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A Pandemic Is Worldwide (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2) | ELEM

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"The current COVID-19 pandemic has upended the lives of kids across the world and has caused fear and confusion as people in charge have given conflicting orders. Read to discover the answers to some of your biggest questions. This book also comes with a handwashing diagram, a glossary, and a timeline of past pandemics and their impact on the world."--
Book Synopsis Read and find out the science behind a pandemic and how to stay safe in this illustrated, informative nonfiction picture book. Everybody gets sick now and then--maybe with a runny nose or a sore throat. But sometimes, a lot of people get sick at once. If a disease spreads all over the world, that's a pandemic.
The current COVID-19 pandemic has upended the lives of kids across the world and has caused fear and confusion as people in charge have given conflicting orders. Read to discover the answers to some of your biggest questions, including:

What is a pandemic? How are they created and spread? Has anything like this ever happened before? What is a coronavirus? What can we do to stay safe and healthy?

While pandemics are rare, several have happened throughout the world's history, such as the bubonic plague and smallpox, and our scientists have observed and learned some important lessons, such as the importance of vaccines.

This Level 2 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out shares important facts about past and current pandemics, taking readers from the origin of the word "quarantine" and through history's many pandemics, to milestones such as the first vaccine that helped end smallpox.

This book also comes with a handwashing diagram, a glossary, and a timeline of past pandemics and their impact on the world.

This is a clear and appealing science book for early elementary age kids, both at home and in the classroom. It's a Level 2 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out, which means the book explores more challenging concepts for children in the primary grades. The 100+ titles in this leading nonfiction series are:

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Entertain and educate at the same timeHave appealing, child-centered topicsDevelopmentally appropriate for emerging readersFocused; answering questions instead of using survey approachEmploy engaging picture book quality illustrationsUse simple charts and graphics to improve visual literacy skillsFeature hands-on activities to engage young scientistsMeet national science education standardsWritten/illustrated by award-winning authors/illustrators & vetted by an expert in the fieldOver 130 titles in print, meeting a wide range of kids' scientific interests

Books in this series support the Common Core Learning Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) standards. Let's-Read-and-Find-Out is the winner of the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Science Books & Films Prize for Outstanding Science Series.
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The illustrations of earnest doctors administering vaccines to willing children will rub anti-vaxxers the wrong way, but the wholesome overarching message of "we're all in this together" will play well to the intended audience. -- Kirkus Reviews

In simple terms and with lots of explanatory illustrations, this addition to the "Let's-Read-and-Find-Out" series offers an objective view of a pandemic that is easy to understand. -- School Library Journal (starred review)

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Disasters by the Numbers: A Book of Infographics | ELEMENTARY

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Jane Addams Children's Book Award Finalist

Chicago Public Library's Best of the Best Books of 2022: Best Informational Book for Older Readers

★ "This book celebrates heroes and the uncanny ripple effect of being inspired by them. Carrying on the legacies of King and Lewis, Tybre Faw marched for causes he believed in such as school safety, human rights, and immigrant equality. This acts as a helpful reminder to kids that they're never too young to fight for what they believe in. The watercolor illustrations are a vivid and dramatic complement to this story of friendship, courage, and effecting change." -- School Library Journal , starred review ★ "With deep emotion, Pinkney captures the generational struggle for freedom and takes readers from Dr. King's radio speeches during the Jim Crow era to the Black Lives Matter movement of today. Brown's watercolor-and-quill pen illustrations are striking and larger than life, adding great depth and meaning to the verse." -- Kirkus Reviews , starred review

Distinctions and Praise for Martin Rising: Requiem for a King : A Washington Post Best Book of the Year A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year A New York Public Library Best Book of the Year A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year A Chicago Public Library Best Book of the Year "Envisioned for young readers but sure to be appreciated more widely, Martin Rising depicts King as a source of warmth and brightness on its radiant front cover. [The Pinkneys] sustain and develop this idea throughout their book, paying stirring tribute to King's personal warmth, spiritual strength and leadership. The book's vivid poetry bursts with information as well as feeling, and the watercolor images are grounded in reality but feel elevated, on a higher plane." -- The Washington Post ​​​​​​​ ★ "Spiritually vital." -- Kirkus Reviews , starred review ​​​​​​​ ★ "Unique and remarkable." -- Publishers Weekly , starred review ​​​​​​​ ★ "Each poem trembles under the weight of the story it tells... Martin Rising packs an emotional wallop and, in perfect homage, soars when read aloud." -- Booklist , starred review ​​​​​​​ ★ "A powerful celebration of Martin Luther King Jr... As the last moments of King's life tick away, the narrative zooms in, detailing the emotional beats of his final public speeches, the feverish exhaustion of long days and nights away from home... Throughout, the crowds filling churches seeking inspiration and bravely marching in the face of violence are as much a part of the story as King himself... Beautifully illustrated and begging to be read aloud, this poetry collection is an exceptional classroom tool for civil rights lessons and offers much for individual readers to linger over." -- School Library Journal , starred review ​​​​​​​ ★ "A creative poetic celebration of the contributions of Martin Luther King Jr. that also, as a song for the dead, includes a meticulous explanation of how and why he died... Accompanying the varied and intense poetry, Brian Pinkney's swirling watercolor, gouache, and India ink illustrations give life and movement to King's story and reflect the complex emotions that surface throughout this biography." -- The Horn Book , starred review ​​​​​​​ "This genre-bending work uses poetry to document the last months of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s life... This well-researched, thorough tribute captures the details that make each section vividly memorable... The often alliterative and sometimes rhyming poetry, full of simile and metaphor, begs for re-reading and performing. Brian Pinkney's... luminescent illustrations epitomize the essence of King's life as a beacon of light and creates hope, even during troubling times... The back matter includes a retelling of the events of King's last months in straight-forward text accompanied by black-and-white photographs, a timeline, and a bibliography. Martin Rising is an inspiring joy to read and a genuinely unique accolade." -- VOYA

