Hello, friends! Our book today is Ellington Was Not A Street, written by Ntozake Shange and illustrated by Kadir Nelson, a beautiful look through a child’s eyes at the men who make history in the time before they do, when they are simply men. Using flowing free verse without punctuation or capitalization, the spare text … Continue reading Ellington Was Not A Street (Ntozake Shange)
Hello, friends! Our review today is Write To Me: Letters From Japanese American Children To The Librarian They Left Behind, written by Cynthia Grady and illustrated by Amiko Hirao, a moving true story from one of the darkest moments in American history. Librarian Clara Breed’s young patrons come to turn in their library cards; she … Continue reading Write To Me: Letters From Japanese American Children To The Librarian They Left Behind (Cynthia Grady)
Hello, friends! Today’s review is The Case For Loving: The Fight For Interracial Marriage, written by Selina Alko and illustrated by Alko and Sean Qualls, which tells the true story of the family behind the landmark case of Loving v. Virginia. Mildred Jeter and Richard Loving grew up in a small town in Virginia. Both … Continue reading The Case For Loving: The Fight For Interracial Marriage (Selina Alko)
Hello, everybody! Today's book is Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez & Her Family's Fight For Desegregation by Duncan Tonatiuh, the true story of the Mendez family's fight to desegregate California public schools. When Sylvia's father uses his life savings to move his family to a new town, he is thrilled with the promise of … Continue reading Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez & Her Family’s Fight For Desegregation (Duncan Tonatiuh)
Hello, everybody! Today's book is Moonshot: The Flight Of Apollo 11 by Brian Floca, a beautiful and informative account of the mission that put the first man on the moon. It is a quiet, peaceful day in the warm sun of Florida, but three men are preparing to make history: they will be the first … Continue reading Moonshot: The Flight Of Apollo 11 (Brian Floca)
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