Now, we can have a censorship discussion, but that's another post for another time. What I want to focus on is interest level coupled with ability. She also wanted to make sure the books were culturally relevant. This is important, because we are concerned with "interest". Culture is a big part of that. Many black and brown kids become reluctant readers because there are few books that appeal to them culturally. There are more talking animals who are the main characters in books in kidlit than kids of color. By the the time they reach middle school those animals disappear and are replaced by more straight, white children. So, what happens when you're a kid of color who reads very well? How do we support you?
Here is a list of appropriate non-fiction books for Advanced Elementary Readers:
Here is a list of appropriate non-fiction books for Advanced Elementary Readers:
| Outliers | Malcolm Gladwell |
| The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind | William Kwamkamba |
| I am Malala (Young Reader's Edition) | Malala Yousafazi |
| March | John Lewis |
| Find Where the Wind Goes | Mae Jemison |
| No Crystal Stair: A Documentary Novel of the Life and Work of Lewis Michaux, Harlem Bookseller | Vaunda Micheaux Nelson |
| Rhythm Ride | Andrea Davis Pinkney |
| This Kid Can Fly: It's About Ability (Not Disability) | Aaron Philip |
| Sitting Bull: Lakota Warrior and Defender of His People | SD Nelson |
| Breakthrough: How Three People Saved "Blue Babies" and Changed Medicine Forever | Jim Murphy |
| Drowned City:Hurrican Katrina & New Orleans | Don Brown |
