Hello, friends! Today's book is Brave Girl: Clara And The Shirtwaist Makers' Strike Of 1909, written by Michelle Markel and illustrated by Melissa Sweet, a picture book biography of Clara Lemlich, one of the organizers of a massive protest of garment workers at the turn of the century. To look at Clara Lemlich when she … Continue reading Brave Girl: Clara And The Shirtwaist Makers’ Strike Of 1909 (Michelle Markel)
Hello, friends! Today's book is Little People, Big Dreams: Amelia Earhart, written by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara and illustrated by Mariadiamantes, a sweet and very cute picture book biography of Amelia Earhart that inspires all little ones to chase their dreams. Cutting down the details of Earhart's remarkable life to bare-bones, easy-to-grasp highlights, our story … Continue reading Little People, Big Dreams: Amelia Earhart (Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara)
Hello, everyone! Today's book is When The Beat Was Born: DJ Kool Herc And The Creation Of Hip Hop, written by Laban Carrick Hill and illustrated by Theodore Taylor III, an awesome tale of a revolutionary musical innovator and his contribution to the birth of hip hop. Clive Campbell loved music of every kind, and … Continue reading When The Beat Was Born: DJ Kool Herc And The Creation Of Hip Hop (Laban Carrick Hill)
Hello, friends! Today, we read Miss Paul And The President: The Creative Campaign For Women's Right To Vote, written by Dean Robbins and illustrated by Nancy Zhang, a biography that tells the abbreviated story of Alice Paul, noted suffragist and women's rights activist, and her unconventional methods for raising support for women's right to vote. … Continue reading Miss Paul And The President: The Creative Campaign For Women’s Right To Vote (Dean Robbins)
Hello, everyone! Today's book is Swimming With Sharks: The Daring Discoveries Of Eugenie Clark, written by Heather Lang and illustrated by Jordi Solano, a beautiful and inspiring illustrated biography of pioneer ichthyologist and marine biologist Eugenie Clark. Young Genie had no greater fascination than sharks. As a child in the 1920's and 30's, she spent … Continue reading Swimming With Sharks: The Daring Discoveries Of Eugenie Clark (Heather Lang)
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