Hello, friends! Our book today is Lift As You Climb: The Story of Ella Baker, written by Patricia Hruby Powell and illustrated by R. Gregory Christie, a powerful biography of the passionate civil rights icon. Growing up in segregation-era North Carolina, Ella Josephine Baker was raised by the words and stories of her grandparents. Her … Continue reading Lift As You Climb: The Story of Ella Baker (Patricia Hruby Powell)
Hello, friends! Our book today is A Thousand Glass Flowers: Marietta Barovier and the Invention of the Rosetta Bead by Evan Turk. As a young girl, Marietta longed to learn the art of glass-blowing, her father’s trade and one considered exclusive to men. Yet despite her brothers’ teasing, her father was supportive and patient, and … Continue reading A Thousand Glass Flowers: Marietta Barovier and the Invention of the Rosetta Bead (Evan Turk)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Alice Across America: The Story of the First Women's Cross-Country Road Trip, written by Sarah Glenn Marsh and illustrated by Gilbert Ford. From when Alice Ramsey was a little girl, she loved to go fast. Graduating from horses to the relatively-new invention of automobiles in her adulthood, she surprised … Continue reading Alice Across America: The Story of the First Women’s Cross-Country Road Trip (Sarah Glenn Marsh)
Hello, friends! Our book today is The Roots Of Rap: 16 Bars on the 4 Pillars of Hip-Hop, written by Carole Boston Weatherford and illustrated by Frank Morrison, a lush and beautiful ode to the art form. It started with poetry, folktales, spirituals, and rhymes. Then came funk, providing the basslines and rhythm, then the … Continue reading The Roots Of Rap: 16 Bars on the 4 Pillars of Hip-Hop (Carole Boston Weatherford)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Imogene’s Last Stand by Candace Fleming & Nancy Carpenter, a delightful tale of a courageous little girl with a passion for US history. Imogene has loved history from her first words - literally (they were, “Four score and seven years ago”). At school, she gives a show-and-tell lecture series … Continue reading Imogene’s Last Stand (Candace Fleming & Nancy Carpenter)
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