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While I always tried to keep my eye out on books with black representation, they are not always as easy to come by. In fact, The NY Times shared a story in 2013 stating, "Of 3,200 children’s books published in 2013, just 93 were about black people, according to a study by the Cooperative Children’s Book Center at the University of Wisconsin." Not only do I get frustrated, but so do the students. While they are appreciative of the collection I have provided, it simply is not enough. Many students reread my bin of black history books because they are fascinated and inspired of the stories told. For this project I explored Amazon and was pleased to find a nice selection! I chose both black history books and books with black characters who are around the same age as my students. They need to see a reflection of themselves in the books they read. The books I added range in reading level and styles, from picture books to chapter books. We review and practice how to care for our classroom books at the beginning of the year and continue to remind each other throughout the year. I am proud to say all the new books I introduced last October still look brand new! I cannot wait to see their faces when they find a large collection of books with characters they can more easily identify with. I am hoping by adding a more relatable collection of books, my students love for reading will grow even more.

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While I always tried to keep my eye out on books with black representation, they are not always as easy to come by. In fact, The NY Times shared a story in 2013 stating, "Of 3,200 children’s books published in 2013, just 93 were about black people, according to a study by the Cooperative Children’s Book Center at the University of Wisconsin." Not only do I get frustrated, but so do the students. While they are appreciative of the collection I have provided, it simply is not enough. Many students reread my bin of black history books because they are fascinated and inspired of the stories told. For this project I explored Amazon and was pleased to find a nice selection! I chose both black history books and books with black characters who are around the same age as my students. They need to see a reflection of themselves in the books they read. The books I added range in reading level and styles, from picture books to chapter books. We review and practice how to care for our classroom books at the beginning of the year and continue to remind each other throughout the year. I am proud to say all the new books I introduced last October still look brand new! I cannot wait to see their faces when they find a large collection of books with characters they can more easily identify with. I am hoping by adding a more relatable collection of books, my students love for reading will grow even more.

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