The season of gift giving is approaching and KidLitTV is here with a Diverse Books Holiday Gift Guide that lists the perfect gifts for children to celebrate the holidays. This list includes new releases that highlight history, art, and science so that all kids can be inspired as well as see themselves in print.
Additionally, you can use these beautiful resources during the winter break for enjoyable and educational fun as kids get to solve cases with mystery clues, paint with stickers, practice multiplication facts, and more! We encourage you to use these lovely books as educational gifts for the special young people in your life.
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find new favorites for their bookshelves at home
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• Diverse Books Holiday Gift Guide •
SCIENTISTS LIKE ME:
Stories, Advice, and Inspiration from 25 Trailblazers with Experiments to Try at Home
Perfect for science loving kids, this book offers engaging profiles of twenty-five diverse scientists in fields ranging from physics to medicine to programming, paired with hands-on activities that let young readers jump right into the work.
From doctors and physicists, mathematicians and marine biologists, to AI experts and more, Scientists Like Me profiles a diverse collection of historic and contemporary scientists and encourages readers to discover their own scientific passions.
- Learn about the scientists' paths to their chosen professions and hear their words of advice for the next generation!
- Delve into the many disciplines that exist in the scientific world and see what it takes to reach the top of these fields.
- Don't just read about scientists–become one yourself by trying out more than a dozen hands-on activities!
Written in partnership with the Kamin Science Center, Scientists Like Me is the perfect book for any kid who loves observing and discovering. It's for any adult hoping to invigorate a young person's interest in science. Most of all, it's for anyone who's ever wondered about the incredible world around us, and wanted to find out more.
SCIENTISTS LIKE ME: Stories, Advice, and Inspiration from 25 Trailblazers with Experiments to Try at Home
Written by Kamin Science Center, Janay Brown-Wood and Illustrated by Kristen Uroda
Published by Workman Kids
WORLD WITHOUT FISH
A KID'S GUIDE TO THE OCEAN
“Can you imagine a world without fish? It's not as crazy as it sounds. But if we keep doing things the way we've been doing things, fish could become extinct within fifty years. So let's change the way we do things!”
World Without Fish is the uniquely illustrated narrative nonfiction account–for kids–of what is happening to the world's oceans and what they can do about it. Written by Mark Kurlansky, author of Cod, Salt, The Big Oyster, and many other books, World Without Fishhas been praised as “urgent” (Publishers Weekly) and “a wonderfully fast-paced and engaging primer on the key questions surrounding fish and the sea” (Paul Greenberg, author of Four Fish). It has also been included in the New York State Expeditionary Learning English Language Arts Curriculum.
Written by a master storyteller, World Without Fish connects all the dots–biology, economics, evolution, politics, climate, history, culture, food, and nutrition–in a way that kids can really understand. It describes how the fish we most commonly eat, including tuna, salmon, cod, swordfish–even anchovies– could disappear within fifty years, and the domino effect it would have: the oceans teeming with jellyfish and turning pinkish orange from algal blooms, the seabirds disappearing, then reptiles, then mammals. It describes the back-and-forth dynamic of fishermen, who are the original environmentalists, and scientists, who not that long ago considered fish an endless resource. It explains why fish farming is not the answer–and why sustainable fishing is, and how to help return the oceans to their natural ecological balance.
Interwoven with the book is a twelve-page graphic novel. Each beautifully illustrated chapter opener links to the next to form a larger fictional story that perfectly complements the text.
WORLD WITHOUT FISH
Written by Mark Kurlansky and Illustrated by Professor Frank Stockton
Published by Workman Kids
MARY BOWSER AND THE CIVIL WAR SPY RING
Your Mission: Find Mary's secret diary using spycraft stools to uncover hidden codes!
It's a true story of bravery:
Mary Bowser was an African American spy for the Union who worked as a maid in the mansion of Confederate Jefferson Davis. From hair-raising close calls when she almost gets caught to how she uses her photographic memory to “steal” top secret documents. Mary's story reads like a gripping novel.
It's a mystery to solve: There are clues embedded in the story's text and illustrations, and Spycraft materials–including a replica Civil War cipher wheel–come in an envelope at the beginning of the book. Use both to discover what happened to Mary Bowser's secret diary.
MARY BOWSER AND THE CIVIL WAR SPY RING
Written by Enigma Alberti and Illustrated by Tony Cliff
Published by Workman Kids
THE TAYLORS
Four girls . . . all named Taylor. Read New York Times bestseller Jen Calonita's origin story of an unforgettable friendship! And don't miss the sister novel: Love Stories (The Taylors Version #1) by Elizabeth Eulberg.
Taylor (aka Teffy to her family) is terrified to start middle school.
She wishes she could fade into the background, unnoticed. But on the first day of school, she finds herself in the spotlight when it's revealed that her homeroom class has four girls all named Taylor! There's a couple of things they can agree on: Taylor Swift is the greatest singer-songwriter of all time…and they are definitely going to need nicknames.
Soon, Teffy's outside her comfort zone, going out for cheerleading and starting a friendship bracelet-making business. And when the Eras tour comes to town, the four friends will do whatever it takes to get tickets.
But then, a surprise betrayal changes everything. Teffy's learning to speak up for herself, but it's hard. Can she say what's on her mind and keep her new friends for good?
THE TAYLORS
Written by Jen Calonita
Published by Scholastic
RESTART
The amazing New York Times bestseller about what you can do when life gives you a second chance.
Chase's memory just went out the window.
Chase doesn't remember falling off the roof. He doesn't remember hitting his head. He doesn't, in fact, remember anything. He wakes up in a hospital room and suddenly has to learn his whole life all over again . . . starting with his own name.
He knows he's Chase. But who is Chase? When he gets back to school, he sees that different kids have very different reactions to his return.
Some kids treat him like a hero. Some kids are clearly afraid of him.
One girl in particular is so angry with him that she pours her frozen yogurt on his head the first chance she gets. Pretty soon, it's not only a question of who Chase is–it's a question of who he was . . . and who he's going to be.
From the #1 bestselling author of Swindle and Slacker, Restart is the spectacular story of a kid with a messy past who has to figure out what it means to get a clean start.
RESTART
Written by Gordan Korman
Published by Scholastic
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Bethany Edwards is an elementary educator as well as a reading and literacy specialist. On Biracial Bookworms, she focuses on multiracial and multicultural resources for teaching literacy skills using reading, travel, and learning multiple languages. Additionally, she offers online and self-paced courses for parents and caregivers on Biracial Bookworms Academy.
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I love your recommendations! I have a couple, but definitely need to get World Without Fish!