Listeners will explore cultural topics like food and language to learn how their lives are alike or different from the lives of their friends and neighbors. Help young listeners develop literacy skills with these nonfiction and fiction series.

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All Kinds of People by Lisa Bullard
Dress-Up Day: All Kinds of Clothes
Different Can Be Great: All Kinds of Families
Something Special: All Kinds of Foods
Our Own Place: All Kinds of Homes
A New Classmate: All Kinds of Languages
A Special Invitation: All Kinds of Religions

Be a Good Sport (Fiction) by Megan Borgert-Spaniol
Good Game
Jordan Says Good Job
Your Turn
Reiko’s Team
Not Yet!
Dev Tries His Best

Be a Good Sport (Nonfiction) by Katie Peters
Winning Well
Losing Well
Playing Fair
Being a Good Teammate
Following the Rules
Trying My Best

Character Builders (Fiction) by Megan Borgert-Spaniol
A Beautiful Day
Ready for Bed
Time to Clean
Caring for Sister

Character Builders (Nonfiction) by Katie Peters
I Am Positive
I Am Honest
I Am Responsible
I Am Caring

Holiday Time by Lisa Bullard
My Family Celebrates Hanukkah
My Family Celebrates Christmas
My Family Celebrates Day of the Dead
My Family Celebrates Thanksgiving
My Family Celebrates Halloween
My Family Celebrates Kwanzaa

Deadly Diseases
COVID-19: The Coronavirus Disease by Jackie Golusky
Bubonic Plague: The Black Death by Percy Leed
Malaria: An Ongoing Threat by Brianna Kaiser
Smallpox: A Vaccine Success by Brianna Kaiser
Typhoid Fever: A Deadly Infection by Percy Leed
Ebola: A Rare Killer by Jackie Golusky

Many Ways by Marie-Therese Miller
Feelings Like Mine
Families Like Mine
Homes Like Mine
Parents Like Mine

Step by Step
The Story of Syrup: It Starts with a Maple Tree by Melanie Mitchell
The Story of Bread: It Starts with Wheat by Stacy Taus-Bolstad
The Story of a Football: It Starts with Leather by Robin Nelson
The Story of a Tulip: It Starts with a Bulb by Lisa Owings
The Story of a Ladybug: It Starts with an Egg by Lisa Owings
The Story of an Oak Tree: It Starts with an Acorn by Emma Carlson-Berne

World’s Grossest by Scott Nickel
World’s Grossest Animals
World’s Grossest Jobs
World’s Grossest Human Body Facts
World’s Grossest History Facts
World’s Grossest Creepy Crawlers
World’s Grossest Plants