Hello, friends! Our book today is Radiant Child: The Story Of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat by Javaka Steptoe, a loving biography of the singular artist and the childhood that inspired him. From the very start, Jean-Michel dreamed of being a famous artist. He would draw and draw and draw, filling pages and sheets of whatever … Continue reading Radiant Child: The Story Of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat (Javaka Steptoe)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Brave Jane Austen: Reader, Writer, Author, Rebel, written by Lisa Pliscou and illustrated by Jen Corace, a picture book biography of the world-famous author. Little Jane was born to a humble household in England, loving parents, a sister and six brothers, and a household full of the boys her … Continue reading Brave Jane Austen: Reader, Writer, Author, Rebel (Lisa Pliscou)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Grace Hopper: Queen Of Computer Code, written by Laurie Wallmark and illustrated by Katy Wu, a wonderfully geeky and girl-powered biography of the programming pioneer. Grace always loved to try new things. As a child, she was so curious to understand how clocks worked that she dismantled every clock … Continue reading Grace Hopper: Queen Of Computer Code (Laurie Wallmark)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Who Says Women Can’t Be Computer Programmers?: The Story Of Ada Lovelace, written by Tanya Lee Stone and illustrated by Marjorie Priceman, a biography of the visionary mathematician. Ada was born into a troubled home - her father, the famous poet Lord Byron, was known for his terrible behavior, … Continue reading Who Says Women Can’t Be Computer Programmers?: The Story Of Ada Lovelace (Tanya Lee Stone)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Mighty Jackie: The Strike-Out Queen, written by Marissa Moss and illustrated by C.F. Payne, a girl-powered true story of the one of the first female professional baseball players. On a sunny day in April of 1931, a small minor league team called the Chattanooga Lookouts were preparing for an … Continue reading Mighty Jackie: The Strike-Out Queen (Marissa Moss)
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