Luisa Uribe

Saddened by her classmates' and teacher's mispronunciations of her name, a girl is empowered by her discovery that names are like songs when she and her mom celebrate the musicality of African, Asian, Black-American, Latinx, and Middle Eastern names.

"When the kids in room 5 write to Earth asking what they can do to help save our planet, they are delighted to get a letter back."-- Publisher.

"A nonfiction picture book exploring a deceptively simple but unexpectedly crucial resource for wildlife: puddles! This lyrical, gorgeously illustrated nonfiction picture book is perfect for young science learners and nature lovers. A normal everyday puddle may not seem very special. But for a mother turtle, it might be the perfect place to lay her eggs. For a squirrel, it might be the only spot to cool off and get a drink when the sun is shining...

"In this bilingual picture book, cousins from opposite sides of the border visit each other's towns and delight in their similarities and differences"-- Provided by publisher.