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Author Beth Anderson and illustrator S.D. Schindler bring to life the famous first son who coped with a disability and other challenges while showing compassion, intelligence, and wisdom beyond his years in their new nonfiction picture book.
We are pleased to share an exclusive first look and cover reveal for UNEQUAL: A STORY OF AMERICA by Michael Eric Dyson and Marc Favreau. But before we show the cover, here is chat we had with Michael Eric and Marc about the creation of their new book, out in the world in May 2022.
Lavishly illustrated, with appealing design, browsable nonfiction has revolutionized children’s books by giving young fact lovers a fresh, engaging way to access information. And more titles are on the horizon.
Perfect for libraries wanting to beef up their picture book biographies collection, especially those looking for more titles about women authors.
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Numbers Everywhere
A good addition to a preschool math collection that also includes other strategies for identifying and writing numbers.
Reminiscent of Robert San Souci’s “Dare to Be Scared” books or the ever-popular Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, add to your library for a diverse cultural representation of scary stories.
A fun choice for browsable nonfiction shelves and reports.
A recommended scientific foundation for a YA audience interested in crime dramas and true crime that could easily coincide with lessons from a wide range of subjects.
Ideal for the art classroom and in-class discussion, this friendly introduction to Warhol’s artistic inspirations, loosely framed around a biographical narrative, will spark curiosity in early elementary listeners as they brush through big questions about art and fame.
Though not an essential purchase, this introductory book about art is best shared between adults and children who appreciate the familiar, trusted characters engaging in different modes of creativity.
This will make for a fun story time, where bodily functions can be the silliest.
A great start for helping preschoolers begin to understand how one individual can affect the ways in which we think and act upon our natural world.
Put in the hands of your aspiring scientists and readers with insatiable curiosity. An essential purchase.
A first purchase that will build up and inspire young activists.
A timely book on an important topic that deserves a spot on any bookshelf, this is especially vital for libraries in areas with young multilingual learners, immigrants, and refugees.
An accessible introduction with a focus on Pelosi’s influences and role as a woman in politics.
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Vincent van Gogh
Add this title to the main library collection, but also to the classroom library of any art teacher.
Essential reading about the impacts of colonialism for public and school libraries.
A much-needed biography of a woman scientist and great addition to any library’s STEM collection.
An engaging introduction to the most powerful woman in current American politics.
An appealing choice for readers who are excited to put on aprons and start cooking!
Purchase this fascinating informational text for science collections and classroom use.
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We Can: Portraits of Power
The title is perfect for public and school libraries looking to amplify diverse voices.
Recommended for all libraries. This will appeal to all children, providing them with an understanding of the history of disability rights while simultaneously empowering them to continue advocating for the rights of all individuals.
An important picture book biography to augment classroom conversations about immigration and citizenship.
A good addition for public libraries, appealing to a wide age range.
A great introduction to an accomplished athlete that also showcases a nontraditional family; this work will empower kids.
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Heads and Tails: Underwater
A fun picture book with a range of uses. Purchase where Canty’s previous titles are popular.
Atinuke’s first foray into nonfiction admirably presents an accessible and engaging narrative with its nuanced treatment of a continent too often depicted in relation to its extremes.
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Unforgotten: The Wild Life of Dian Fossey and Her Relentless Quest to Save Mountain Gorillas
A compelling and useful biography for upper elementary and middle schoolers.
A useful conversation-starter for young teens exploring the gender spectrum and for the adults in their lives, this is a recommended purchase for teen nonfiction shelves.
A strong and well-curated text sure to engage young people on multiple levels of music history and science.
A great pick for public and school libraries looking for firsthand accounts of the effects of Jim Crow on young people.
This stellar treasury of insightful and varied anecdotes provides readers with invaluable information as they navigate allyship. This would also be a spectacular choice for a classroom discussion/book club.
A must-buy for being just the kind of absorbing, gut-wrenching work of narrative nonfiction that readers will breathlessly page through to the conclusion.
Recommended for those who love captivating memoirs mixed with humor.
An impeccably researched revelation that fills a too wide gap in collections; it’s unfair how long it’s taken for these histories to be made public to young readers.
Equal parts inspirational and gut-wrenching, this collection has a range of audiences and purposes. It can be used in class discussions, for pleasure reading, or as rallying cry for change.
An in-depth and well-researched volume that complements existing YA biographies on these two individuals by forging a little-known connection between American Black activism and the Indian nonviolent movement.
An additional purchase where this topic is in high demand. National Geographic Kids 2021 Almanac would be a better choice.
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Ruby Bridges
Given the more relatable perspective of starting first grade, this volume makes Bridges’s story poignant for the intended audience. Start units about integration in schools with this book.
Include this Appalachian biography to strengthen nonfiction shelves and introduce readers to a woman they may never encounter otherwise.
Twelve-year-old Alabed has given the world a gift in a story that is realistic without being frightening and hopeful without being sappy. An important choice for all collections.
A simplistic but powerful take on one woman’s commitment to using her voice to fight injustice may inspire readers to look elsewhere to dive deeper.
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Zion Unmatched
An uplifting autobiography from an athlete without legs. Consider as a general purchase for large collections.
A quietly remarkable biographical read that encourages elementary students of any gender to take a closer look at the life of Olympic sprinter Florence Griffith Joyner and her admirable resolve to work hard in pursuit of her dreams.
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Planet Power
A thorough and accessible informational text for climate change discussions and reports.
A strong selection for picture biography collections, especially where there are gaps on the women in STEM shelves.
A good addition for large collections. Put in the hands of kids interested in nature, conservation, and the environment.
