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10 best books like Silent Music: A Story of Baghdad (James Rumford): Dreamers, The Day You Begin, Nasreen's Secret School: A True Story from Afghanistan, Seeds of Change: Planting a Path to Peace, Hello Lighthouse, The World Is Not a Rectangle: A Portrait of Architect Zaha Hadid, Beatrice's Goat, Goal!, On the Farm, Uncle Peter's Amazing Chinese Wedding

Dreamers
AuthorYuyi Morales
ISBN0823440559
Yuyi Morales tells her own immigration story in this picture-book tribute to the transformative power of hope . . . and reading.

In 1994, Yuyi Morales left her home in Xalapa, Mexico and came to the US with her infant son. She left behind nearly everything she owned, but she didn't come empty-handed.

She...
The Day You Begin
AuthorJacqueline Woodson
ISBN0399246533
National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson and two-time Pura Belpre Illustrator Award winner Rafael Lopez have teamed up to create a poignant, yet heartening book about finding courage to connect, even when you feel scared and alone.

There will be times when you walk into a room
and...
Nasreen's Secret School: A True Story from Afghanistan
AuthorJeanette Winter
ISBN1416994378
Renowned picture book creator Jeanette Winter tells the story of a young girl in Afghanistan who attends a secret school for girls.

Young Nasreen has not spoken a word to anyone since her parents disappeared.

In despair, her grandmother risks everything to enroll Nasreen in a secret...
Seeds of Change: Planting a Path to Peace
AuthorJen Cullerton Johnson
A while back I read a couple picture books about Wangari Maathai, including Planting the Trees of Kenya: The Story of Wangari Maathai and Wangari's Trees of Peace: A True Story from Africa, and I loved them both, and I’m interested in reading her autobiography and her book about the Green Belt Movement,...
Hello Lighthouse
AuthorSophie Blackall
ISBN0316362387
On the highest rock of a tiny island
at the edge of the world stands a lighthouse.
It is built to last forever. Sending its light out to sea.
The fog rolls in, and the fog rolls out.
The waves rise and crash. The wind blows and blows...
This beautiful picture book caught my eye on the Goodreads...
The World Is Not a Rectangle: A Portrait of Architect Zaha Hadid
AuthorJeanette Winter
A Washington Post Best Children’s Book of 2017
Parents’ Choice Recommended

Get to know Zaha Hadid in this nonfiction picture book about the famed architect’s life and her triumph over adversity from celebrated author-illustrator Jeanette Winter.

Zaha Hadid grew up...
Beatrice's Goat
AuthorPage McBrier
ISBN0689869908
More than anything, Beatrice longs to be a schoolgirl. But in her small African village, only children who can afford uniforms and books can go to school. Beatrice knows that with six children to care for, her family is much too poor. But then Beatrice receives a wonderful gift from some people far away...
Goal!
AuthorMina Javaherbin
ISBN0763645710
A lyrical, strikingly illustrated story celebrates the unifying power of soccer.

In a dusty township in South Africa, Ajani and his friends have earned a brand-new, federation-size soccer ball.

They kick. They dribble. They run. They score. These clever boys are football champions!...
On the Farm
AuthorDavid Elliott
ISBN0763633224
A NEW YORK TIMES best-selling author and a Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator evoke life on a farm in a simple, lyrical text and boldly expressive images.

From the bull to the barn cat to the wild bunny, the farmyard bustles with life. The rooster crows, the rams clash, the bees buzz, and over...
Uncle Peter's Amazing Chinese Wedding
AuthorLenore Look
ISBN0689844581
Jenny's favorite uncle, Peter, is getting married, and everyone is happy happy -- everyone, that is, except Jenny. While her family runs about getting ready for the traditional Chinese wedding -- preparing for the tea ceremony, exchanging good-luck money called hungbau, helping the bride with her...
One Green Apple
AuthorEve Bunting
ISBN0618434771
Farah feels alone, even when surrounded by her classmates. She listens and nods but doesn’t speak. It’s hard being the new kid in school, especially when you’re from another country and don’t know the language. Then, on a field trip to an apple orchard, Farah discovers there are lots of things...
The Hungry Coat: A Tale from Turkey
AuthorDemi
ISBN0689846800
Once upon a time in Turkey there lived a funny, little wise man named Nasrettin Hoca. He wore a huge, white turban and a worn-out coat made of patches upon patches. Riding about on his little gray donkey, he liked to help whomever he could. A friend to all, Nasrettin is a popular figure. But when he is suddenly...
Freedom Summer
AuthorDeborah Wiles
John Henry swims better than anyone I know.
He crawls like a catfish,
blows bubbles like a swamp monster,
but he doesn't swim in the town pool with me.
He's not allowed.
Joe and John Henry are a lot alike. They both like shooting marbles, they both want to be firemen, and they both love...
My Two Blankets
AuthorIrena Kobald
"My Two Blankets" is a beautifully crafted story that uses precisely chosen, evocative language with drawings that blend with the text in perfect harmony. Irena Kobald conveys messages of hope, friendship and acceptance through the eyes and actions of children. Her approach is devoid of saccharine...
The Color of Home
AuthorMary Hoffman
ISBN0803728417
This remarkably moving picture book follows first-grader Hassan through his first few days at school. Hassan has only recently arrived in the United States after he and his family were forced to flee Somalia, and he deeply misses the colorful landscape of his former home in Africa. But with the help...
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