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Louis Helps Ajani Fight Racism

Louis Helps Ajani Fight Racism (Helper Hounds)
by Caryn Rivadeneira (Author) and Priscilla Alpaugh (Illustrator)
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Booktalk: Ajani loves having a dad from Denmark and a mom from Jamaica. Ajani speaks three languages and gets to spend summers with his grandparents in the coolest places. But when a classmate overhears dark-skinned Ajani speaking Danish, the boy makes a hurtful, racist comment. Ajani is crushed. Until a chance encounter with Louis the Helper Hound helps Ajani feel proud of his heritage and helps him and his classmates fight racism.

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Become an App Inventor

Become an App Inventor: The Official Guide from MIT App Inventor: Your Guide to Designing, Building, and Sharing Apps
by Karen Lang (Author) and Selim Tezel (Author)
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Booktalk: Have you ever wanted to build your own mobile apps? App Inventor, a free and revolutionary online program from MIT, lets you do just that. With the help of this companion guide, you can create six different apps, including a working piano, a maze game, and even a chat app to communicate with your friends. Then use what you’ve learned to build apps of your own, like the young inventors interviewed in this book.

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It’s STEM Friday! (STEM is Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)

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