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Black History Month: eBooks

New Ebooks

Trueflix

TrueFlix books are from Scholastic and include a video, a book, links to Scholastic Go articles, related stories, project and activity ideas, vetted websites for student research and more! Books include an interactive Table of Contents, read-aloud options, and offer pronunciation and definition help along the way. Click the star to explore lesson plans and map to NYS standards. Click Resources & Tools to search by title, subject, Lexile, and ATOS to find lesson plans and quizzes. Titles include:

  • Biographies
    • Frederick Douglass
    • Harriet Tubman
    • Jackie Robinson
    • Martin Luther King, Jr.
    • Rosa Parks
  • The Civil War
    • Slavery in America
  • Women's History
    • Women in the Civil Rights Movement

Sora

sora ebook library

Explore our collection of titles celebrating Black History Month.
The collection includes non-fiction and fiction titles by a variety of authors on a variety of subjects. Includes biographies, poetry, history, and contemporary issues from PreK - High School.

Browse always available and simultaneous use magazines by and for Black readers such as:

  • BAVUAL: The African Heritage Magazine - discussing history, publishing essays, and featuring interviews
  • Black Girl's Magazine - includes stories, reviews, games & jokes, comics and more by and for Black girls
  • Teen Black Girl's Magazine - discusses social, personal, and community issues, includes stories & poems, interviews, and other entertainment

Rosen eBooks

rosen ebooks

Rosen Learning Center hosts interactive eBooks that include links to biographies, videos, timelines, maps, and more. Readers can listen to the text. Educator support includes planning and lesson guides, graphic organizers, and other worksheets. Books that reference slavery and abolition in the context of American and NYS history include:

  • Spotlight on American History
    • Abolition and Human Rights
    • Slavery in the United States
  • Spotlight on NY
    • Strengthening Democracy in New York State