A New York Public Library Best Book of the Year

A Chicago Public Library Best Book of the Year

"Envisioned for young readers but sure to be appreciated more widely, Martin Rising depicts King as a source of warmth and brightness on its radiant front cover. [The Pinkneys] sustain and develop this idea throughout their book, paying stirring tribute to King's personal warmth, spiritual strength and leadership. The book's vivid poetry bursts with information as well as feeling, and the watercolor images are grounded in reality but feel elevated, on a higher plane." -- The Washington Post

* "Each poem trembles under the weight of the story it tells... Martin Rising packs an emotional wallop and, in perfect homage, soars when read aloud." -- Booklist , starred review

"This genre-bending work uses poetry to document the last months of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s life... This well-researched, thorough tribute captures the details that make each section vividly memorable... The often alliterative and sometimes rhyming poetry, full of simile and metaphor, begs for re-reading and performing. Brian Pinkney's... luminescent illustrations epitomize the essence of King's life as a beacon of light and creates hope, even during troubling times... The back matter includes a retelling of the events of King's last months in straight-forward text accompanied by black-and-white photographs, a timeline, and a bibliography. Martin Rising is an inspiring joy to read and a genuinely unique accolade." -- VOYA

Keith Henry Brown is the illustrator of the picture book Birth of the Cool: How Jazz Great Miles Davis Found His Sound . He got his start drawing superheroes, but jazz musicians like Miles Davis have always been heroes to him. A graduate of the High School of Art and Design as well as Parsons School of Design, he combined his love of art and jazz as the creative director of jazz at Lincoln Center. He has also designed and illustrated promotional graphics and jazz album covers. He lives in Brooklyn, New York. You can visit him online at keithhbrown.com. New York Times
Andrea Davis Pinkney is the bestselling and award-winning author of nearly 50 books for young readers, among them The Red Pencil and A Poem for Peter , as well as several collaborations with her husband, Brian Pinkney, including Martin Rising: Requiem for a King , Sit-In , and Hand in Hand , which received the Coretta Scott King Book Award. Andrea Davis Pinkney lives in New York City. You can follow her on Twitter at @AndreaDavisPink, on Instagram at @Andreapinkney1, and on Facebook at @andreadavispinkey.

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The Wolves of Yellowstone: A Rewilding Story | ELEMENTARY

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Bottle Tops: The Art of El Anatsui | ELEMENTARY

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Bottle Tops: The Art of El Anatsui

The inspiring biography of Ghanaian artist El Anatsui whose handmade sculptures, created from discarded bottle tops, have received international acclaim and been showcased around the world.

​"If you touch something, you leave a charge on it and anybody else touching it connects with you, in a way." - El Anatsui

El Anatsui has always written his own story. As an art student at the University of Ghana, El noticed that the artists and styles he was studying were grounded in European traditions. Curious about his own culture's art history, El observed his people and found stories in the fabrics they wore and the way they used recycled goods. He decided to tell these stories through his artwork.

El experimented with different mediums-firing broken clay into new pots and cutting wood into sculptures using a chainsaw. Each time El tried something new, he brought with him the experience of all the experiments he did before. After coming across a discarded bag of shimmering bottle tops, El wondered What was their story? He experimented with the new material-disassembling, flattening, and reshaping-then stitched the tops together with wire. The result were large, flowing tapestries that tell stories about history, culture, and link people together. Today, El's bottle top sculptures are showcased all over the world inspiring audiences everywhere.

Here is the captivating story of a Ghanaian sculptor whose passion, creativity, and awe-inspiring artwork reminds us that creating powerful art is about being true to yourself.

