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  General

  Books for Class and

  School Libraries: Junior Infants - 2nd

  Books related to the Learn Together curriculum should, if at all possible, be placed in class and school libraries and not stored in a central location. Pupils should have regular, incidental access to these books. Teachers may or may not wish to organise lessons around these books but it is recommended that they be viewed and used in the same way as other library books.
  
  We would welcome feedback on any resource - good or bad! Please post your comments on the forum below. If you'd like to recommend a book - and all recommendations are very welcome - please email us at: resources@educatetogether.ie
  
  Some books may be listed both under this section and the section for 3rd - 6th.
  
  

  • Forum for comment on any of the material in this section
  • Educate Together

    Teacher Calendar 2018 / 2019

    
    

  • An interactive, interfaith, multifaceted calendar, perfect for classroom planning! File
  • Learn Together Curriculum

    

  • Learn Together pdf File
• Books Suitable for Libraries in Junior Classes: JI - 2nd
  
  

  Books Suitable for Libraries in Junior Classes: JI - 2nd

  • BOOKS RELATED TO THE ETHICS AND THE ENVIRONMENT STRAND

  • Awe and Wonder - list of books with links to relevant sites below

        
    

  • Awe and Wonder - List of books Page
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    Fiction - Endangered Animals     

  • Oi, Get Off Our Train URL
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    Fiction - Re-cycling / Litter

  • Michael Recycle URL
  • Litterbug Doug URL
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    Non-Fiction: Recycling, Litter, Saving Energy etc.

  • Why Should I? (series of books) URL
  • 
    People Who Made a Difference
    
    Prof. Wangari Maathai: Nobel Peace Prize Winner 2004 for her work on environmental initiatives in Kenya

                                 

  • Wangari's Trees of Peace URL
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    Rachel Carson: An American marine biologist and conservationist whose book 'Silent Spring' is credited with advancing the global environmental movement. 

                                       

  • Rachel Carson and Her Book That Changed the World URL
  • Rachel Carson: Preserving a Sense of Wonder (please note cancer is referenced briefly at the end of the book) URL
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    Poetry

  • Green Poems URL
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    Water

  • Come on Rain URL
  • I Get Wet URL
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    BOOKS RELATED TO THE MORAL AND SPIRITUAL STRAND

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    Adoption

  • All About Adoption URL
  • How I Was Adopted URL
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    Birth / Body Parts
    

  • Mummy Never Told Me URL
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    Dealing with death / illness of family members
    

    

    List of books with links to relevant sites below:

  • Death and Illness - list of books Page
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    Decision-making / Differing Viewpoints

  • Voices in the Park URL
  • Horton Hatches the Egg (and all Dr Seuss books) URL
  • The True Story of the Three Little Pigs URL
  • Two Monsters URL
  • Divorce

  • Mum and Dad Glue URL
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    Feelings

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  • Anger

  • Hands are not for Hitting URL
  • When I Feel Angry URL
  • Andrew's Angry Words URL
  • Fear      

  • When I Feel Afraid URL
  • Wanda's Monster URL
  • No Such Thing URL
  • Can't You Sleep Little Bear? URL
  • Owl Babies (separation anxiety) URL
  • Happiness

  • The Feel Good Book URL
  • General

  • My Many Coloured Days URL
  • Yesterday I Had the Blues URL
  • When I'm Feeling...series (scared, kind, angry, sad, happy, jealous) URL
  • Essential Poems for Bedtime: First Aid for Frantic Parents URL
  • Jealousy

  • When I Feel Jealous URL
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    Sad

  • When I Feel Sad URL
  • Trauma

  • A Terrible Thing Happened: A Story for Children Who Have Witnessed Violence or Trauma URL
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    Poetry

  • Series of Poetry Books about being: angry; sad; scared; jealous Page
  • Philosophy (books below short novels and more suitable for 2nd and up)
    

  • How to Write Really Badly URL
  • Philosophy Bear and the Big Sky URL
  • Dojen the Wanderer URL
  • If I were a spider URL
  • On Planet Fruitcake URL
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    Self-esteem

    

  • There URL
  • I Love My Hair! URL
  • Elmer books URL
  • I Don't Eat Toothpaste Anymore! URL
  • I Like Me! URL
  • Giraffes Can't Dance URL
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    Values

  • The Lion and the Mouse URL
  • Peace at Last URL
  • Todd Parr books URL
  • Mama, Do You Love Me URL
  • So Much! URL
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    Websites

