Last Updated: December 23, 2025
Architect Assistants
by Marzieh A. Ali
Aunty Azra is an architect. She is designing a new mosque near Houston so she stops in to visit. Nadia and Nadir help with the mosque’s design and later attend the opening ceremony. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
Ali the Great and the Market Mishap
by Saadia Faruqi
Second-grader Ali, his grandfather, and little brother Fateh head to the South Asian market to buy some snacks, but Ali loses Fateh and has to figure out quickly how to find him among the market’s many aisles.
A Morning with Grann
by Samanka Dumond-Desir
Liline, a young Haitian American girl, and her cat Pepper learn a little about Grann’s homeland of Haiti while getting ready for the first day of kindergarten.
José and Feliz Play Fútbol
by Susan Rose and Siilvia Lopez
When José is selected for the school soccer team, his dog Feliz eagerly helps him practice.
Katie and the Haunted Museum
by Fran Manushkin
Katie, her father, JoJo, and Pedro are on a special sleepover at the museum; but at night the dark halls are spooky, and it is easy to imagine that the dinosaurs are ghosts haunting the museum–and when Mr. Woo disappears the children become frightened.
Food for Thought
by Melissa Iwai
Gigi tries natto, a traditional Japanese food. But will she like it as much as peanut butter?
Juneteenth: Our Day of Freedom
by Sharon Dennis Wyeth
Learn more about Juneteenth, a holiday that celebrates the end of chattel slavery in the United States in this Step 3 History Reader.
Meals in Russia
by R.J. Bailey
Carefully leveled text and vibrant photographs introduce readers to a variety of Russia’s foods and mealtime cultural practices. Includes picture glossary and index.
Camila La Estrella Del Baile escrito
por Alicia Salazar
El campamento de baile al que asiste Camila está organizando un concurso. Ella y sus compañeras se esfuerzan mucho con la esperanza de triunfar. ¡Ya dominan los pasos, las vueltas y las piruetas! Pero Camila sufre una caída, e dobla el tobillo y termina en muletas. ¿Será que tendrá que colgar sus zapatillas de baile por un tiempo?