Reviews

STARRED REVIEW "When El Anatsui was a teenager, his home, a British colony, became the independent country of Ghana. "We could decide to do things on our own terms," comments the artist, with the shift reflected in his outside-the-box creativity and changing old materials into something new. This striking book, vividly illustrated in paint and cut-paper collage, showcases Anatsui's signature works: flowing tapestries made from deconstructed bottle tops. Goldberg describes the artist's early life and artistry and then focuses on how he executes his famous fabrics, which have been exhibited in museums worldwide. As well as learning about Anatsui's art, readers can gain here some important insights into the creative life-Goldberg emphasizes that Anatsui doesn't work alone; a team gets the bottle tops into their new forms. It is also instructive to learn that the artist (who reviewed Goldberg's text) isn't always sure how to proceed artistically or that the results will be popular. Best of all, readers will find out that nobody in this man's town was an artist, but he still found his way to success. Robust back matter includes source notes, citations for quotes, and an art activity. Use this excellent biography alongside Shelley Pearsall's The Seventh Most Important Thing (2016) in units on found-object art; it also deserves a place on public library shelves." -Booklist

"This picture-book biography is a fascinating introduction to Ghanaian artist El Anatsui and his innovative artistic process. Early pages present Anatsui's childhood love of artmaking in the British colony of the Gold Coast. When he was a teenager, in 1957, his country achieved independence as the nation of Ghana, and Goldberg stirringly writes, "With this new freedom, he felt a shift." Anatsui's own words follow: "We could decide to do things on our own terms." Words and pictures guide readers to see how liberation on this national scale translated into Anatsui's artistic quest to freely express himself by experimenting with diverse media and developing new techniques. Zunon's (I Am Farmer, rev. 1/19; Grandpa Cacao, rev. 5/19) use of paint and cut-paper collage is particularly well suited to depicting Anatsui's life and artistry; it echoes his own evolving process of using found materials and assembling them in his artwork. Throughout, the illustrations' style is largely realistic, and shifts in visual perspective invite the reader to home in on pivotal moments. For example, when Anatsui finds a discarded bag of bottle tops at the side of the road, Zunon spotlights him holding one. The next spread eschews background detail to show Anatsui's hands manipulating the bottle tops as he develops a technique for creating the massive, fabric-like sculptures that brought him international acclaim. Back matter provides additional context and sources while inviting readers to get their own hands involved in creating art." -The Horn Book

STARRED REVIEW "Ghanaian sculptor El Anatsui said, "If you touch something, you leave a charge on it and anybody else touching it connects with you, in a way." Anatsui didn't physically touch Bottle Tops, but his work clearly charged author Alison Goldberg (I Love You for Miles and Miles) who in turn electrifies her audience with this inspiring biographical picture book. Accompanying Goldberg's stimulating narration are striking, dramatic illustrations from Elizabeth Zunon (Bedtime for Sweet Creatures; One Plastic Bag). Together, the creators produce an engrossing introduction to a monumental African artist. Anatsui found deep meaning in an ordinary, discarded object: "With bottle tops, he had found a material close to hand that evoked his history and environment. They had a past, and could have new meaning too." Goldberg guides readers through Anatsui's career, showing his creative evolution, his "idea of including the memories of old objects in his art" and his desire to connect his pieces with the history of his people. The artist's passion for telling stories in sculpture is inspiring, and the charm of the book is enhanced by his quotes woven throughout. Zunon takes a similar approach to the illustrations that Anatsui takes to art: Anatsui stitched the parts of bottle tops together to make his sculptures portray texture and dimension. Zunon fittingly patches together paint and cut paper collage-thus developing the same artistic elements-to depict him and his incredible creations. In the spirit of Anatsui's work, Goldberg includes an activity at the back of the book, a brilliant addition to enhance the experience of learning about art. From cover to cover, Bottle Tops is a sensational reading experience."- Shelf Awareness

"Fascinated with the artistic and political potential of turning discarded objects and scrap into art, Ghanaian artist El Anatsui (b. 1944) incorporates "materials with a history" into his work, as detailed in this process-oriented picture book. Following his country's independence from Britain, Anatsui finds a torn garbage bag filled with bottle caps, "shining silver, red, yellow, and blue," and discovers that by disassembling them, flattening the bands into strips, and then connecting the strips and the circular tops, he can create huge swathes of material that visually favor traditional kente cloths. Resembling "an enormous, shimmering cloth" (one piece is 30 feet tall), El's work tells stories of colonialism, interpersonal contact, and resilience-and takes the art world by storm. In straightforward prose, Goldberg weaves a story of art and ingenuity about an artist who "has always written his own story." Zunon's richly hued paint and collage art, meanwhile, chronicles both the excitement and slow work of creating a wholly new artistic medium. Back matter includes an author's note and an art activity. Ages 7-11." -Publishers Weekly

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Life in Hot Water: Wildlife at the Bottom of the Ocean | ELEMENTARY

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Life in Hot Water: Wildlife at the Bottom of the Ocean | ELEMENTARY

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Marcel's Masterpiece: How a Toilet Shaped the History of Art | ELEMENTARY

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The Animal Toolkit: How Animals Use Tools | ELEM

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Amazing Plants of the World (World of Amazement)| ELEMENTARY

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Amazing Plants of the World (World of Amazement)

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By Charles R. Smith Jr.
Illustrations by Charlot Kristenson
ISBN: 97813387522472

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Bessie the Motorcycle Queen

by Charles R. Smith Jr.

