Winter, Jonah
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Thurgood
This is no carefully neutral biography: it is a fervent celebration of a man whose work improved the lives of millions of Americans. This stirring portrait of an American hero is recommended for first purchase.
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The Sad Little Fact
Timely and thought-provoking, this book may be challenging for young readers unless partnered with support and critical discussion with adults
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Elvis is King!
Unique and artistic, this biography will not only entertain readers, but will also leave them with a deeper understanding of Elvis.
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg: The Case of R.B.G. vs. Inequality
An excellent addition to "Mighty Girl" collections!
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A moving, nonpreachy springboard for older elementary grade and middle school discussions of the Manhattan Project or nuclear weapons in general—though educators will want to supplement with additional materials.
The Secret Project
A moving, nonpreachy springboard for older elementary grade and middle school discussions of the Manhattan Project or nuclear weapons in general—though educators will want to supplement with additional materials.
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Highly recommended for school and public libraries, this nuanced look at one of baseball's iconic players has lessons for fans young and old.
Mickey Mantle: The Commerce Comet
Highly recommended for school and public libraries, this nuanced look at one of baseball's iconic players has lessons for fans young and old.
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A powerful historical picture book.—Jill Ratzan, I. L. Peretz Community Jewish School, Somerset, NJ
Lillian's Right to Vote: A Celebration of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
A powerful historical picture book.—Jill Ratzan, I. L. Peretz Community Jewish School, Somerset, NJOn the opening (endpaper) double-page spread, centenarian Lillian stands at the base of a hill that leads to her polling place. She takes small, slow, determined steps up, all the while contemplating the metaphorical steps taken by her predecessors that afforded her the right to vote today. In her mind’s eye she sees her “great-great-grandparents Elijah and Sarah…standing side by side on an auction block”; “her great-grandpa Edmund…forced to pick cotton from daybreak to nightfall—right here in this country where it is written that ‘all men are created equal’”; “the cross burning on the lawn of her girlhood home, set aflame…just because her parents want to vote.” Winter weaves a good amount of African American history and civil rights information throughout his earnest tale of one family’s tragedies and triumphs: “Though her feet and legs ache with one hundred years of walking, what fuels her ancient body is seeing those six hundred people beginning a peaceful protest march from Selma to Montgomery