“For our Entering and Emerging ELL ELA high school curriculum, we use eighteen ELA aligned books with ELA aligned questions, read-alouds, and supplementary Spanish editions. The results are very promising,” said Dr. Madeline Diamond, Director of Multilingual Programs & World Languages, Peekskill City School District, New York.

These biliteracy resources far surpass the quality of other materials I have seen. The quality of these Spanish and English editions is excellent, said Dr. Jaddy Brigitte Nielsen, Dual Language, Palm Beach County Schools, Florida.
“We use the South American, Central American, Caribbean, and U.S.A. series in our summer middle school migrant program. The children love these books! The art is beautiful!” said Alma Rich, Title I & Federal Programs Director, Adair County Schools, Kentucky.

“These titles are useful for close reading, read-alouds, shared reading, guided reading, and independent reading,” said Angela Gonzalez, Literacy Curriculum Specialist, Palm Beach County Schools, Florida.
“Our students have enjoyed reading these books. They get so excited to see their cultures represented in them! Students check them out of their classroom library and read them on their own,” said Carissa Lick, English Language Development Coordinator, Saint James Public Schools, Minnesota.

“These books and text-dependent questions perfectly align with the Reading Standards of Informational Text and Literacy in History/Social Studies. These books cover cultural groups that large publishers have overlooked, but they are definitely important,” said Dr. Cathy Pressey, Curriculum Specialist, Palm Beach County Schools, Florida.
“As educators, we understand that culture is a great motivator, especially in a county as diverse as ours. Exploring their heritages through authentic art excites and entices our students,” said Bob Brazofsky, Executive Director of Social Sciences, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, Florida.

The text-dependent questions were expertly crafted to delve deeper into the standards, addressing their complexities while simultaneously increasing the rigor of the questions,” said Angela Gonzalez, Literacy Curriculum Specialist, Palm Beach County Schools, Florida.

“Dr. Claudia Battistel Tomada and Dr. Gabriela Escobar Rodríguez have beautifully translated the Spanish editions,” said Dr. Erik Camayd-Freixas, Professor of Spanish, Florida International University, Florida.

“These Central American, Caribbean, and South American stories tap into the prior knowledge of our immigrant students, who are learning English as a second language. When students see a familiar picture on the page, it supports engagement and adds meaning to their reading. These U.S.A. books start from the ground up as they build background knowledge of U.S. history for our ELLs,” said Mike Riley, Principal, Palm Beach County Schools, Florida.

“Our students scour the shelves for these Central American, South American, Caribbean, and U.S.A. books. Our statistics show that these titles have high circulation rates which continue to rise,” said Sarah McKnight, Media Specialist, Palm Beach County Schools, Florida.

“Our students love these books because they reflect their cultures," said Ezechiel Joseph, World Languages, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, Florida.

"These short U.S.A. books feed the curiosity of our ELLs about their new country, while providing reading comprehension and writing practice," said Angela Gonzalez, Literacy Curriculum Specialist, Palm Beach County Schools, Florida.

“Students love these art books because they honor their cultures," said Francis Arbesfeld, Dual-Language, Palm Beach County Schools, Florida.