Lerner Building Blocks

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.

Full contents:

All Kinds of People by Lisa Bullard_Dress-Up Day: All Kinds of ClothesDifferent Can Be Great: All Kinds of FamiliesSomething Special: All Kinds of Foods__Our Own Place: All Kinds of HomesA New Classmate: All Kinds of LanguagesA 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 WellLosing WellPlaying FairBeing a Good TeammateFollowing the RulesTrying My Best_

Character Builders (Fiction) by Megan Borgert-Spaniol_A Beautiful DayReady for BedTime to Clean Caring for Sister_

Character Builders (Nonfiction) by Katie Peters_I Am PositiveI Am HonestI Am ResponsibleI 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 DiseasesCOVID-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 StepThe 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 AnimalsWorld’s Grossest JobsWorld’s Grossest Human Body Facts World’s Grossest History FactsWorld’s Grossest Creepy CrawlersWorld’s Grossest Plants_