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A Grand Idea: How William J. Wilgus Created Grand Central Terminal
A charming tale, and to think it’s all true! Whether readers are train and construction buffs or not, this is a living, breathing biography of a building, and the man who believed in it from the ground up. Extraordinary.
Small Shoes, Great Strides: How Three Brave Girls Opened Doors to School Equality
Caution any readers taking this on alone about content; it’s brutal, enlightening, hopeful, and realistic. An important piece of history, the book is a treasure and will require classroom discussion.
Forever and Always
So understated that it’s sure to give flight to discussions, this book offers a reality right out of the headlines, but by leaving it child-sized has a huge impact. A necessary title.
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Little Pumpkin, Where’s Your Light?
This is a charmer, alright, with simple shapes, digitally drawn and colored, to fill up toddlers’ eyes and nothing spooky to spoil the mood of gentle friendship and celebrations.
I’m Gonna Paint: Ralph Fasanella, Artist of the People
For readers ready to be plunked into the underbelly of the 20th century and then uplifted by one painter’s take on its myriad social issues and politics, this is a grand start; this book could be the linchpin for an upper elementary or even middle school class on the rise of labor unions, factory reforms, and other important movements that have not yet disappeared and may rise again.
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Could You Ever Waddle with Penguins!?
This effortless nonfiction format provides facts stacked on facts in a way that is memorable and still works for reports. A great addition to the shelves.
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Ida B. Wells Marches for the Vote
Until her name is as familiar as Abraham Lincoln’s, we can’t have too many books about Wells; pair this with Michelle Duster’s extraordinary Ida B. Wells, Voice of Truth.
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Julius
Color-drenched acrylic paintings and outsized proportions provide humor and affection in equal doses. Readers will want to settle in for a second read.
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