Hello, friends! Our book today is Together We March: 25 Protest Movements That Marched Into History, written by Leah Henderson and illustrated by Tyler Feder, a young reader’s introduction to famous activist movements from the early twentieth century to current times. Activism is a vital component of social change and, as history has shown, taking … Continue reading Together We March: 25 Protest Movements That Marched Into History (Leah Henderson)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Our House Is On Fire: Greta Thunberg's Call To Save The Planet by Jeanette Winter, the story of the young climate change activist and how her passion and determination led a wave of student protests. Growing up in Sweden, Greta Thunberg was certainly not a household name; the young … Continue reading Our House Is On Fire: Greta Thunberg’s Call To Save The Planet (Jeanette Winter)
Hello, friends - and welcome to the review of our ONE THOUSANDTH BOOK! We chose a good one: Follow The Moon Home: A Tale Of One Idea, Twenty Kids, And A Hundred Sea Turtles, written by Philippe Cousteau and Deborah Hopkinson, and illustrated by Meilo So. New to her South Carolina beach town, Vivienne feels … Continue reading Follow The Moon Home: A Tale Of One Idea, Twenty Kids, And A Hundred Sea Turtles (Philippe Cousteau & Deborah Hopkinson)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Malala’s Magic Pencil, written by Malala Yousafzai and illustrated by Kerascoët, the first picture book to tell the extraordinary story of Malala’s journey from schoolgirl to activist in her own words. When Malala was little, she watched a television show that featured a boy with a magical pencil. Whatever … Continue reading Malala’s Magic Pencil (Malala Yousafzai)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Rosa, written by Nikki Giovanni and illustrated by Bryan Collier, the story of Rosa Parks’s famous act of defiance and the fire it lit in the Civil Rights movement. Rosa Parks is a seamstress, an activist, and a well-respected woman in her town of Montgomery, Alabama. One December afternoon, … Continue reading Rosa (Nikki Giovanni)
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