A Pakistani-American Muslim girl struggles to stay true to her family’s vibrant culture while simultaneously blending in at school after tragedy strikes her community ( Simon & Schuster )
by Carole Boston Weatherford, illustrated by Eric Velasquez
Summary – In luminous paintings and arresting poems, two of children’s literature’s top African-American scholars track Arturo Schomburg’s quest to correct history. Candlewick
Books The Impossible Patriotism Project/ by Linda Skeers, pictures by Ard Hoyt September Roses / Jeanette Winter. The attacks of September 11/ Tarshis (I survived series) On that day : a book of hope for children / by Andrea Patel. A little Peace by Barbara Kerley 14 cows for America/by Carmen Agra Deedy – Teacher’s Guide Animal Heroes: True Rescue Stories/ Sandra Markle* Book about Michael & his guide dog who led him out of the Twin Towers on Sept. 11 (see website) The Man who walked between the Towers/ Mordicai Gerstein – see videos online September 11 / by Mary Englar. Attack on America : the day the Twin Towers collapsed / Mary Gow. September 11,2001: The Day That Changed America / Jill C. Wheeler Escape from the Tower/ Andra Serlein Abramson The 2001 World Trade Center Attack/ by Jacqueline Dembar Greene September 11, 2001: Attack on New York City/ Wilborn Hampton Fireboat : the heroic adventures of the John J. Harvey / by Maira Kalman.* (see website)
Videos Remembering September 11th Man Who Walked between the Towers