Salima Alikhan – författare

Luften är fylld av glöd, aska och panikartade skrik när Emmi vaknar. Hon är ensam. Pappa skulle gå för att se om ryktet om elden var sann, men han har inte kommit tillbaka. När Emmi öppnar ytterdörren slår en våg av hetta mot henne. Längre ner på gatan kommer den. Väggen av röd, rasande eld. Emmi och hennes pappa har emigrerat från Tyskland till Chicago, i Amerika, för att få ett bättre liv. Det är svårt och det blir ofta bråk mellan tyskarna och irländarna i staden. Den stora brand som ödelade stora delar av Chicago 1871 förändrar dock många människors liv, oavsett nationalitet. Det här är en spännande berättelse om de hemska dygnen när branden rasade som värst. En perfekt bok för alla spänningssugna som också är nyfikna på historiska händelser. Hegas böcker – lätta att läsa. Svåra att motstå.

Learn what it takes to be a community leader. This Spanish nonfiction book emphasizes the importance of local leaders and it includes a fiction story related to the topic, glossary, bonus activity, useful text features, and engaging sidebars. This 28-page full-color Spanish book describes the roles and responsibilities of various leadership positions. It also covers important civics topics like volunteerism and leadership, and includes an extension activity for grade 2. Perfect for the classroom, at-home learning, or homeschool, to explore communities, local government, and how individuals can make a difference.

During World War II, Germany’s Nazi forces stormed across Europe, committing horrific crimes against Jewish people and others. In 1942, 21-year-old Sophie Scholl formed a student-led, anti-Nazi organization called the White Rose. Their goal: to distribute informational pamphlets to draw public attention to Nazi crimes and, ultimately, stop them. Scholl’s activism and resistance eventually led to her capture and trial by the Nazi regime. In this full-colour graphic novel, discover more about this daring woman who risked everything to stand up for what she believed in.

In this historical fiction book, Mary Shelley and her husband Percy travel to meet Lord Byron at his home by Lake Geneva, Switzerland. When Lord Byron challenges his guests to write a ghost story, Mary's story is inspired by a dream she had. A dream of a doctor, working in his lab on a dark, stormy night. This 32-page illustrated chapter book will appeal to kids who enjoy imaginative retellings of historical events. Reluctant and avid readers who enjoy suspenseful stories will not be able to put this hi-lo book down.

Our Favorite Day of the Year meets Alma and How She Got Her Name in this warm, lyrical picture book about a child who learns to celebrate her multicultural identity and finds pride in all the stories and worlds that live inside of her.When it’s Multicultural Day at school, a young girl wonders how best to tell the story of who she is. With marigolds, mangoes, and stories of India? Fairy tales, cuckoo clocks, and German tales? Or cheeseburgers, superheroes, and American traditions? When choosing only one doesn’t feel quite right, she realizes that stories from all three places make her who she is. With whole worlds inside her, she doesn’t have to choose just one—she can be all three.

Expanding your child’s reading horizons is easy with fiction books from Teacher Created Materials! In Salima Alikhan’s “It’s About Time”, eight-year-old Yuri’s mother wants to share her culture with her daughter. When she and her mother argue about it, something strange happens. She finds herself in a new place and in a different time! Learn more about 1980’s Seoul, Korea, in this time-traveling tale your child will love. Includes ‘Book Club’ literacy and comprehension questions. This fiction book is written in Spanish.