THE RISING VOICES LIBRARY
Celebrating Girls of Color functions as a wonderful companion collection to the first Rising Voices Library, Rising Voices: Celebrating Black and Latino Boys . Scholastic has collaborated with Dr. Ann Levett to curate a balance of fiction and real-life stories that reflect and affirm the identities and potential of girls of color. The books and teaching resources in this library provide insights to counter the negative media images and stereotypes that confront girls every day through hurtful images that chip away at their self- esteem, confidence, and dreams for their futures. Although the focus of this library is specific, it is a tool to support all learners. All young readers need to have access to affirming stories that mirror their own lives, as well as stories that are windows into the lives of others. When children read a book that serves as a mirror, they see aspects of their own experiences and cultures reflected in the text. When children read a book that serves as a window, they gain insights into the world beyond their own personal experiences. This library allows readers to look in and look out, making text-to-self and text-to-world connections. Rising Voices: Celebrating Girls of Color provides students with high-interest, culturally relevant texts that celebrate the stories of people historically underrepresented in children’s literature. These books, paired with innovative teaching materials that support literacy skill development and the CASEL Framework for social-emotional learning, build a classroom community that broadens the world for students from all backgrounds and enables deep discussions about identity, inclusivity, and empathy for others. Rising Voices texts are organized by five culturally relevant yet universal themes. These themes provide a lens for reading that guides readers to consider concepts and ideas that affirm, celebrate, and foster pride and confidence in their identities. In addition, you and your students can use these themes to make connections between Rising Voices books and other texts you have been exploring in your classroom.
AVAILABLE FOR GRADES K–5, each grade-level library includes 50 books in all: two copies of each theme’s anchor text, plus two copies each of the 20 additional itles.
Scholastic Rising Voices: Celebrating Girls of Color: Grade 4 Books | Back to Top | 2 *Denotes an author or illustrator of color † Comparable substitutes will be provided for titles no longer available.
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