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Rosie the Riveter: The Legacy of an American Icon by Sarah Dvojack - Book Review

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Rosie the Riveter: The Legacy of an American Icon By Sarah Dvojack, Sarah Dvojack (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Sarah Dvojack, Sarah Dvojack (Illustrator)
$18.99
ISBN: 9781250774507
Availability: Backordered
Published: Imprint - October 26th, 2021

This poem/song about Rosie the Riveter shows in a biographical text of the time. World War Two was a turning point in not only American History, but women’s history. And Dvojack’s picture book is a great way to introduce the subject of “girl power” at its best. ~ Reviewed by Jeanette


RESPECT: Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul by Carole Boston Weatherford - Book Review

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RESPECT: Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul By Carole Boston Weatherford, Frank Morrison (Illustrator) Cover Image
$18.99
ISBN: 9781534452282
Availability: IN WAREHOUSE - Usually Ships in 3-7 Business Days
Published: Atheneum Books for Young Readers - August 25th, 2020

R-E-S-P-E-C-T: Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul, illustrated by Frank Morrison, is the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Book winner.
With spare language and beautiful painterly like illustrations this book charts Aretha's rise and struggles to forge a life in music as bold & big & beautiful as her voice. ~ Reviewed by Jessica Wood


Chance: Escape from the Holocaust: Memories of a Refugee Childhood by Uri Shulevitz - Book Review

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Chance: Escape from the Holocaust: Memories of a Refugee Childhood By Uri Shulevitz Cover Image
$34.99
ISBN: 9780374313715
Availability: IN WAREHOUSE - Usually Ships in 3-7 Business Days
Published: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) - October 13th, 2020

This is the first novel by Shulevitz, who is one of America's most celebrated picture book artists and theorists. It's a memoir of his childhood, and tracks his family's movements as they flee Poland just before Nazi occupation, then travel through several refugee camps in the Soviet Union before eventually moving to Paris after the Holocaust is over. It's intensely personal, and is kept from being too heavy because the refugee stories are balanced with the narrative of Shulevitz growing into himself as an artist and storyteller. ~ Reviewed by Nadja Tiktinsky


Unbeatable Betty: Betty Robinson, the First Female Olympic Track & Field Gold Medalist by Allison Crotzer Kimmel - Book Review

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Unbeatable Betty: Betty Robinson, the First Female Olympic Track & Field Gold Medalist By Allison Crotzer Kimmel, Joanie Stone (Illustrator) Cover Image
$17.99
ISBN: 9780062896070
Availability: IN WAREHOUSE - Usually Ships in 3-7 Business Days
Published: HarperCollins - June 9th, 2020

The author has done an amazing job of telling us the story of a woman who is little known in the sports world; even though Betty Robison was literally the first woman to accomplish winning a gold medal in her sport. This introduction is the perfect way to tease you into wanting to learn about the woman who broke records, boundaries and even survived death (she was declared dead after a plane accident). Take your time reading the text and illustrations, there is much to learn, love and marvel over. ~ Reviewed by Jeanette


On the Horizon by Lois Lowry - Book Review

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On The Horizon Signed Edition By Lois Lowry, Kenard Pak (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Lois Lowry, Kenard Pak (Illustrator)
$16.99
ISBN: 9780358354765
Availability: Special Order
Published: Clarion Books - April 7th, 2020

An interesting mixed-memoir in vignettes. Lowry, who was a four-year-old military kid living in Hawaii at the time of the Pearl Harbor bombing, sifts through her own memories while detailing the lives of those lost in the bombings. She then does the same with the atomic bombing in Hiroshima, dipping into the lives lost and memories remaining there, before reverting back to memoir in order to examine her own experience of moving to Japan as an 11-year-old. Reading this book feels like visiting a memorial. Great for a history-lover who has read it all and is looking for something fresh and unique. ~ Reviewed by Nadja Tiktinsky


Joni: The Lyrical Life of Joni Mitchell by Selina Alko - Book Review

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Joni: The Lyrical Life of Joni Mitchell By Selina Alko, Selina Alko (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Selina Alko, Selina Alko (Illustrator)
$18.99
ISBN: 9780062671295
Availability: Backordered
Published: HarperCollins - February 25th, 2020

The highlights of Ms. Mitchell’s life are the focus of this picture book biography. Things you might not know about her and familiar gems, grace the pages. See how Mitchell influenced the folk music scene and how it influenced her. (But how could it not when you hang around the likes of Bob Dylan and Mama Cass?) The art is mixed media with realistic abstract elements. They are colorful and bold. Great for all ages. ~ Reviewed by Jeanette


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