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Come Together, Change the World: A Sesame Street® Guide to Standing Up for Racial Justice

Elmo and friends learn along with young readers about racial justice. This gentle guide helps kids understand that it is wrong to treat others unfairly because of their race or cultural identity.

Comic Decoders

Through an engaging comic format and friendly characters, Comic Decoders aids young readers in mastering their consonants and vowels. Children will enjoy decoding parts of the books through pictures and symbols, making for a fun reading experience.

Committing to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (21st Century Skills Library)

With this series, young citizens of the world will learn how they can commit to the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Books include thought-provoking questions and hands-on activities for youth to engage in their own communities and make an impact on local and global levels! Readers will be prepared to take informed action in accordance with the National Council for the Social Studies C3 Framework.

Common Critters: The Wildlife in Your Neighborhood

Dan Tavis's humorous illustrations crank up the delight, and a child wanting to learn more will find it in the natural-history backmatter. Pat Brisson employs a variety of verse forms in the book, and she shows how it's done in a back-of-book feature called ""A Peek into the Poet's Toolkit."" Common Critters is a three-tool STEAM book with delightful reading, natural history, and language skills rolled into one.

Common Threads: Adam's Day at the Market

Adam and his family spend an exciting day at the colourful and bustling Eastern Market. But when Adam gets briefly separated from Mom and Dad, he mistakes a friendly, diverse cast of characters for his parents in their traditional Muslim clothing--and shows that we all have more in common than you might think. This nearly-wordless picture book celebrates diversity and community in vibrant, dynamic art.

Communiquons (Let's Communicate)  

Community Helpers (Blastoff! Readers: Level 1)

There are some jobs that keep our communities' wheels spinning. Doctors and dentists help us stay healthy and strong. Police officers keep our streets safe. Teachers prepare us for our changing world. Cashiers and delivery drivers make sure we have the supplies we need, while counselors and EMTs take care of our mental and physical health. This series explores the community helpers of today and how their work keeps our communities running safely and smoothly.

Community Helpers (Bullfrog Books)

What do you want to be when you grow up? After reading this series, kids will be shouting out answers to that question. This series gives young readers a basic introduction to people in their communities that they will meet around town. A photo diagram at the end of the book highlights places where these people work.

Community Helpers (Pioneer)

Communities are stronger when people help each other. This engaging series introduces readers to many ways that helpers can get involved in their communities, describing what kinds of actions people can take and how those actions can help.

Community Helpers During COVID-19  

The COVID-19 pandemic has been a huge challenge for our communities. We have all relied on community helpers to help us keep safe and have our needs met. The jobs they do have always been essential, but COVID-19 made them more difficult to do. From health care professionals to food delivery people, find out how community workers have had to adapt to new circumstances to do their jobs during the pandemic-and why we owe them our gratitude.