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Lee & Low Books is the largest multicultural children's book publisher in the U.S.

We are your diversity source.

Upcoming Webinar: Teaching About Slavery with Lee & Low Children's Books

Join us for a critical webinar on Wednesday, January 15th at 4:00 PM EST about using children’s literature and nonfiction to teach about slavery. We will demonstrate with award-winning titles to support your approach in teaching this complex, under-taught period of American history, with a special focus on historical accuracy and cultural responsiveness.

Katie Potter, Lee & Low’s Literacy Specialist, Dr. Amanda Vickery, Assistant Professor of Social Studies Education at the University of North Texas, and Dr. Noreen Naseem-Rodriguez, Assistant Professor of Elementary Social Studies at Iowa State University, will discuss different pedagogical approaches, classroom activities, and books that approach slavery in elementary and middle school spaces so that teachers, librarians, and other professionals are aware of harmful stereotypes and inaccurate information when teaching about slavery.

Come away with:

applicable classroom and library activities for elementary and middle school
a variety of resources on how to teach about slavery in the classroom
learn about Lee & Low literature that address slavery.

Date: Wednesday, January 15, 2020

Time: 4:00 PM EST /1:00 PM PST

Duration: 1 hour

How to Join: Register here.

Registration is free, but space is limited so register today! If you can’t join live, you can still register to receive a link to the recording after the webinar takes place.

REGISTER HERE

New Winter 2020 Releases

Dream Builder: The Story of Architect Philip Freelon

written by Kelly Starling Lyons

illustrated by Laura Freeman

ISBN: 9781620149553 | Gr. 1 - 5 | January 14

You’ve seen the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Now meet the man whose life went into building it.

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A Space for Me

by Cathryn Falwell

ISBN: 9781620149638 | Gr. K - 3 | February 18

Alex needs a break from his pesky little brother, Lucas, so he creates a space for himself, but soon realizes that he and Lucas need time together too.

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Book Spotlight: Every Month is a New Year

January 1st is not the only start to the new year! Each month, cultures throughout the world celebrate. Lunar New Year is celebrated in January or February. Iranians observe Nowruz in March. All these celebrations, and many others, have deep-rooted traditions and treasured customs.

Use our award-winning poetry collection, Every Month is a New Year by Marilyn Singer and illustrated by Susan L. Roth, to explore how the world celebrates the New Year!

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Sneak Peek: The Lion Queens of India

For fans of our popular Vanishing Cultures series comes a new nonfiction book from photographer and explorer Jan Reynolds!

The Lion Queens of India (April 2020) offers a glimpse into the world of endangered Asiatic lions and the female forest rangers in India who fight to save them. This book makes a great addition to units on animal conservation, exploring ecosystems, breaking gender barriers, and South Asia/India.

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Author Visits

Many of our authors and illustrators are available for school and library events around the country. Lee & Low authors and illustrators offer a wide variety of workshops, talks, and events, both in person and through Skype, and can work with a range of budgets. If you would like to bring a book creator into your classroom or library, please get in touch with us at authorvisits@leeandlow.com.

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What's in Your Bookroom?

Lee & Low Books is proud to be the nation’s largest publisher of multicultural children’s books. With our Diverse Reading Leveled Bookrooms, schools and districts across the country are helping to ensure their students have access to hundreds of award-winning, culturally responsive, contemporary books at the levels they need.

We will work with you to bring more equity, inclusion, and diversity into your leveled bookrooms. Please contact us at bookrooms@leeandlow.com to get started.

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We're Hiring!

We're looking for passionate, detail-oriented people who care about connecting diverse books with young readers to join our educational sales and marketing/publicity team.

If you're interested, you can find more information about each position here. And if you know someone who'd be a great fit, feel free to spread the word!

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Grant Fulfillment

Did you recently win a grant that you need diverse, culturally responsive books for? Are you currently in the process of applying for a grant and would like to mention Lee& Low Books as a resource or vendor for multicultural literature? Our expert team will help you satisfy whatever themes or needs that are particular for your specific project. Reach out to Verónica Labarca at vlabarca@leeandlow.com to learn more about your customized list and to get started! Please note that we do not award grants.

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Classroom Library Customization

We’d love to speak more with you and your school team to help bring culturally responsive books into your classroom and help you build a customized book list based on your students’ needs and diverse experiences: