Seven-year-old Lena and her mother observe the variations in the color of their friends' skin, viewed in terms of foods and things found in nature.

"Gigi wants to go by something besides her baby name-but her full name, Geraldine, is too long to write and Hanako, her middle name, doesn't feel quite right. Will Gigi find the perfect name? Gigi and Ojiji: What's Iin a Name? is a Level Three I Can Read book. Level 3 includes many fun subjects kids love to read about on their own. Themes include friendship, adventure, historical fiction, and science. Level 3 books are written for early independent...

Joyful young narrators celebrate feeling at home in one's own skin. "Told by succession of exuberant young narrators, Magnificent Homespun Brown is a story- a song, a poem, a celebration- about feeling at home in one's own beloved skin." --

A biography of Barack Obama for beginning readers.

Still adjusting to her new role as big sister, a little girl tries to stay a baby for a little longer, but when her parents lovingly affirm her big-girl status, she starts to enjoy doing things her baby brother cannot.

During a visit with her great-aunt, a young girl learns the story behind her name and learns to feel proud of her biracial heritage.

A picture book biography of African-American senator and presidential candidate Barack Obama.

Excited by the idea that authors actually get paid real money for writing books, Molly Mac is determined to get the author visiting her class to reveal the secret to his success, even going so far as to build a special mind-controlling hat to steal the secret if necessary--but she is discouraged by what he tells the class.

This title will introduce little readers to the 44th president of the United States, Barack Obama.

A little boy's grandfathers, one in America and one in Japan, teach him about baseball and its rich, varying cultural traditions.