Illustrated by Charlot Kristenson

On sale date: September 20, 2022

Bessie the Motorcycle Queen is a non-fiction biography of one of the most amazing women in American history, yet little is written about her and most people have never heard of Bessie Stringfield, Her childhood years aren't well documented. Some sources say she was born in Jamaica, others sources say the American South. Her birth year is also in question. But once she got her first motorcycle, she left her mark.

Bessie crisscrossed America in the 1920s and 1930s alone on a motorcycle. Traveling as a black woman in the segregated South with Jim Crow laws was an even bigger feat. She toured the countryside, often sleeping on her bike as she could not stay in hotels or inns.

Bessie loved her bike and entered races across the country. People always wanted to know her story: how she got started, where'd she learn to ride like that, where she was going next. Bessie loved performing and traveling. In WWII, Bessie rode her motorcycle for the Army as a dispatch rider carrying documents to military bases.

Later, Bessie moved to Florida and founded the Iron Horse Motorcycle Club. Bessie died in 1993 leaving her mark in history as a spirited, independent woman way ahead of her own time.

Highly, highly recommended for any picture book collection and biography section. Bessie's story should be shared and well documented.

Book includes a bibliography, a list of sources and a page of "Bessie's Story."

Grades 1-5 and reluctant readers of any age.

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Picture Book Pick: Bessie the Motorcycle Queen (Non-fiction biography)

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Blast Off! How Mary Sherman Morgan Fueled America into Space / ELEM

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Written by Suzanne Slade
Illustrated by Sally Wern Comport
ISBN: 978-1684372416

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5/5: Blast Off! tells the inspiring story of a woman who had so many chores to do as a child that she wasn’t permitted to attend school until the authorities forced her parents to allow her to do so. Morgan was the valedictorian of her class and she was able to study chemistry at college for two yea…

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by Brad Meltzer
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978-052555601

@MostlyMcLeod review
https://booksbypamelathompson.blogspot.com/2022/05/non-fiction-graphic-pick-i-am-im-pei.html

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Yes We Will: Asian Americans Who Shaped This Country | ELEMENTARY

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I Begin with Spring: The Life and Seasons of Henry David Thoreau | ELEMENTARY

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I Begin with Spring: The Life and Seasons of Henry David Thoreau | ELEMENTARY

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Horn Book Starred Review: An excellent introduction to Thoreau and the turbulent times in which he lived.

School Library Journal Starred Review: An engaging and inspiring biographical title for budding scientists, artists, and environmentalists.

Kirkus starred review: A marvelous life survey of a perennially relevant historical figure.

One of Kirkus' Most Anticipated Children's Book of 2022

"A must read." - Elizabeth Bird, A Fuse 8 Production

Formatted like a nature notebook, this exploration of seasonal changes in Thoreau's day is also a visual story of his life and times and a gentle introduction to climate change.

I Begin with Spring weaves natural history around Thoreau's life and times in a richly illustrated field notebook format that can be opened anywhere and invites browsing on every page. Beginning each season with quotes from Thoreau's schoolboy essay about the changing seasons, Early Bloomer follows him through the fields and woods of Concord, the joys and challenges of growing up, his experiment with simple living on Walden Pond, and his participation in the abolition movement, self-reliance, science, and literature.

The book's two organizing themes-the chronology of Thoreau's life and the seasonal cycle beginning with spring-interact seamlessly on every spread, suggesting the correspondence of human seasons with nature's. Thoreau's annual records of blooms, bird migrations, and other natural events scroll in a timeline across the page bottoms, and the backmatter includes a summary of how those dates have changed from his day to ours and what that tells us about the science of phenology and climate change.

Megan Baratta's watercolors are augmented with historical images and reproductions of Thoreau's own sketches to create a high-interest visual experience. The book includes a foreword from Thoreau scholar Jeffrey Cramer, Curator of Collections for the Walden Woods Project.

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I Begin with Spring: The Life and Seasons of Henry David Thoreau

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I Begin with Spring: The Life and Seasons of Henry David Thoreau - Kindle edition by Dunlap, Julie, Baratta, Megan Elizabeth. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading I Begin with Spring: The Life and Seasons of Henry David Thoreau.

