Different Can Be Great

All Kinds of Families

From the Series All Kinds of People (Early Bird Stories ™)

  • Interest Level: Kindergarten - Grade 2
  • Reading Level: Grade 1

Makayla’s family is about to change with her baby brother’s arrival. She goes on a mission to see how families are each unique. Readers discover how families are different and that different is great!

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Interest Level Kindergarten - Grade 2
Reading Level Grade 1
Genre Social Studies
Category Diverse Books: Celebrating Differences , Diverse Books: LGBTQIA+, Diversity, SEL: C Social Awareness, SEL: D Relationship Skills, Social Emotional Learning
Copyright 2022
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Brand Early Bird Stories ™
Imprint Lerner Publications ™
Language English
Number of Pages 24
Publication Date 2021-08-01
Text Type Informational Fiction
BISACS JUV013000, JUV074000, JUV030000
Dewey 306.85
Dimensions 9 x 9
Lexile 510
Guided Reading Level J
Features Bibliography/further reading, Fast facts, Glossary, Index, Note to educators, Table of contents, Teaching Guides, and eSource

Author: Lisa Bullard

Lisa Bullard is the award-winning author of more than 60 books for children, including You Can Write a Story: A Story-Writing Recipe for Kids. She teaches writing classes at the Loft Literary Center and regularly visits schools to talk with students about story-writing.

Illustrator: Renée Kurilla

Renee Kurilla is an illustrator, dabbling author, and Lead Artist at FableVision Studios.

She got her start in animation working as a character designer on the Discovery Kids TV adaptation of Time Warp Trio. She has since illustrated many books for kids including Margarita Engle’s Tree Dancers: Orangutanka (2015) and Stuart J. Murphy’s I See I Learn (4 titles, 2010).

Her work at FableVision has contributed to multiple honors, including the graphic novel Zebrafish (2008), a Junior Library Guild selection, and the Ranger Rick’s Tree House App for the National Wildlife Federation, which won a 2013 Parents’ Choice Award.

Renée lives just outside Boston, MA with her husband and fluffy cat, her primary sketchbook inspiration.


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All Kinds of People (Early Bird Stories ™)

In these delightful, illustrated stories, diverse young narrators explore different cultures by comparing and contrasting their own lives to their friends’ and neighbors’ lives. Critical-thinking and comprehension questions get readers talking about the stories. View available downloads →

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