Books with title Just Like You

From a bale of hay nestled in the back of a farmers barn came a loud CRACK.Hidden in the straw lay a trembling eggand out burst a wing followed by a leg.But what kind of baby is he? Join the tot as he meets the animals from the farm when he sets out to discover who is “Just Like Me.” With irresistible illustrations and comic, rhyming text written by bestselling author Josephine Young, this book will quickly have children joining in with the fun and asking for more.Ages 3-4

Teach Social Studies Standards through Engaging Text. Repetitive, predictable story lines and illustrations that match the text provide maximum support to the emergent reader. Engaging stories promote reading comprehension, and easy and fun activities on the inside back covers extend learning. Great for Reading First, Fluency, Vocabulary, Text Comprehension, and ESL/ELL!

With its bright and textured images, this charming picture book invites kids to listen, look, touch…and even find an army of armadillos cleverly hidden throughout. “Go play with your cousins, Arlo!” That’s what Arlo the armadillo hears his mom say, and that’s exactly what he’s trying to do. But just when he thinks he’s found them, it turns out that he’s really discovered something else. Those scaly heads peeping out of the water? Alligators! Those pointy ears emerging from behind a pile of earth? They belong to a bunny, digging a hole.Where could his cousins—armadillos from head to toe, just like Arlo—be? Sharp-eyed children will see!

Playing princesses with her twin daughters one day, Author J. Tillman noticed that her daughters chose dolls and images that did not reflect their features. Ms. Tillman felt that she needed to create a source of empowerment and acceptance for her children and other children of color because society and the media has established a standard of beauty that is not consistent with the growing diversity of the world. Just Like Me teaches young children to love their appearance from the inside out regardless of what they see on TV while respecting and embracing other forms of beauty.

When Michael Brown’s mom marries Mr. Jordan, everything changes. Now Michael’s got a new dad, a new house, a new school, and worst of all, a new name. Michael is nothing like the famous athlete. In fact, he can’t even dribble a basketball, let alone swoosh it through the hoop! How can he survive the rest of the year–the rest of his life, really–as Michael Jordan?

Just.Like.Us tells the story of a 17-year-old girl trying to escape the horrors of her past, while trying to discover the person she wants to be. The story deals with many sensitive subjects such as rape, sex, drug use, mental health, bullying, suicide and suicidal thoughts, self harm, abuse, and has a fair share of explicit language. The main theme throughout Just.Like.Us is self acceptance and learning how to overcome things that have happened in the past. It’s a coming of age story written about a teen, by a teen.

Kidnapped to fight a war against an unknown enemy in space, a young man’s beliefs about the rights of others lead him to fight for the enemy - against the humans. Andrew soon uncovers a trap to take over the blue planet and must come up with actions and answers to resolve the situation. Finding strange allies and friends along the way, our hero must learn fast as time runs out for earth.