Category Archives: Biography

What Is the Story of Willy Wonka? By Steve Korté

Posted on September 23, 2021 by susanh579

What Is the Story of Willy Wonka? By Steve Korté. Penguin Workshop, 2021. 9780593224205 Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 3 Format: Paperback What did you like about the book? While the title indicates that this … Continue reading →

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Who Was Juliette Gordon Low? by Dana Meachen Rau

Posted on September 23, 2021 by susanh579

Who Was Juliette Gordon Low? by Dana Meachen Rau. Penguin Workshop, 2021. 9781101995563 Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Paperback  Genre: Biography What did you like about the book? This in-depth biography of the … Continue reading →

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Fearless: the Story of Daphne Caruana Galizia, Defender of Free Speech by Gattaldo

Posted on September 21, 2021 by susanh579

Fearless: the Story of Daphne Caruana Galizia, Defender of Free Speech by Gattaldo. Candlewick Press, 2021. 9781536219180 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover Genre: Biography What did you like about the book? Daphne … Continue reading →

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Who Is Neil deGrasse Tyson? by Pam Pollack and Meg Belviso

Posted on September 19, 2021 by susanh579

Who Is Neil deGrasse Tyson? by Pam Pollack and Meg Belviso. Penguin Workshop, 2021. 9780399544361 Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Paperback Genre: Biography What did you like about the book? Neil deGrasse Tyson … Continue reading →

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The Great Stink: How Joseph Bazalgette Solved London’s Poop Pollution Problem by Colleen Paeff, illustrated by Nancy Carpenter

Posted on September 16, 2021 by susanh579

The Great Stink: How Joseph Bazalgette Solved London’s Poop Pollution Problem by Colleen Paeff, illustrated by Nancy Carpenter. Simon & Schuster, 2021. 9781534449299 Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover  What did you like about … Continue reading →

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Who Was A. A. Milne? by Sarah Fabiny

Posted on September 11, 2021 by susanh579

Who Was A. A. Milne? by Sarah Fabiny. Penguin Workshop, 2021. 9780451532428 Format: Paperback Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 3 Genre: Biography What did you like about the book? This is a straight-forward biography of … Continue reading →

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Dr. Fauci: How a Boy from Brooklyn Became America’s Doctor by Kate Messner, illustrated by Alexandra Bye

Posted on August 30, 2021 by Stephanie Tournas

 Dr. Fauci: How a Boy from Brooklyn Became America’s Doctor by Kate Messner, illustrated by Alexandra Bye. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2021. 9781665902434 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover What did … Continue reading →

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She Persisted: Nellie Bly by Michelle Knudsen & She Persisted: Florence Griffith Joyner by Rita Williams-Garcia

Posted on August 16, 2021 by susanh579

She Persisted: Nellie Bly by Michelle Knudsen, illustrated by Gillian Flint. Philomel, 2021. 9780593115756 She Persisted: Florence Griffith Joyner by Rita Williams-Garcia, illustrated by Gillian Flint. Philomel, 2021. 9780593115961 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: … Continue reading →

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A Boy Named Isamu: A Story of Isamu Noguchi by James Yang

Posted on August 16, 2021 by susanh579

A Boy Named Isamu: A Story of Isamu Noguchi by James Yang. Viking, 2021. 9780593203446 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover Genre: Picture book What did you like about the book?  In this … Continue reading →

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Tu Youyou’s Discovery: Finding a Cure for Malaria by Songju Ma Daemicke, illustrated by Lin

Posted on August 2, 2021 by susanh579

Tu Youyou’s Discovery: Finding a Cure for Malaria by Songju Ma Daemicke, illustrated by Lin. Albert Whitman, 2021. 9780807581117 Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Uncorrected proof Genre: Biography  What did you like about … Continue reading →

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