Resources
Book Lists
Power of the People American History Curriculum
Required
Rad American History A-Z by Kate Schatz and Miriam Klein Stahl
Supplementary
Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults by Robin Wall Kimmerer, Monique Gray Smith, and Nicole Neidhardt
All Because You Matter by Tami Charles and Bryan Collier
Before She Was Harriet by Lesa Cline-Ransome and James E. Ransome
Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales: The Underground Abductor by Nathan Hale
A Young People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn and Rebecca Stefoff
The House That Jane Built: A Story About Jane Addams by Tanya Lee Stone and Kathryn Brown
Bodies Are Cool by Tyler Feder
A Place Where Sunflowers Grow by Amy Lee-Tai and Felicia Hoshino
They Called Us Enemy by George Takei, Justin Eisinger, Steven Scott, and Harmony Becker
The Ogress and the Orphans by Kelly Barnhill
The Every Body Book: The LGBTQ+ Inclusive Guide for Kids about Sex, Gender, Bodies, and Families by Rachel E. Simon and Noah Grigni
Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909 by Michelle Markel and Melissa Sweet
The Delano Grape Strike by Daniel Mauleón and Janos Orban
Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer, Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement by Carole Boston Weatherford and Ekua Holmes
Read Glow Grow Volume 1: 21 Black History Luminaries
A Song for the Unsung: Bayard Rustin, the Man Behind the 1963 March on Washington by Carole Boston Weatherford, Rob Sanders, and Byron McCray
Before She Was Harriet by Lesa Cline-Ransome and James E. Ransome
Black Heroes: A Black History Book for Kids: 51 Inspiring People from Ancient Africa to Modern-Day U.S.A. by Arlisha Norwood
Change Sings: A Children's Anthem by Amanda Gorman and Loren Long
Coretta Scott by Ntozake Shange and Kadir Nelson
The Escape of Robert Smalls: A Daring Voyage Out of Slavery by Jehan Jones-Radgowski and Poppy Kang
Henry's Freedom Box by Ellen Levine and Kadir Nelson
Ida B. Wells, Voice of Truth: Educator, Feminist, and Anti-Lynching Civil Rights Leader by Michelle Duster and Laura Freeman
Kamala and Maya's Big Idea by Meena Harris and Ana Ramírez González
Kind Like Marsha by Sarah Prager and Cheryl Thuesday
Let The Children March by Monica Clarke-Robinson and Frank Morrison
Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History by Vashti Harrison
Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History by Vashti Harrison
Mae Among The Stars by Roda Ahmed and Stasia Burrington
Martin's Big Words by Doreen Rappaport and Bryan Collier
Mumbet's Declaration of Independence by Gretchen Woelfle and Alix Delinois
The Story of Ruby Bridges by Robert Coles and George Ford
Sylvia and Marsha Start a Revolution by Joy Michael Ellison and Teshika Silver
Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer, Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement by Carole Boston Weatherford and Ekua Holmes
Read Glow Grow Volume 2: 15 Inspiring Women
A Life Made by Hand: The Story of Ruth Asawa by Andrea D'Aquino
All the Way to the Top: How One Girl's Fight for Americans with Disabilities Changed Everything by Annette Bay Pimentel, Jennifer Keelan-Chaffins, and Nabi H. Ali
Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909 by Michelle Markel and Melissa Sweet
Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos by Monica Brown and John Parra
Greta and the Giants: Inspired by Greta Thunberg's Stand to Save the World by Zoë Tucker and Zoe Persico
How to Build a Hug: Temple Grandin and Her Amazing Squeeze Machine by Amy Guglielmo, Jacqueline Tourville, and Giselle Potter
Little People Big Dreams: Anne Frank by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara and Sveta Dorosheva
