CHILDREN'S
Released: Jan. 3, 2012
"A solid effort that offers young readers a glimpse into the lives of children in the time of slavery and appreciate the development of a most notable life. (author's note, bibliography, timeline) (Picture book/biography. 6-10)"
For the enslaved child who grew up to be Frederick Douglass, learning to read led to freedom and a life of activism committed to abolition.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Jan. 11, 2011
"That quibble notwithstanding, this is a story that needed to be told. (Picture book/biography. 5-9)"
In the spirit of their earlier collaboration (Young Pele: Soccer's First Star, 2007) the husband-and-wife team introduce readers to the life of a relative unknown: Joseph Boulogne, often known as "the Black Mozart."
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CHILDREN'S
Released: July 1, 2008
"A nice introduction to a fascinating life for the very youngest of readers. (Picture book. 5-8)"
Young Helen Keller cannot hear, see or speak, but she knows the scent of vanilla cake coming out of the oven, the feel of her mother's fancy silk dress and that the dog is tense because the horses are outside.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 25, 2007
While eight-year-old Edson do Nascimento's classmates are learning the alphabet and math, he is dreaming about playing soccer.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Jan. 1, 2004
"An author's note summarizes Taylor's life after 1901, discusses the racial climate of turn-of-the-20th-century cycling, and cites sources. (Picture book/biography. 6-10)"
Glorious, light-filled oils are not enough to save this lackluster picture book biography of "Major" Marshall Taylor, the first African-American world-champion cyclist.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Aug. 1, 2002
"Will wrap readers in its warmth. (author's note) (Picture book. 4-7)"
Cline-Ransome and Ransome (Quilt Alphabet, 2001) team up again and count a colorful homage to quilts and the memories they hold.
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