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American Jaguar: Big Cats, Biogeography, and Human Borders | HIGH SCHOOL

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American Jaguar: Big Cats, Biogeography, and Human Borders | HIGH SCHOOL

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Inaugural Ballers: The True Story of the First US Women's Olympic Basketball Team | MG

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The Mystery of the Monarchs: How Kids, Teachers, and Butterfly Fans Helped Fred and Norah Urquhart Track the Great Monarch Migration | ELEMENTARY

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The Mystery of the Monarchs: How Kids, Teachers, and Butterfly Fans Helped Fred and Norah Urquhart Track the Great Monarch Migration | ELEMENTARY

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The Mystery of the Monarchs: How Kids, Teachers, and Butterfly Fans Helped Fred and Norah Urquhart Track the Great Monarch Migration

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Good Eating The Short Life of Krill  | ELEMENTARY

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Good Eating The Short Life of Krill  | ELEMENTARY

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Good Eating: The Short Life of Krill [Lilley, Matt, Tavis, Dan] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Good Eating: The Short Life of Krill

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Born Hungry: Julia Child Becomes "the French Chef" / ELEM

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Born Hungry: Julia Child Becomes "the French Chef" / ELEM

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5/5: Julia Child said, “I was born hungry, not a cook.” It was her husband, Paul Child, who first introduced Julia to the wonders of French eating, and soon Julia began to want to learn to make the magnificent meals that she had learned to love. This is a fantastic picture book biography of the am…

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by Annette Whipple
Illustrations by Juanbjuan Oliver

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Charlotte's Library: Two great dog picture books (charlotteslibrary.blogspot.com)

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by Liam McDonald (Author), Jennifer Sabin (Creator), Doug Kiel (Introduction)

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Indigenous America (True History) [McDonald, Liam, Sabin, Jennifer, Kiel, Doug] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Indigenous America (True History)

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The Woman Who Split the Atom: The Life of Lise Meitner | HS

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Dig, Dance, Dive: How Birds Move to Survive | ELEMENTARY

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by Etta Kaner (Author), June Steube  (Illustrator)

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Dig, Dance, Dive: How Birds Move to Survive [Kaner, Etta, Steube, June] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Dig, Dance, Dive: How Birds Move to Survive

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How Was That Built?: The Stories Behind Awesome Structures | ELEMENTARY

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by Roma Agrawal  (Author), Katie Hickey (Illustrator)

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How Was That Built?: The Stories Behind Awesome Structures

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How Was That Built?: The Stories Behind Awesome Structures [Agrawal, Roma, Hickey, Katie] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. How Was That Built?: The Stories Behind Awesome Structures

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by Sarah C. Campbell  (Author, Photographer), Richard P. Campbell (Photographer)

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Infinity: Figuring Out Forever [Campbell, Sarah C., Campbell, Sarah C., Campbell, Richard P.] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Infinity: Figuring Out Forever

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Amazon.com: Apple: (Skin to the Core): 9781646140138: Gansworth, Eric: Books

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When the World Runs Dry: Earth's Water in Crisis | MG

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When the World Runs Dry: Earth's Water in Crisis | MG

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by Nancy F. Castaldo
9781616209711

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When the World Runs Dry: Earth's Water in Crisis

by Nancy F. Castaldo

Algonquin Young Readers

2022

208 pages

ISBN: 9781616209711

"A wake-up call to readers about the facility of something many of us take for granted."

---Horn Book Magazine

The Earth truly is in crisis mode, but there is something we can do about it if we act now. Pollutants including coal, fracking, industrial waste, and algae blooms are contaminating America's water supply, The U. S. is not the only country in trouble. Worldwide, water supply and demand is in crisis.

The rise of sea level and climate change is further destroying hundreds of thousands of acres of land. Droughts cause crops to fail and starvation crisis. Hurricanes bring in salt water to fresh water lakes and destroy ecosystems. There are small things we can all do to help save our water.

In your own household, you can take shorter showers and run the dishwasher and washer only when they are full. Collect rain water in a barrel to water outdoor plants. Try to reuse and recycle clothing. It takes water to create new clothing.

Many case studies are cited and a useful glossary and resources page make this a stand-out book on the water supply and crisis. The index in the back also directs readers to useful pages for their own study or report.

Highly recommended ages 10 and up and anyone who's studying ecosystems and water.

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Non-Fiction Pick: When the World Runs Dry

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When the World Runs Dry: Earth's Water in Crisis by Nancy F. Castaldo Algonquin Young Readers 2022 208 pages ISBN: 9781616209711 "A wake-up call to readers about the facility of something many of us take for granted." ---Horn Book Magazine The Earth truly is in crisis mode, but there is something we can do about it if we act now.

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Crazy Horse and Custer: Born Enemies | MIDDLE GRADE

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Crazy Horse and Custer: Born Enemies | MIDDLE GRADE

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by Tracey Baptiste
Illustrated by Tonya Engel
9780593336404
https://booksbypamelathompson.blogspot.com/2022/07/biography-picture-book-pick-because.html

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Because Claudette

by Tracy Baptiste

Illustrated by Tonya Engel

Dial Books

Penguin Random House

2022

32 pages

ISBN: 9780593326404

NY Times bestselling author Tracey Baptiste (The Jumbies) brings the story of fifteen-year old girl Claudette Colvin who refused to give up her seat on the bus to a white woman, igniting a movement for change.

