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Buzzing with Questions: The Inquisitive Mind of Charles Henry Turner
Janice N. Harrington - Calkins Creek
Format: Hardcover
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The curiosity of the first African American entomologist Charles Henry Turner--a scientist who studied bugs--shines in this nonfiction picture book, which showcases his ideas and discoveries about ants, bees, and other insects.Charles Henry Turner's mind itched with questions. Fascinated... |
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The Tree Lady: The True Story of How One Tree-Loving Woman Changed a City Forever
H. Joseph Hopkins - Beach Lane Books
Format: Hardcover
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Unearth the true story of green-thumbed pioneer and activist Kate Sessions, who helped San Diego grow from a dry desert town into a lush, leafy city known for its gorgeous parks and gardens.Katherine Olivia Sessions never thought she'd live in a place without trees. After all, Kate... |
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Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909
Michelle Markel - Balzer + Bray
Format: Hardcover
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From acclaimed author Michelle Markel and Caldecott Honor artist Melissa Sweet comes this true story of Clara Lemlich, a young Ukrainian immigrant who led the largest strike of women workers in U.S. history. This picture book biography includes a bibliography and an author's note on the garment... |
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On a beam of light : a story of Albert Einstein
Jennifer Berne - Chronicle Books
Format: Print book
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A boy rides a bicycle down a dusty road. But in his mind, he envisions himself traveling at a speed beyond imagining, on a beam of light. This brilliant mind will one day offer up some of the most revolutionary ideas ever conceived. From a boy endlessly fascinated by the wonders around... |
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Balloons over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade
Melissa Sweet - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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Everyone's a New Yorker on Thanksgiving Day, when young and old rise early to see what giant new balloons will fill the skies for Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Who first invented these "upside-down puppets"? Meet Tony Sarg, puppeteer extraordinaire! In brilliant collage illustrations,... |
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Snowflake Bentley
Jacqueline Briggs Martin - Clarion Books
Format: Paperback
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In this Caldecott Medal-winning picture book, the true story of Wilson Bentley and his singular fascination with snowflakes is rendered in rich prose and gorgeous artwork, perfect for the holidays, snow days, and everyday. Wilson Bentley was always fascinated by snow. In childhood and adulthood,... |
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Wangari's Trees of Peace: A True Story from Africa
Jeanette Winter - Harcourt Children's Books
Format: Hardcover
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As a young girl growing up in Kenya Wangari was surrounded by trees But years later when she returns home she is shocked to see whole forests being cut down and she knows that soon all the trees will be destroyed So Wangari decides to do somethingand starts by planting nine seedlings in her own backyard... |
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I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark
Debbie Levy - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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Get to know celebrated Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg - in the first picture book about her life - as she proves that disagreeing does not make you disagreeable!Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has spent a lifetime disagreeing: disagreeing with inequality, arguing against... |
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Trombone Shorty
Troy Andrews - Harry N. Abrams
Format: Hardcover
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Hailing from the Trem neighborhood in New Orleans, Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews got his nickname by wielding a trombone twice as long as he was high. A prodigy, he was leading his own band by age six, and today this Grammy-nominated artist headlines the legendary New Orleans... |
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The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch
Chris Barton - Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, 2015.
Format: Print book
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John Roy Lynch spent most of his childhood as a slave in Mississippi, but all of that changed with the Emancipation Proclamation. Suddenly people like John Roy could have paying jobs and attend school. While many people in the South were unhappy with the social change, John Roy thrived... |
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Little Melba and Her Big Trombone
Katheryn Russell-Brown
Format: Hardcover
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Melba Doretta Liston loved the sounds of music from as far back as she could remember. As a child, she daydreamed about beats and lyrics, and hummed along with the music from her family s Majestic radio. At age seven, Melba fell in love with a big, shiny trombone, and soon taught herself... |
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Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez
Kathleen Krull - Harcourt, Inc.
Format: Print book
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Cesar Chavez is known as one of America's greatest civil rights leaders. When he led a 340-mile peaceful protest march through California, he ignited a cause and improved the lives of thousands of migrant farmworkers. But Cesar wasn't always a leader. As a boy, he was shy and teased... |
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Magic Ramen: The Story of Momofuku Ando
Andrea Wang - little bee books
Format: Hardcover
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Inspiration struck when Momofuku Ando spotted the long lines for a simple bowl of ramen following World War II. Magic Ramen tells the true story behind the creation of one of the world's most popular foods.Every day, Momofuku Ando would retire to his lab--a little shed in his backyard.... |
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Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl's Courage Changed Music
Margarita Engle - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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Girls cannot be drummers. Long ago on an island filled with music, no one questioned that rule - until the drum dream girl. In her city of drumbeats, she dreamed of pounding tall congas and tapping small bongs. She had to keep quiet. She had to practice in secret. But when at last... |
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Grandfather Gandhi
Arun Gandhi - Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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Mahatma Gandhi's grandson tells the story of how his grandfather taught him to turn darkness into light in this uniquely personal and vibrantly illustrated tale that carries a message of peace.How could he - a Gandhi - be so easy to anger? One thick, hot day, Arun Gandhi travels... |
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Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear
Lindsay Mattick - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Audiobook
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"Finding Winnie introduces young readers to the fascinating world of nonfiction with a Caldecott Medal winning story of the bear that inspired Winnie-the-Pooh. " - Seira Wilson, Amazon EditorA #1 New York Times Bestseller and Winner of the Caldecott Medal about the remarkable... |
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Through My Eyes
Ruby Bridges - Scholastic Press; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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On November 14, 1960, a tiny six-year-old black child, surrounded by federal marshals, walked through a mob of screaming segregationists and into her school. From where she sat in the office, Ruby Bridges could see parents marching through the halls and taking their children out of classrooms.... |
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Neo Leo: The Ageless Ideas of Leonardo da Vinci
Gene Barretta - Henry Holt
Format: Hardcover
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In 1781, Thomas Paine came up with a model for a single-span bridge; in 1887, Adolf Eugen Fick made the first pair of contact lenses; and in 1907, Paul Cornu built the first helicopter. But Leonardo da Vinci thought of all these ideas more than five hundred years ago! At once an artist,... |
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Look Up!: Henrietta Leavitt, Pioneering Woman Astronomer
Robert Burleigh - Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Format: Hardcover
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Henrietta Levitt was the first person to discover the scientific importance of a star’s brightness—so why has no one heard of her? Learn all about a female pioneer of astronomy in this picture book biography.Henrietta Swan Leavitt was born on July 4, 1868, and she changed the course... |
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Malcolm Little: The Boy Who Grew Up to Become Malcolm X
Ilyasah Shabazz - Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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Malcolm X grew to be one of America’s most influential figures. But first, he was a boy named Malcolm Little. Written by his daughter, this inspiring picture book biography celebrates a vision of freedom and justice.Bolstered by the love and wisdom of his large, warm family, young... |
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