Introduction - Summer Reading: Global Recommendations from the Primary Source Library - Resource and Curriculum Guides at Primary Source, Inc.

Suggestions for All Grades

This Child, Every Child: A Book About the World's Children - David Smith

First Crossing: Stories about Teen Immigrants - Donald R. Gallo, editor

Stories about recent immigrants from Mexico, Cambodia, Palestine, China, etc. Includes short fiction works by authors Minfong Ho, Pam Munoz Ryan, Elsa Marston, and Lensey Namioka.

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope - William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer

The autobiography of a Malawian boy whose village suffers extreme drought and famine. His interest in inventions and science leads him to build a windmill for his village, bringing electricity and water.

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Summer Reading Recommendations

Are you interested in adding titles about world issues and cultures to the summer reading lists for your school or district? This guide contains highly recommended titles from the Primary Source Library for globalizing summer reading. From picture books to fiction to graphic novels, you'll find possibilities for every reader.

Use the blue tabs above to navigate through the guide. Each page of the guide includes a PDF download of all content so you can take suggestions to your colleagues.

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