Every school child has heard of Rosa Parks, but how many know about teen-age Claudette and her brave stand and her arrest that started the Montgomery boycott?

Because of Claudette and "good trouble," and the actions of the community, the speeches of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rosa Parks' bravery, the bus boycott that citizens supported, the case went to the Alabama Supreme Court. In December 1956 the law changed and anyone could now sit anywhere on a bus. All because Claudette.

Little things like taking a seat on the bus and standing up for what you think is right leads to bigger movements. There are so many things our children will need to address: climate change, endangered animals, the shrinking rain forest, rising sea levels, fossil fuels, war, drought, famine, equality for all including basic reproductive rights and the list goes on, Because Claudette may be the story to ignite their passions.

Highly, highly recommended ages 6 and up. This is an important book for children.

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Biography Picture Book Pick: Because Claudette

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Because Claudette by Tracy Baptiste Illustrated by Tonya Engel Dial Books Penguin Random House 2022 32 pages ISBN: 9780593326404 NY Times bestselling author Tracey Baptiste (The Jumbies) brings the story of fifteen-year old girl Claudette Colvin who refused to give up her seat on the bus to a white woman, igniting a movement for change.

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A Raven Named Grip: How a Bird Inspired Two Famous Writers, Charles Dickens and Edgar Allan Poe | ELEMENTARY

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A Raven Named Grip: How a Bird Inspired Two Famous Writers, Charles Dickens and Edgar Allan Poe | ELEMENTARY

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What can smell like bubble gum, glow neon green at night, be poisonous and yet still eaten by humans, and even help create rain? The answer is mushrooms! From their hidden networks underground to the fruiting body above, mushrooms can do incredible things. But don't call them plants--mushrooms are fungi. They're more closely related to animals like you! Through lyrical text and colorful, detailed artwork, the wonderful, mysterious, and sometimes bizarre world of mushrooms is explored. Back matter includes a glossary, additional mushroom facts, and a science activity.

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What can smell like bubble gum, glow neon green at night, be poisonous and yet still eaten by humans, and even help create rain? The answer is mushrooms! From their hidden networks underground to the fruiting body above, mushrooms can do incredible things. But don't call them plants--mushroo...

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The Wonders We Seek: Thirty Incredible Muslims Who Helped Shape the World | MG

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The Wonders We Seek: Thirty Incredible Muslims Who Helped Shape the World | MG

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by Saadia Faruqi  (Author), Aneesa Mumtaz (Author), Saffa Khan  (Illustrator)

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The Wonders We Seek: Thirty Incredible Muslims Who Helped Shape the World

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The Wonders We Seek: Thirty Incredible Muslims Who Helped Shape the World [Faruqi, Saadia, Mumtaz, Aneesa, Khan, Saffa] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Wonders We Seek: Thirty Incredible Muslims Who Helped Shape the World

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Washed Ashore: Making Art from Ocean Trash | ELEMENTARY

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Washed Ashore: Making Art from Ocean Trash | ELEMENTARY

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I discovered this too late to nominate it.  So good!  Really striking. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58996045-washed-ashore?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=mkjvWhRy2k&rank=7

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When artist Angela Haseltine Pozzi found plastic trash polluting the beach near her home, she took action. She formed an organization cal...

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Picturing a Nation: The Great Depression’s Finest Photographers Introduce America to Itself | HIGH SCHOOL

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Stitch by Stitch: Elizabeth Hobbs Keckly Sews Her Way to Freedom  | ELEM

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Stitch by Stitch: Elizabeth Hobbs Keckly Sews Her Way to Freedom  | ELEM

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Close-Up on War: The Story of Pioneering Photojournalist Catherine Leroy in Vietnam | HS

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Close-Up on War: The Story of Pioneering Photojournalist Catherine Leroy in Vietnam | HS

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The Snowy Owl Scientist (Scientists in the Field)

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The Snowy Owl Scientist (Scientists in the Field) [Wilson, Mark] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Snowy Owl Scientist (Scientists in the Field)

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Yoshi and the Ocean: A Sea Turtle's Incredible Journey Home | ELEMENTARY

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Yoshi and the Ocean: A Sea Turtle's Incredible Journey Home | ELEMENTARY

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by Lindsay Moore (Author, Illustrator)

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Yoshi and the Ocean: A Sea Turtle's Incredible Journey Home

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Yoshi and the Ocean: A Sea Turtle's Incredible Journey Home [Moore, Lindsay, Moore, Lindsay] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Yoshi and the Ocean: A Sea Turtle's Incredible Journey Home

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Deep Dive into Deep Sea: Exploring the Most Mysterious Levels of the Ocean | MG

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Deep Dive into Deep Sea: Exploring the Most Mysterious Levels of the Ocean | MG

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by Tim Flannery  (Author), Sam Caldwell (Illustrator)

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Deep Dive into Deep Sea: Exploring the Most Mysterious Levels of the Ocean

