Mary Birdsell – författare

This beautifully photographed concept book teaches matching skills and highlights different activities animal families like to do together.

All animals have families.  Monkey, hippo, elephant, buffalo, and zebra families look very different. Do you think you can find their families? You can learn to name them in English and Swahili, too.

Grade Interest:Pre-K-2

GRL:C

This beautifully photographed concept book teaches matching skills and Swahili through delight photos of animals.

Our fronts and backs are different. Can you find the back that matches the front of an animal? It''s fun guessing! It''s also fun to learn animal names in English and Swahili.

Grade Interest:Pre-K-3

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This beautifully photographed concept book shares how students in an inclusive 1st-grade classroom discover fun shapes in different objects.

What shape do you see when you look at a ruler? Discover fun shapes that can be found at school. For extra fun, learn words for shapes in both English and French. Bilingual concept book featuring 1st grades from an inclusive classroom in Canada.

Grade Interest: Pre-K-3

GRL:C

This beautifully photographed concept book shares how students in an inclusive 1st-grade classroom identify an important part of their body based on how they use it in school.

How would you share what you do with your legs in school? First-grade students in Canada have some fun ideas about how they use their amazing bodies. For extra fun, you''ll learn new words in both English and French.

Grade Interest: Pre-K-3

GRL:C

This beautifully photographed concept book shares how students in an inclusive 1st-grade classroom choose their friends based on interests they share at school.

It''s very fun to have a friend at school. What do you like to do with your friend? What do you have in common? How are you different? Learn all about friends in a 1st-grade class from Canada. You''ll have extra fun learning new words in English and French.

Grade Interest: Pre-K-3

GRL:E

Children in an inclusive 1st-grade classroom choose their favorite places at school in this beautifully photographed concept book.

Why did Aaron have to go to the office? There''s a lot that can happen in different places in the school. 1st-grade students in Canada have fun sharing news about places in their schools. They make it extra fun by telling you in both English and French.

Grade Interest: Pre-K-3

GRL: C

Children in an inclusive 1st-grade classroom chose the opposites they wanted to share in this beautifully photographed concept book.

How would you teach someone what is little or big? Matteo and Cristian have fun ways to teach you many opposites at their school. It''s even more fun learning them in English and French.

Grade Interest: Pre-K-3

GRL:D

Playing the drum is so much fun. Waylen could do that all day long. But learning to be in a drumline is different. How will Waylen learn to drum with his line? What happens when Waylen is jamming?

By sharing his story, we celebrate Waylen''s many strengths and abilities. Waylen has autism.

Bilingual English/Spanish.

"It''s a great book about believing in yourself and never losing sight of your dreams. Great book for read aloud with your students. You''ll be rooting for Waylen from beginning to end."

-Dr. Marquis Grant (MA in Education, Curriculum and Instruction, EdD in Education Leadership)