Little People Big Dreams: Josephine Baker by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara and Agathe Sorlet
Malala's Magic Pencil by Malala Yousafzai and Kerascoët
Nina: A Story of Nina Simone by Traci N. Todd and Christian Robinson
Pies from Nowhere: How Georgia Gilmore Sustained the Montgomery Bus Boycott by Dee Romito and Laura Freeman
Queen of Tejano Music: Selena by Silvia López and Paola Escobar
Shark Lady: The True Story of How Eugenie Clark Became the Ocean's Most Fearless Scientist by Jess Keating and Marta Álvarez Miguéns
Stacey's Extraordinary Words by Stacey Abrams and Kitt Thomas
We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom and Michaela Goade
Read Glow Grow Volume 3: 13 Climate Change Lessons
Old Enough To Save The Planet (Changemakers) by Loll Kirby and Adelina Lirius
Read Glow Grow Volume 4: 16 Revolutionary AAPI Women
Required
Revolutionary Women: 50 Women of Color Who Reinvented the Rules by Ann Shen
Supplementary
Dumpling Dreams: How Joyce Chen Brought the Dumpling from Beijing to Cambridge by Carrie Clickard and Katy Wu
The Fearless Flights of Hazel Ying Lee by Julie Leung and Julie Kwon
Edgar Allan Poe Art-Based Lesson Sets
Poe: Stories and Poems: A Graphic Novel Adaptation by Gareth Hinds
New Perspectives on Thanksgiving - An Elementary Lesson Set (Keepunumuk)
Keepunumuk: Weeâchumun's Thanksgiving Story by Danielle Greendeer, Anthony Perry, Alexis Bunten, and Garry Meeches Sr.
We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga Elementary Lesson Set
We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga by Traci Sorell and Frane Lessac
Indigenous Peoples' Day Elementary Lesson Set
Josie Dances by Denise Lajimodiere and Angela Erdrich
Still This Love Goes On by Buffy Sainte-Marie and Julie Flett
What's Happening in Ukraine? Free Lesson Set
P. Zonka Lays An Egg by Julie Paschkis
Bone Button Borscht by Aubrey Davis and Duýan Petricic
The Mitten by Jan Brett
Juneteenth Elementary Lesson Set
All Different Now: Juneteenth the First Day of Freedom by Angela Johnson and E.B. Lewis
Harvey Milk Elementary Pride Month Lesson Set
Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag by Rob Sanders and Steven Salerno
Pride in June! Elementary Pride Month Lesson Set
This Day in June by Gayle E. Pitman and Kristyna Litten
Duke Kahanamoku Elementary Lesson Plan
Surfer of the Century: The Life of Duke Kahanamoku by Ellie Crowe and Richard Waldrep
Yo-Yo Ma Elementary Lesson Plan
Playing at the Border, A Story of Yo-Yo Ma by Joanna Ho and Teresa Martinez
Larry Itliong Elementary Lesson Plan
Journey for Justice: The Life of Larry Itliong by Dawn Mabalon with Gayle Romasanta
The Delano Grape Strike by Daniel Mauleón and Janos Orban
Dream Carver Elementary Lesson Plan - Hispanic Heritage Month
Dream Carver by Diana Cohn and Amy Cordova
Carmela Full of Wishes Elementary Lesson Set - Hispanic Heritage Month
Carmela Full of Wishes by Matt de la Peña and Christian Robinson
A Song of Frutas Elementary Lesson Set - Hispanic Heritage Month
A Song of Frutas by Margarita Engle and Sara Palacios
Beautiful, Wonderful Me! A Self-Love Valentine's Day Lesson Set
Bodies are Cool by Tyler Feder
Lunar New Year Lesson Set
Ruby's Wish by Shirin Yim Bridges and Sophie Blackall
A List of Black-Owned Bookstores by State
YouTube Playlists
Read Glow Grow, Volume 1: A Celebration of 21 Black History Luminaries YouTube Playlist
Read Glow Grow, Volume 2: A Celebration of 15 Inspiring Women YouTube Playlist
Read Glow Grow, Volume 3: 13 Climate Change Lessons YouTube Playlist
Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Let the Children March Lesson Plan YouTube Playlist