Books can provide an entry point to civic engagement at all levels. The picture books and chapter books included in this guide provide a way for today’s elementary school students to learn about democracy and become an engaged citizen.
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Learn more about the issue of book banning, what Penguin Random House is doing to protect the right to read, and what you can do as an educator to get involved.
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As the school year begins, teachers and students are facing challenges to their intellectual freedom like never before. From state legislation to executive orders to school district policies to administrator actions, book bans are at an all-time high, and teacher shortages are affecting every corner of the nation. But as a K-12 educator, you do
Read moreWatch Reading the World: Nurturing a Global Perspective for All Students, a conversation featuring Laura Robb and Luz Yadira Herrera here! Books give a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and life to everything. – Plato “The only way to read the world is by traveling the world!”
Read moreWritten by Lia Bengtson and Tarja Lewis from Kendall Demonstration Elementary School, Washington DC As teachers of English Language Arts (ELA) and Social Studies for Deaf and Hard of Hearing students, we are always looking for resources and collaborative projects that can provide meaningful and accessible learning opportunities for our diverse students whose primary
Read moreAs Penguin Random House, we recognize that our company and our industry can and must do better. We have taken the past week to reflect and listen, and to further identify how we can impact meaningful and lasting change in our company and in our society. Here is our plan of action:
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