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Sarah, Stay Safe: Wear a Mask
by Mahmoud Elzein (Author) and Rania Hasan (Illustrator)
Booktalk: Sarah is worried about wearing her mask because it makes her look ugly, and other kids might make fun of her. With her grandma’s help, Sarah connects to nature, becomes a stronger person, and does the right thing!
Snippet: A few months passed . . . then the school announced that students could come back to their classrooms.
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Headstrong Hallie!: The Story of Hallie Morse Daggett, the First Female “Fire Guard”
by Aimee Bissonette (Author) and David Hohn (Illustrator)
Booktalk: Hallie Morse Daggett loved spending time outdoors, hiking among the tall trees of the forests in California’s Siskiyou Mountains. She wasn’t afraid of the bears, coyotes, and wildcats. But Hallie was afraid of fire and understood the threat it posed to the forests, wildlife, and people. And more than anything, she wanted to devote her life to protecting her beloved outdoors; she decided she would work for the US Forest Service. But in the 1880s the Forest Service didn’t hire women, thinking they couldn’t handle the physical challenges of the work or the isolation. But the Forest Service didn’t know Hallie or how determined she could be.
Snippet: As soon as she finished school, Hallie began mailing letters to the US Forest Service. She wanted to work. She wanted to help fight fires.
But the Forest Service said no.
It’s Nonfiction Monday!
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