifestyle, Parenting
Human-transcribed braille

The Ingalls family moves from their stake on the Dakota prairie to their store in town to escape the severe…

winter. One blizzard follows another until trains stop running and the community, isolated for months, faces starvation. Sequel to By the Shores of Silver Lake (BR 11324). For grades 4-7

Little town on the prairie: A Newbery Honor Award Winner (Little House Ser. #7)

By Laura Wilder. 1941

Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted)
Historical fiction, Family stories, General fiction, Classic fiction, Multi-cultural fictionLifestyle, Parenting
Human-transcribed braille

In 1881 Mary, who is blind, is finally able to leave for college, and Laura gets a job in town…

helping a seamstress. She also continues her schooling so she can receive her teaching certificate. Sequel to The Long Winter (BR 11325). For grades 4-7

By the shores of Silver Lake: A Newbery Honor Award Winner (Little House Ser. #5)

By Laura Wilder. 1939

Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted)
Historical fiction, Family stories, General fiction, Classic fiction, Multi-cultural fictionLifestyle, Parenting
Human-transcribed braille

The Ingalls family moves westward once more, this time to the Dakota territory, where Pa finds a job in a…

railroad camp and the family takes up a homestead. Sequel to On the Banks of Plum Creek (BR 11323). For grades 4-7 and older readers

Little house in the big woods (Little House #1)

By Laura Wilder, Garth Williams. 1953

Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Family stories, Historical fiction, Classic fiction, Multi-cultural fiction, General fictionLifestyle, Parenting
Human-narrated audio, Human-transcribed braille

Wisconsin, 1871. The Ingalls family experiences pioneer life in a little log house, miles from any settlement. They feel safe…

and secure despite blizzards, wolves, and the loneliness of the big woods. Prequel to Little House on the Prairie (DB 10929). For grades 4-7 and older readers. 1932

On the banks of Plum Creek: A Newbery Honor Award Winner (Little House Ser. #4)

By Laura Wilder. 1953

Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted)
Historical fiction, Family stories, General fiction, Classic fiction, Multi-cultural fictionLifestyle, Parenting
Human-transcribed braille

The pioneering Ingalls family leaves the prairie for a farm and a primitive sod hut in Minnesota, where they must…

battle a flood, a blizzard, and a devastating plague of grasshoppers. Sequel to Little House on the Prairie (BR 10510). For grades 4-7 and older readers

In the land of the big red apple (Little House Sequel)

By David Gilleece, Roger MacBride. 1995

Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Historical fiction, Family stories, General fiction, Multi-cultural fictionParenting, Lifestyle
Human-narrated audio, Human-transcribed braille

In this sequel to Little Farm in the Ozarks (DB 40672), Rose Wilder and her parents endure a cold, icy…

winter that threatens their young apple orchard. But the year is not all hardship. For her ninth birthday, Rose gets a mule to ride to school and names him Spookendyke. Also, a new love begins for their farmhand, and the Wilders experience the true spirit of giving at Christmas. For grades 3-6

The first four years (Little House #9)

By Laura Wilder, Garth Williams. 1971

Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Family stories, General fiction, Classic fiction, Historical fiction, Multi-cultural fictionLifestyle, Parenting
Human-narrated audio, Human-transcribed braille

The story of Laura and Almanzo Wilder and their first years together on a homestead on the Dakota prairie in…

the late 1800s. This story follows "These Happy Golden Years" (DB 21200). For grades 4-7 and older readers

Little house on the prairie (Little House Ser.)

By Laura Wilder. 1935

Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted)
Historical fiction, Classic fiction, Family stories, General fiction, Multi-cultural fictionParenting, Lifestyle
Human-transcribed braille

A family moves westward from Wisconsin in a covered wagon and builds a cabin on the Kansas prairie right in…

Indian territory. Sequel to Little House in the Big Woods (BR 4442). For grades 4-7

Little city by the lake (Little house. Caroline years #06)

By Celia Wilkins. 2003

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Historical fiction, Family stories, General fiction, School stories, Multi-cultural fictionLifestyle, General non-fiction
Human-narrated audio
"Fifteen-year-old Caroline Quiner, who will become the mother of Laura Ingalls Wilder, moves to Milwaukee in 1855 to experience city life and attend school." -- Provided by publisher

Homeland: my father dreams of Palestine

By Hannah Moushabeck. 2023

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Multi-cultural fictionFamily and relationships, Biography
Human-narrated audio

"As bedtime approaches, three young girls eagerly await the return of their father who tells them stories of a faraway…

homeland-Palestine. Through their father's memories, the Old City of Jerusalem comes to life: the sounds of juice vendors beating rhythms with brass cups, the smell of argileh drifting through windows, and the sight of doves flapping their wings toward home. These daughters of the diaspora feel love for a place they have never been, a home they cannot visit. But, as their father's story comes to an end, they know that through his memories, they will always return." -- Provided by publisher

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