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A diverse book collection is an incredibly important factor when curating books for your classroom library. I am a first year teacher to some amazing 2nd graders and I would love to be able to provide a variety of reading titles for my students. Children should be able to see themselves and others inside every book they read. Reading about these diverse cultures and experiences will expose students to the world around them. I believe you need a diverse classroom to influence and teach students to become more empathic and inclusive human beings. In my classroom library, I intend to do just that! Many of the books I have chosen are about diverse experiences, people, and holidays. I also have included books about influential people and social emotional learning. Not only do I want to create a love of reading for my students, but I also want them to learn and feel when they are reading. I have already seen the power of having books like this in a classroom!

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A diverse book collection is an incredibly important factor when curating books for your classroom library. I am a first year teacher to some amazing 2nd graders and I would love to be able to provide a variety of reading titles for my students. Children should be able to see themselves and others inside every book they read. Reading about these diverse cultures and experiences will expose students to the world around them. I believe you need a diverse classroom to influence and teach students to become more empathic and inclusive human beings. In my classroom library, I intend to do just that! Many of the books I have chosen are about diverse experiences, people, and holidays. I also have included books about influential people and social emotional learning. Not only do I want to create a love of reading for my students, but I also want them to learn and feel when they are reading. I have already seen the power of having books like this in a classroom!

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