GRADE 3 BOOKS
Cilla Lee-Jenkins: Future Author Extraordinaire by Susan Tan* and illustrated by Dana Wulfekotte*
STRONG AND RESILIENT continued
Lola Levine Meets Jelly and Bean by Monica Brown* and illustrated by Angela Dominguez* Lola and her family are finally getting a pet—a furry one! Lola researches cat care, and even with some help from her brother builds a cat castle for her new pet. They get a kitty they name Jelly, but soon after Lola’s little brother, Ben, starts sneezing. He’s allergic! Lola is devastated and sets out to find Jelly a loving home, but all ends well: Lola welcomes a new pet—one Ben is not allergic to—and begins researching and planning how to build the perfect doghouse.
Priscilla “Cilla” Lee-Jenkins has a vision for her future. Her baby sister is about to be born, and Cilla needs to become a best-selling author before her family forgets all about her. So she decides to write about what she knows best― herself!
Listening with My Heart by Gabi Garcia* and illustrated by Ying Hui Tan*
A heart-shaped rock started it all. When Esperanza finds it, her heart is filled with love for others that she can’t help but share. As she
You Should Meet: Katherine Johnson by Thea Feldman and illustrated by Alyssa Petersen
practices empathy and kindness, things truly seem to be better―until the school play. That’s when Esperanza learns that others aren’t the only ones in need of her compassion.
Katherine Johnson was an amazing mathematician and computer scientist at NASA who played a crucial role in putting the first man on the moon! She did calculations by hand and helped the team with the trajectories of several space missions.
Luz Makes a Splash by Claudia Dávila*
With a heat wave and a drought threatening the city’s water supply, Luz leads the way as she and her friends dive into the fight to save the swimming pond and Friendship Park. This graphic novel includes a guide on how to make a water-wise garden.
THINKING BEYOND TODAY
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Wangari’s Trees of Peace by Jeanette Winter
You Should Meet: Mae Jemison by Laurie Calkhoven and illustrated by Monique Dong*
This beautifully illustrated picture book biography tells how Nobel Peace Prize–winning scientist Wangari Maathai fought to preserve the richly forested country of Kenya where she grew up. After studying in America, Wangari returned to Kenya and was overwhelmed to see that a wealth of beautiful trees had been cut down and
Mae Jemison was a dancer, went to medical school, and joined the Peace Corps, yet despite her other talents and dreams being fulfilled, there was one accomplishment still on her list: traveling to outer space. Readers will discover how she built her own future and fulfilled her goal of becoming an astronaut.
replaced with office towers. Without trees, the land was becoming a desert, and the people were suffering. Wangari inspired the women of Kenya to follow her tree-planting plan—creating new possibilities for the future, transforming the country’s landscape, and inspiring people in other African countries to act against deforestation and desertification.
Scholastic Rising Voices: Celebrating Girls of Color: Grade 3 Books | Back to Top | 18 *Denotes an author or illustrator of color † Comparable substitutes will be provided for titles no longer available.
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