Your Rising Voices Library provides empowering and engaging books that highlight some of the most underrepresented literary protagonists: Latinos. 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 Latinos, 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.
This Rising Voices Collection • provides 50 books per grade (25 titles, two copies of each) selected by librarians and educators after reviewing more than four hundred texts to ensure that each grade-level collection validates and celebrates the multifaceted identities of Latino children. • celebrates the talents of many Latino authors and illustrators—because the perspectives that authors and illustrators bring to the texts they create are also important windows and mirrors.
• includes texts in which children see Latino protagonists as the stars of all kinds of stories, such as biographies of accomplished Latino men and women, contemporary realistic fiction, poetry, historical fiction, humor, fantasy, and science fiction. • is organized around five essential literary themes (see pages 14–15) 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. • includes a Teacher’s Guide to support and provide guidance for using the books in this collection, the Teaching Cards, and digital resources. • 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 36 to find out more information about the Rising Voices digital resources.
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