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Ruby’s Hope: A Story of the Girl in the Most Famous Photograph of the Depression
A great introduction to the photography of Dorothea Lange; a must-have for your Dust Bowl units.
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Aunt Pearl
This story’s lack of context and the absence of any additional information for parents and caregivers results in a confusing and lackluster attempt to introduce children to homelessness. Readers would be better served by other books that address homelessness such as Michael Genhart’s I See You
Dr. Jo: How Sara Josephine Baker Saved the Lives of America's Children
Use to demonstrate the lasting power of positive social change. A fine addition to picture book biography collections.
Mary Anning's Curiosity
A strong additional purchase for large collections and where fictionalized biographies are appreciated.
On Our Way to Oyster Bay: Mother Jones and Her March for Children's Rights
As a classroom read-aloud, combined with discussion, this can be used as an overview of social justice and activism.
Zap!: Nikola Tesla Takes Charge
Consider where the series is popular and for larger libraries looking to supplement a robust science or biography picture book collection.
Clean Sweep!: Frank Zamboni's Ice Machine
Wonderful nonfiction narratives that can be used to highlight diverse innovators whom history texts may have overlooked.
Happy Birthday, Alice Babette
It's unlikely that the book's audience will have heard of this couple, but no matter; a birthday surprise upturned and righted is always cause for delight.—Daryl Grabarek, School Library Journal
It is Alice Babette's birthday, and her friend Gertrude is planning a surprise dinner. While disaster is being brewed (but poetry written), Alice takes herself for a day out. Adult fans of Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas can nudge each other at the story's allusions; all can enjoy the airy illustrations of Paris in April and the affectionately funny portrait of a legendary friendship.
Given that its conclusion depends on everyone's favorite recipe from The Alice B. Toklas Cook Book, the audience for this elegant bonne bouche is a little hard to see, but let's just roll with it. It is Alice Babette's birthday; her friend Gertrude is planning a surprise dinner; Gertrude can't cook; et voilà. While disaster is being brewed (but poetry written) at 27 rue de Fleurus, Alice takes herself for a day out, walking through Paris, riding a carousel, and even foiling a robbery. Adult fans of Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas can nudge each other at the story's allusions (the brownies; Gertrude writing a poem about a rose); child readers might...oh, who am I kidding? All, however can enjoy Qin Leng's airy ink and digital-color illustrations of April in Paris and the affectionately funny portrait of a legendary friendship. roger sutton
Grant and Tillie Go Walking
This appealing, if slightly sentimental, introduction to the artist and his work will be a useful resource for art teachers and the creatively inclined.
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