
At
John
D.
Jenkins
Elementary
School,
Jackie
Youngblood,
the
librarian,
led
a
reading
of
the
book,
"Just
Ask"
by
Supreme
Court
Justice
Sonia
Sotomayor,
to
a
second-grade
class.
The
story,
"Just
Ask,"
is
based
on
a
group
of
children
who
are
working
to
build
a
community
garden,
and
as
they
work
with
each
other,
they
encounter
differences
in
their
friends
that
make
each
of
them
unique.
The
book
encourages
students
to
'just
ask'
about
differences
in
a
polite
way
rather
than
making
assumptions.
Youngblood
began
the
lesson
with
a
short
video
on
Hispanic
Heritage
Month
that
covered
famous
Hispanic
singers
and
sports
figures,
and
well-known
Hispanic
dishes.
She
then
asked
students
to
describe
what
an
author
is,
and
what
they
knew
about
Hispanic
Heritage
Month.
After,
Youngblood
introduced
the
topic
of
what
makes
each
of
us
special
is
our
differences.
Youngblood
introduced
a
video
of
Justice
Sotomayor
sharing
a
memory
of
being
judged
when
she
had
to
take
an
insulin
shot
in
a
restaurant
to
control
her
glucose.
This
memory
inspired
her
to
write
the
story,
"Just
Ask."
After
the
lesson,
students
engaged
in
an
activity
and
drew
a
picture
of
what
makes
them
unique.
The
students
then
took
turns
sharing
with
their
classmates
about
their
drawing.
All
month
long
for
library
encore,
Youngblood
has
featured
different
books
from
Hispanic
authors
or
on
Hispanic
culture
with
students
from
all
grade
levels
in
celebration
of
Hispanic
Heritage
Month.