Your Rising Voices Library was curated in conjunction with Dr. M. Ann Levett to help fill this gap. This collection provides elevating and engaging fiction and biographies that highlight some of the most underrepresented literary protagonists: girls of color. While the focus of this library is specific, it is a tool to support all learners. Although all of the protagonists within this collection are girls and women of color, these books were selected due to their universal appeal to be enjoyed by all boys and girls. By fostering a classroom community that supports more positive representation and equity, all children will benefit as they build empathy, respect, and understanding. Rising Voices. . . • provides 50 books per grade (25 titles, two copies of each) selected by librarians and educators after reviewing more than 700 texts—to ensure that each grade-level collection validates the multifaceted identities of girls of color. • celebrates the talents of many authors and illustrators of color —because the perspectives that authors and illustrators bring to the texts they create are also important windows and mirrors. • includes biographies of accomplished women who have contributed to society in a variety of ways, contemporary realistic fiction, historical fiction, humor, fantasy, and science fiction so that children see female protagonists of color as the stars in all kinds of texts. • is organized around five essential literary themes (see pages 10–11) that children and teachers can use to make cross-text and cross-cultural connections within and beyond this library. • uses five anchor texts per grade, each supported by a robust Teaching Card , to highlight each of the five themes, prompt comprehension, and scaffold higher-level thinking skills and deep discussion, as well as social and emotional learning.
• offers Rising Voices stickers and bins that can be used to identify each book as part of this special collection. • provides online resources to support your teaching goals with standards correlations, theme videos, family letters, graphic organizers, and other printable resources to share with children. See page 26 to find out more information about the Rising Voices digital resources.
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