LeVar Burton explores with youngsters how things have changed for them as they’ve grown, and how taking care of our teeth is part of that process. Then it’s off to attend a Quinceanera -- a celebration for a 15-year-old Hispanic girl in honor of her transition into womanhood.

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Feature Book:

I Lost My Tooth in Africa

I Lost My Tooth in Africa, written by a girl and illustrated by her father, tells the tale of a young girl who loses a tooth while visiting her father’s family in Africa. In the African tradition, she places the tooth under a gourd and in return gets two chickens from the Tooth Fairy.

Author: Penda Diakité
Illustrator: Baba Wagué Diakité
Publisher: Scholastic

Madlenka

A girl tours her urban neighborhood visiting shops and sharing the news with these neighbors, who represent a wide range of world cultures, that her tooth is loose.

Author: Peter Sis
Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux

My Wobbly Tooth Must Not Ever Fall Out

Lola’s tooth is loose, but she doesn’t want it to fall out until she learns about the tooth fairy.

Author: Lauren Child
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap

Rites of Passage: Coming of Age

This book explains the origin, historical or religious significance, and practice of coming of age in different cultures around the world.

Author: Mandy Ross
Publisher: Heinemann Library