  • Storyline: actors reading short, picture books URL
  • Library website - digital books in a range of languages URL
  • 
    Worry

  • The Moon Came Down on Milk Street URL
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    BOOKS RELATED TO THE EQUALITY AND JUSTICE STRAND

  • 
    Africa         
    

    List of books with links to relevant sites below:

  • Africa - List of Books Page
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    Asia

  • Kite Flying URL
  • A Balloon for Grandad URL
  • Elephant Dance URL
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    Australia and Aboriginal Culture     

  • An Australian ABC of Animals URL
  • Josephine Wants to Dance URL
  • Mr McGee Goes to the Sea URL
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    Books with children with disability / special needs

  • Autistic Spectrum Disorder / Asperger Syndrome

  • My Brother Sammy URL
  • A Friend Like Simon URL
  • Hearing Impairment

  • First Animal Sign Book (Irish Sign Language) URL
  • Moses Goes to a Concert URL
  • Kami and the Yaks URL
  • Physical Disability         

  • Susan Laughs (main character is wheelchair user) URL
  • Seal Surfer (main character is wheelchair user) URL
  • Just Because (boy's sister is wheelchair user and non-verbal) URL
  • Down's Syndrome

  • Best Friends (Also Jessy Runs Away) URL
  • Visual Impairment

  • Keep Your Ear on the Ball URL
  • Books with people who are lesbian, gay or bisexual

    List of books with links to relevant sites below:

  • List of books with LGB characters (books with transgender characters below) Page
  • Books with young people who are transgender

  • When Kathy is Keith URL
  • I am Jazz URL
  • 
    Caribbean / Caribbean culture

  • Full, Full, Full of Love URL
  • 
    Challenging gender stereotypes         

  • Gender Stereotypes - Girls

  • Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World URL
  • Declaration of the Rights of Boys and Girls URL
  • Children's books on: Amelia Earhart; Marie Curie: Coco Chanel; Rosa Parks; Maya Angelou; Agatha Christie; Emeline Pankhurst; Frida Kahlo File
  • The Paper Bag Princess URL
  • Rosie Revere, Engineer; Ada Twist, Scientist File
  • Princess Smartypants Books URL
  • Prince Cinders URL
  • Gender Stereotypes - Boys  

  • List of books with links to relevant sites below:

  • Gender Stereotypes - Boys: List of books Page
  • Iggy Peck, Architect URL
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    Chinese-American culture

  • Nim and the War Effort URL
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    Class

  • The Hundred Dresses URL
  • Diversity: Cultural / Ethnic etc.

                                             

    List of books with links to relevant sites below:

  • List of Books Page
  • 
    Holocaust

    

  • The Butterfly URL
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    Homelessness

  • Fly Away Home URL
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    Migration / Refugees

  • Going North URL
  • Four Feet, Two Sandals URL
  • The Colour of Home URL
  • 
    Books below Irish produced

  • The Dreaming Tree (and also I won't go to China; The Romanian Builder; Olanna's Big Day) URL
  • 
    People Who Made a Difference

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    Nelson Mandela 

  • Nelson Mandela URL
  • 
    Traveller Culture 

    List of books with links to relevant sites below:

  • Traveller Culture - list of Irish-produced books (Kids' Own Publishers) Page
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    BOOKS RELATED TO THE BELIEF SYSTEMS STRAND
    
    There are many series for younger children which address issues related to the main world religions. The Festival Time! series is featured below. This series does not address Buddhism or Sikhism.

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    General

  • Kids Around the World Celebrate URL
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    Specific to Belief Systems        
    

  • The Great Night Journey and Other Stories (Islam) URL
  • The Sound the Hare Heard and Other Stories (Buddhism) URL
  • The Milk and the Jasmine Flower and Other Stories (Sikhism) URL
  • The Temple Lamp and Other Stories (Judaism) URL
  • Krishna Steals the Butter and Other Stories (Hinduism) URL
  • Papa's Latkes (Judaism) URL
  • Noah and the Ark and Other Stories (Christianity) URL
  • You Are Stardust (Atheism) URL
  • Festival Time! series (stories from Islam, Judaism, Christianity, Hinduism) URL
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    BOOKS RECOMMENDED BY EDUCATE TOGETHER TEACHERS (some overlap with books in this section)
    

  • Cecelia Gavigan, Balbriggan ETNS

  • Picture Books for Inclusivity and Human Rights File
  • Paula Murphy Esker ETNS

  • Books for Junior Libraries File