Category Archives: Biography

Pasando páginas: La historia de me vida by Sonia Sotomayor, illustrated by Lulu Delacre. Translated by Teresa Mlawer

Posted on February 20, 2019 by

Pasando páginas: La historia de me vida by Sonia Sotomayor, illustrated by Lulu Delacre. Translated by Teresa Mlawer. Philomel, 2018. ISBN 9780525515494 Format: Hardcover Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 What did you like about the book? Spanish translation … Continue reading →

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Wilma’s Way Home: The Life of Wilma Mankiller by Doreen Rappaport, illustrated by Linda Kukuk

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 Wilma’s Way Home: The Life of Wilma Mankiller by Doreen Rappaport, illustrated by Linda Kukuk, Disney Hyperion, 9781484747186, 2019 Format: Hardcover Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Genre:  Non-fiction Biography What did you like about … Continue reading →

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She Dared:Malala Yousafzai by Jenni L. Walsh

Posted on February 19, 2019 by

She Dared: Malala Yousafzai by Jenni L. Walsh. Scholastic, 9781338149050, 2019 Format: Paperback, 128 pages Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 3 Genre: Nonfiction-Biography What did you like about the book? This simple text brings the reader along with Malala as … Continue reading →

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Never Caught, The Story of Ona Judge:George and Martha Washington’s Courageous Slave Who Dared to Run Away – Erica Armstrong Dunbar and Kathleen Van Cleve

Posted on February 18, 2019 by

  Never Caught, The Story of Ona Judge: George and Martha Washington’s Courageous Slave Who Dared to Run Away, Young Readers Edition; Erica Armstrong Dunbar and Kathleen Van Cleve, Aladdin; (9781534416192), 2019 Format: hardcover, 272 pages Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 … Continue reading →

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Picturing America: Thomas Cole and The Birth of American Art – Hudson Talbott

Posted on January 28, 2019 by

 Picturing America: Thomas Cole and The Birth of American Art – Hudson Talbott, Nancy Paulsen Books, 9780399548673, 2018 Format: Hardcover Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 What did you like about the book?  The beautiful … Continue reading →

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It’s Up to You, Abe Lincoln: How I Made the Biggest Decisions of My Life – Tom & Leila Hirschfeld

Posted on January 18, 2019 by

 It’s Up to You, Abe Lincoln: How I Made the Biggest Decisions of My Life – Tom & Leila Hirschfeld, Crown Books for Young Readers; (9780553509533), 2018 Format: hardcover Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4.5 What did you like about … Continue reading →

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I Am Neil Armstrong – Brad Meltzer, illustrated by Christopher Eliopoulos

Posted on January 16, 2019 by

  I Am Neil Armstrong – Brad Meltzer, illustrated by Christopher Eliopoulos, Dial Books For Young Readers, 9780735228726, 2018 Format: Hardcover Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 What did you like about the book?  A … Continue reading →

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