A strong choice for elementary and middle school libraries for its more complete and more nuanced look at the history of basketball.
A good choice for middle school libraries that would help support information literacy lessons and SEL activities.
A must-have for American history units that will spend more time in readers’ hands than on the shelves.
I am offering these two books as souvenirs of courageous women to whom we owe much. I hope these books encourage further reading and reflection on both. It is long past time to thank them and to consider how the world can change when people dare to stand up for what they believe and speak truth to power.
The post Speaking Up for Courageous Women Who Spoke Up and Changed the World, a guest post by Nancy Churnin appeared first on Teen Librarian Toolbox.
A great resource to help create personal connections and understanding. Readers who have their own immigration story will likely see their experience and feelings reflected in these pages.
The post Book Review: Finding Refuge: Real-Life Immigration Stories from Young People by Victorya Rouse appeared first on Teen Librarian Toolbox.
This is a powerful and well put together collection.
The post Book Review: Wild Tongues Can’t Be Tamed: 15 Voices from the Latinx Diaspora edited by Saraciea J. Fennell appeared first on Teen Librarian Toolbox.
Whether readers are looking for an inspirational story about a chef, to get to know Megan Rapinoe, or to nerd out on grammar, the options are there. Plus: six stellar adaptations.
Black nonfiction offers age-appropriate narratives to educate children and presents the truth needed for “recovery, reconciliation, and repair.”
This title is perfect for public and school libraries that want books which will provide a young person’s perspective on the civil rights movement.
Financially minded youth will find motivation and plenty of ideas for pursuing a “freakish” path towards financial independence and contentment.
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Over and Under the Canyon
A great addition to science collections for young readers and where the previous titles are popular.
Creators hone in on previously untold stories and lesser-known figures. Plus: 12 recommended titles.
Although the tales are uneven, the copious illustrations are completely enthralling. An additional purchase.
Unconventional narrative strategies are becoming more common in informational books. Plus: 17 recommended titles.
An excellent addition to poetry collections for youth, sure to also find fans among adult readers.
A strong addition to youth collections.
An important, much-needed guide to help the many teens who are dealing with anxiety. For all libraries.
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Own Your Period
A much-needed and extremely well-researched update to the menstrual canon. A recommended purchase for libraries serving tweens and teens.
This is an optional purchase for school and public libraries.
Recommend to boost library collections’ biographies of scientific women for young readers.
A brief book whose dreamlike illustrations will enhance young readers’ imagination.
Purchase for nonfiction collections about space exploration.
Purchase and promote to all readers. Especially useful for classroom instruction when discussing diversity, disability, and social-emotional topics, and excellent for school speech pathologists and counselors to use with students.
A title that stitches together the journey of a determined and resilient heroine from the past. An essential purchase that will strengthen all biography collections.
An additional selection for libraries where nonfiction materials on animals are popular.
A heavily symbolic ode to an American cultural icon.
This is an important story that will inspire young readers to learn more about the environment and their role within it.
Written in preparation for White’s upcoming 100th birthday in 2022, this is a must-have for all library shelves.
A slice of literary history that will appeal to a young audience as well as teachers, librarians, and caregivers. Perfect as a read-aloud, this is a fine addition for any collection.
This is an accessible introduction to nonfiction literature for very young readers that educates as it entertains.
A wonderful book to use when studying animals and how they adapt to their environment, but also an excellent model of how to skillfully present information in an appealing way. Also, a great book for browsing.
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My Pet Goldfish
An effective pairing of story and fact makes the common goldfish shine bright in this recommended purchase for collections covering pet care.
An important addition to libraries that fills a gap about anti-Semitism and confronting prejudice.
An excellent book for getting young children interested in science, this supports classroom studies of matter, the work of scientists, and the possibilities of future discoveries.
This may have limited appeal outside the northeast, specifically the Boston area. It will no doubt be a fitting addition to the museum’s gift shop.
This empowering picture book biography is both lively and thoughtful, and a strong choice for primary grade readers who enjoy exploring culture through food, as in Salma the Syrian Chef by Danny Ramadan.
This is an additional purchase for larger libraries, because facts are minimal, yet the concepts are strong and key to a child’s understanding of the world.
Animal fun facts and behavior during the pandemic, with often inappropriate illustrations, do not save this title. Not recommended.
This book is an excellent addition to nonfiction collections; Thermes invites readers to “wonder at this magnificent animal. The world would be a different place if horses had never existed! And from atop a horse’s back, it will always be a more magical one.”
This approachable, self-acceptance focused memoir is highly recommended for all teen collections and has a wide appeal that will extend to middle school audiences.
The Story of More (Adapted for Young Adults): How We Got to Climate Change and Where We Go from Here
This highly-readable scientific tome is a brief but thorough introduction into how we got here ecologically speaking and what is necessary to sustain our shared planet for future generations. It is strongly recommended for junior high and high school nonfiction collections.
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One Life: Young Readers Edition
A recommended purchase, especially where memoirs with social justice themes are needed.
With the recent emphasis on social-emotional learning, this guide discusses friendship in an accessible way, and while young readers might not pick it up on their own, it could be used effectively with a supportive adult.
A biography of Lewis Hine, whose photos were vital to changing child labor laws, and a collection of Depression-era photography show how photos have long been used to document the human condition and inspire change.
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We Are Not Broken
The themes covered in this memoir are ideal for high school students. Recommended for public and high school libraries.
A book with multiple areas of use, this may serve as inspiration for others learning how to use their big voices.
This accessible story is an enjoyable means of introducing young children to both conservation and creature interactions within the global community.
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