Here's What We Read...
Click on a month below for our recommended books, plus suggestions for discussions and activities.
![Saffron detail](https://www.nea.org/sites/default/files/styles/640x530/public/2021-01/Saffron_detail.jpg?itok=98hekalM)
August 2018
Making New Friends
![Alma detail](https://www.nea.org/sites/default/files/styles/640x530/public/2021-01/Alma_spread.jpg?itok=AspjF5Rs)
August 2018
What's in a Name?
![Finding the Music detail](https://www.nea.org/sites/default/files/styles/640x530/public/2021-01/Finding_the_Music.jpg?itok=SGntdp1t)
October 2018
Exploring Your Community
![Chester Nez detail](https://www.nea.org/sites/default/files/styles/640x530/public/2021-01/Chester_nez_spread.jpg?itok=f7q-Vgcx)
November 2018
Sharing Ourselves
![Alfie detail](https://www.nea.org/sites/default/files/styles/640x530/public/2021-01/Alfie_spread.jpg?itok=6YDK2q86)
December 2018
Empathy & Appreciation
![Dont Lick detail](https://www.nea.org/sites/default/files/styles/640x530/public/2021-01/Dont_Lick_spread.jpg?itok=0Yiao0fZ)
January 2019
Hygiene & Health
![Midnight Teacher detail](https://www.nea.org/sites/default/files/styles/640x530/public/2021-01/Midnight_teacher_spread.jpg?itok=PzHzOz5d)
February 2019
Life-Changing Educators
![Malala detail](https://www.nea.org/sites/default/files/styles/640x530/public/2021-01/Malala_spread.jpg?itok=3sXxgm9L)
March 2019
Finding Your Voice
![Song of the Wild detail](https://www.nea.org/sites/default/files/styles/640x530/public/2021-01/Song-of-the-Wild_spread.jpg?itok=gKAwCMOK)
April 2019
Animals
![They Say Blue detail](https://www.nea.org/sites/default/files/styles/640x530/public/2021-01/162798_They-Say-Blue_spread.jpg?itok=PKbvBtVm)
May 2019
Inspiring Curiosity
![Julian detail](https://www.nea.org/sites/default/files/styles/640x530/public/2021-01/Julian_spread.jpg?itok=QzVyNCM0)
June 2019
Exploring Identity
![Pie is for Sharing detail](https://www.nea.org/sites/default/files/styles/640x530/public/2021-01/Pie_sharing_spreak.jpg?itok=uYn6glTG)
July 2019
Celebrating a Diverse America
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