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Betty White by Deborah Hopkinson, illustrated by Margeaux Lucas
Betty White by Deborah Hopkinson, illustrated by Margeaux Lucas. Golden Books, Random House Children’s Books, 2022. 9780593647684 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover picture book Genre: Biography What did you like about the … Continue reading
Love is Loud by Sandra Neil Wallace, illustrated by Bryan Collier
Love is Loud: How Diane Nash Led the Civil Rights Movement by Sandra Neil Wallace, illustrated by Bryan Collier. Paula Weisman, Simon & Schuster, 2023. 9781534451032 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover picture … Continue reading
Posted in *Book Review, *Picture Book, *Starred Review, African Americans, Author, Biography, Bryan Collier, Civil Disobedience, Civil Rights, Illustrator, Sandra Neil Wallace
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Cloaked in Courage by Beth Anderson, illustrated by Anne Lambelet
Cloaked in Courage: Uncovering Deborah Sampson, Patriot Soldier by Beth Anderson, illustrated by Anne Lambelet. Calkins Creek, 2022. 9781635926101 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover picture book Genre: Biography What did you like … Continue reading
Posted in *Book Review, *Picture Book, American Revolution, Anne Lambelet, Author, Beth Anderson, Biography, Women's history
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Santiago!: Santiago Ramon Y Cajal – Artist, Scientist, Troublemaker by Jay Hosler
Santiago!: Santiago Ramon Y Cajal – Artist, Scientist, Troublemaker by Jay Hosler. Margaret Ferguson Books/Holiday House, 2022. 9780823450367 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5+ Format: Hardcover graphic biography What did you like about the … Continue reading
Posted in *Book Review, *Starred Review, Art, Artists, Biography, Graphic biography, Jay Hosler
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Rosalind Looked Closer by Lisa Gerin, illustrated by Chiara Fedele
Rosalind Looked Closer: An Unsung Hero of Molecular Science by Lisa Gerin, illustrated by Chiara Fedele. Beaming Books, 2022. 9781506470658 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover picture book Genre: Biography What did you … Continue reading
Posted in *Book Review, *Picture Book, Biography, Chiara Fedele, Genetics, Lisa Gerin
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The Flying Man by Mike Downs, illustrated by David Hohn
The Flying Man: Otto Lilienthal, the World’s First Pilot by Mike Downs, illustrated by David Hohn. Astra Young Readers, 2022. 9781635925500 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover picture book What did you like … Continue reading
Posted in *Book Review, *Picture Book, Airplanes, Biography, David Hohn, Mike Downs, STEM
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Tacko Fall: To New Heights by Tacko Fall and Justin Haynes, illustrated by Reggie Brown
Tacko Fall: To New Heights by Tacko Fall and Justin Haynes, illustrated by Reggie Brown. Candlewick Entertainment, 2022. 9781536219586 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover picture book What did you like about the book? … Continue reading
Posted in *Book Review, *Picture Book, Athletes, Autobiography, Basketball, Biography, Justin Haynes, Reggie Brown, Sports, Tacko Fall
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The Snail by Emily Hughes
The Snail by Emily Hughes. Chronicle Books, 2022. 9781797204673 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 3 Format: Hardcover picture book Genre: Biography What did you like about the book? This conceptually and visually ambitious biography explores … Continue reading
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The Girl Who Built an Ocean by Jess Keating, illustrated by Michelle Mee Nutter
The Girl Who Built an Ocean: An Artist, an Argonaut, and the True Story of the World’s First Aquarium by Jess Keating, illustrated by Michelle Mee Nutter. Alfred A. Knopf, 2022. 9780593305119 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a … Continue reading
Posted in *Book Review, *Picture Book, Author, Biography, Illustrator, Jess Keating, Michelle Mee Nutter, Oceans, Scientists, Women's history
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Anne and Her Tower of Giraffes by Karlin Gray, illustrated by Aparna Varma
Anne and Her Tower of Giraffes: The Adventurous Life of the First Giraffologist by Karlin Gray, illustrated by Aparna Varma. Kids Can Press, 2022. 9781525304958 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Genre: Biography Format: Hardcover … Continue reading
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