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Dual Language Book Sets for the Classroom

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Many people know Lee & Low Books for our wide selection of diverse and multicultural children’s books. But did you also know we’re a great source for Spanish books and dual language collections?

We offer hundreds of titles in Spanish at all reading levels. Our original, authentic stories will help you teach in a bilingual or dual language program, deepen a student’s engagement to Spanish, scaffold a student into English, and bridge classroom read-alouds with non-English-speaking parents at home. Our text sets include original titles, translations of Lee & Low Books’ classics, and bilingual books for English Language Learners (ELLs), English as a Second Language Learners (ESL), and English as a New Language Learners (ENLs).

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2017 Diverse Summer Reading List Grades PreK-8

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June is finally here, summer is (almost) here, and that means that summer reading 2017 page 1the 2017 Diverse Summer Reading List PreK-8 from LEE & LOW is here!

Click here to download, print, and share the 2017 Diverse Summer Reading List Grades PreK-8 along with the LEE & LOW Reading Log and Certificate of Achievement. 

This list is not only an excellent tool to help you include diverse books in your summer suggested reading lists, but a way to begin diversifying the books available to students in your classroom libraries. It is important to remember that diverse books are not only for diverse readers. Reading books featuring diverse characters and communities mirror experiences in their own lives, allowing children to see themselves reflected in the stories they love, but they also provide windows into other life experiences to understand and be more accepting of the world around them. Continue reading →

Book Lists by Topic, Diversity, Educator Resources, ELL/ESL and Bilingual Books

Our 10 Favorite Multicultural Books for First Grade

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Reading books with children at a young age not only helps them be better prepared for school, but it also opens their minds to new cultures and experiences. Exposing children in first grade to both “mirror” and “window” books – that is, books in which they can see themselves, and books in which they can learn about others- is the best way to create engaged readers and support social and emotional learning.

Lee & Low Books is a children’s book publisher specializing in diversity. We offers hundreds of great books for first graders, along with free teacher guides and lesson plans for each book! Our books include English, Spanish, and bilingual titles; books about many different cultures; books that span a wide range of subjects and themes; and both fiction and nonfiction. Browse all our books and collections for grades PreK – 2, and check out our other book lists by grade: Continue reading →

Activities and Events, Educator Resources, ELL/ESL and Bilingual Books, Uncategorized

Martí’s Song for Freedom Activity Guide

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In celebration of National Poetry Month, Emma Otheguy, the author of the forthcoming title Martí’s Song for Freedom/Martí y sus versos por la libertad created an amazing activity guide for readers. Modeled after a poem by José Martí, readers can create their own poem after reading his inspirational story as well as excerpts from his seminal Versos sencillos.

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Common Core State Standards, Educator Resources, ELL/ESL and Bilingual Books

Bebop Books: Guided Reading Book Sets for the Classroom

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Bebop Books is an exclusive imprint of LEE & LOW BOOKS that offers leveled books for guided reading and assessment in the classroom—all with the same commitment to diversity and cultural authenticity that sets all LEE & LOW books apart. In this blog post, we want to spotlight this special imprint and all it offers.

In 2014, children of color became the new majority in America’s public schools, so now more than ever, it’s important that classroom books and materials reflect today’s students.   Our Bebop Books resources are used in classrooms across the country to support literacy learning content for beginning readers, with multicultural content that affirms identity for all students. Continue reading →

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25 Books from 25 Years: Marisol McDonald and the Monster

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LEE & LOW BOOKS celebrates its 25th anniversary this year! To recognize how far the company has come, we are featuring one title a week to see how it is being used in classrooms today and hear from the authors and illustrators.

Today, we are celebrating the latest installment of our extremely popular Marisol McDonald series, Marisol McDonald and the Monster/Marisol McDonald y el monstruo. In this endearing bilingual story, Marisol confronts her greatest fear: monsters!

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Plan Your Month Roundup: October Holidays

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The weather is crisp and the leaves are starting to change color…it must be fall! Now that we’ve made it to October, we wanted to help you plan out the month with these book recommendations and resources: Continue reading →

Common Core State Standards, Educator Resources, ELL/ESL and Bilingual Books

Building Classroom Community in Kindergarten

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Check out LEE & LOW BOOKS’ Building Classroom Community Unit for Kindergarten! The FREE and downloadable unit consists of eight read aloud lesson plans to inspire your best classroom community yet.

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Plan your Month Roundup: New Resources for September

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It’s finally September, which means back-to-school season has officially begun! Plan out your month with these book recommendations and resources to get you ready for the autumn season:

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10 Reasons to Celebrate Bilingual Books

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Last year, we gave our 10 favorite reasons to read diversely. One reason being that we live in a diverse world, so why not the books that we read? Books help us see the world through someone else’s eyes, and in the case of bilingual books, through another language.

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