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Deep Dive into Deep Sea: Exploring the Most Mysterious Levels of the Ocean [Flannery, Tim, Caldwell, Sam] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Deep Dive into Deep Sea: Exploring the Most Mysterious Levels of the Ocean

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First to a Million: A Teenager’s Guide to Achieving Early Financial Independence | HS

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First to a Million: A Teenager’s Guide to Achieving Early Financial Independence | HS

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Diego, the Galápagos Giant Tortoise: Saving a Species from Extinction (Another Extraordinary Animal)  | ELEMENTARY

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Diego, the Galápagos Giant Tortoise: Saving a Species from Extinction (Another Extraordinary Animal)  | ELEMENTARY

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by Darcy Pattison (Author), Amanda Zimmerman (Author)

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Diego, the Galápagos Giant Tortoise: Saving a Species from Extinction (Another Extraordinary Animal)

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Diego, the Galápagos Giant Tortoise: Saving a Species from Extinction (Another Extraordinary Animal) [Pattison, Darcy, Zimmerman, Amanda] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Diego, the Galápagos Giant Tortoise: Saving a Species from Extinction (Another Extraordinary Animal)

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Rewilding: Bringing Wildlife Back Where It Belongs  | MG

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Rewilding: Bringing Wildlife Back Where It Belongs  | MG

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Wild Life! a Look at Nature’s Odd Ducks, Underfrogs, and Other At-Risk Species | HIGH SCHOOL

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Wild Life! a Look at Nature’s Odd Ducks, Underfrogs, and Other At-Risk Species | HIGH SCHOOL

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by Re:wild (Author), Syd Robinson  (Author)

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Wild Life!: A Look at Nature's Odd Ducks, Underfrogs, and Other At-Risk Species

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by Margaret Gurervch
Illustrated by Andrew Thomson
9781524787561

Pamela Thompson McLeod at https://booksbypamelathompson.blogspot.com/https://booksbypamelathompson.blogspot.com/

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Who Was David Bowie?

Who HQ series

by Margaret Gurevich

Illustrations by Andrew Thomson

Penguin Workshop

2022

107 pages

ISBN: 9871524787561

A young boy named David Robert Jones became the most famous rock star of his time and influenced the music industry and inspired artists for decades. His influence is still witnessed today in art, fashion, music and performances by artists including Lady Gaga and Boy George.

Born in England in 1947, David grew up listening to American musicians like Little Richard and Elvis Presley. He loved everything American including American football. He worked and saved his money and bought a guitar at age eleven. He taught himself to play and chose Bromley Technical School as his secondary school due to its music and art programs. At age sixteen, David saw his first concert: his idol Little Richard. He was entrhalled with Richard's lively stage antics.

David also learned to play the saxophone, piano and ukulele. He joined several bands and had and had a little success, but nothing seemed to help him take off. That was until he changed his name to David Bowie, after the Bowie knife, which David called "the ultimate American knife."

After seeing Kubrik's famous film 2001: A Space Oddity, David wrote and sang "A Space Oddity." It was produced by Mercury Records, a brand new label. Because Americans had launched Apollo 11 to the moon, American stations wouldn't air the song until the astronauts were safely back on earth, In Britain, however, stations began playing it. The song eventually reached #5 on the British song charts.

David got a new manager and found new bandmates. They dressed in silver sparkly jumpsuits and David became known for his "glam rock" appearance. Because of his innovative and artistic persona, David was gaining traction, It wasn't until he created his alter ego Ziggy Stardust that he truly became known worldwide.

Later, David not only produced music, he had to leave London and move to Manhattan with his wife, supermodel Iman and their daughter. There they could walk around and no one bothered them for autographs or photos. Sadly, David Bowie died of liver cancer in January of 2016. The world was shocked. Even his closest friends had no idea he was sick.

Known today as a "trailblazer" and a rock god, David Bowie changed music forever.

Highly recommended for biography section in all libraries. Great for middle school and up. Anyone studying music and artists will love this book. It includes a Timeline of David's life and a bibliography,

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Who Was David Bowie? Who HQ series by Margaret Gurevich Illustrations by Andrew Thomson Penguin Workshop 2022 107 pages ISBN: 9871524787561 A young boy named David Robert Jones became the most famous rock star of his time and influenced the music industry and inspired artists for decades.

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Disability Visibility (Adapted for Young Adults): 17 First-Person Stories for Today | HS

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A Perfect Fit: How Lena “Lane” Bryant Changed the Shape of Fashion

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A Perfect Fit: How Lena “Lane” Bryant Changed the Shape of Fashion

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by Mara Rockliff  (Author), Juana Martinez-Neal  (Illustrator

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The Museum of Odd Body Leftovers: A Tour of Your Useless Parts, Flaws, and Other Weird Bits | MG

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by Rachel Poliquin, Illustrated by Clayton Hammer

9781771647458

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Alias Anna: A True Story of Outwitting the Nazis

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A fiction frame to a nonfiction account:  https://www.sonderbooks.com/Childrens_Nonfiction/born_on_the_water.html

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A Kid's Guide to Saving the Planet: It's Not Hopeless and We're Not Helpless | MG

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A Kid's Guide to Saving the Planet: It's Not Hopeless and We're Not Helpless | MG

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The Juneteenth Story: Celebrating the End of Slavery in the United States 

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by Alliah L. Agostini  (Author), Sawyer Cloud (Illustrator)

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The Juneteenth Story: Celebrating the End of Slavery in the United States

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The Juneteenth Story: Celebrating the End of Slavery in the United States [Agostini, Alliah L., Cloud, Sawyer] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Juneteenth Story: Celebrating the End of Slavery in the United States

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60165411-abuela-don-t-forget-me?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=kpVCAyYFLB&rank=1  (High school NF)

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Read 25 reviews from the world’s largest community for readers. In his award-winning memoir Free Lunch, Rex Ogle’s abuela features as a source of love and …

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The Picture Book Buzz review: https://www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/moon-tree-perfect-picture-book-friday-ppbf

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One Wish: Fatima al-Fihri and the World's Oldest University

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One Wish: Fatima al-Fihri and the World's Oldest University

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by M. O. Yuksel  (Author), Mariam Quraishi (Illustrator)

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One Wish: Fatima al-Fihri and the World's Oldest University

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One Wish: Fatima al-Fihri and the World's Oldest University [Yuksel, M. O., Quraishi, Mariam] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. One Wish: Fatima al-Fihri and the World's Oldest University

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The Woman All Spies Fear: Code Breaker Elizebeth Smith Friedman and Her Hidden Life | HS

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The Woman All Spies Fear: Code Breaker Elizebeth Smith Friedman and Her Hidden Life | HS

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The Tree of Hope: The Miraculous Rescue of Puerto Rico’s Beloved Banyan/ ELEM

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The Picture Book Buzz review: https://www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/the-tree-of-hope-perfect-picture-book-friday-ppbf

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by Ambassador Andrew Young
as told to Paula Young Shelton
Illustrated by Gordon C. James
9780545550567

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Just Like Jesse Owens

by Ambassador Andrew Young

as told to Paula Young Shelton

Illustrated by Gordon C. James

Scholastic

Available on shelf: August 2, 2022

20 pages

ISBN: 9780545554657

Set in the segregated South, a young boy tells about playing with both black and white kids because nobody what color you were on the playground. Color didn't matter to the kids. What mattered was how fast you were, how well you could throw a ball, how athletic you were.

When Andrew asks his father who Hitler is, his father explains Hitler is the chancellor of Germany and that he believes White Christians are better than colored folks or the Jewish men his father trades with. He explains racism is a sickness and the only way to deal with it is to be the best person you can be.

Father and Andrew to to a movie theater where they must sit in the "Coloreds only section," but Andrew doesn't care once the movie starts. He sees a newsreel of the 1936 Olympics and American athlete Jesse Owens. Jesse Owens inspired young Andrew to be the best he can possibly be "just like Jesse Owens."

The author's and illustrator's notes as well as the paragraph at the end on Jesse Owens help children understand the time period (1936) and Andrew Young's rise in politics as he became an ambassador and "worked with the leadership of the city to bring the 1996 Olympic Games to Atlanta."

What a lovely tribute to Andrew Young and his family. Soft pastel illustrations by Gordon C. James make Just Like Jesse Owens a piece of artwork with words. Likely to be heavily nominated for many awards this year, Just like Jesse Owens is sure to be in the running for the Caldecott and the Coretta Scott King awards.

Highly, highly recommended grades 1-4 and for every American history classroom.

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by Bethany Barton
9780593207031
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@MostlyMcLeod review:
https://booksbypamelathompson.blogspot.com/2022/04/non-fiction-picture-book-pick-im-trying.html

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FASHIONOPOLIS (Young Reader Edition) | HS

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by Dana Thomas
9780593325018

@MostlyMcLeod review
https://booksbypamelathompson.blogspot.com/2022/04/non-fiction-fashion-pick-fashionopolis.html

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Written by Laurence Pringle
ISBN: 978-1635923254
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What do you know about sea otters? Learn all about sea otters in this story of a sea otter named Lutris and her pup. Author Laurence Pringle tells how sea otters hunt for their food, hide from danger, give birth, and care for their young in this beautifully illustrated picture book.

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4/5: What do you know about sea otters? Learn all about sea otters in this story of a sea otter named Lutris and her pup. Author Laurence Pringle tells how sea otters hunt for their food, hide from danger, give birth, and care for their young in this beautifully illustrated picture book.

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I Will Protect You: A True Story of Twins Who Survived Auschwitz

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I Will Protect You: A True Story of Twins Who Survived Auschwitz

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I Will Protect You book. Read 18 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. The illuminating and deeply moving true story of twin sisters wh...