"Somber and inspirational. (thumbnail sketches) (Poetry. 10-16)"
The Children's Poet Laureate salutes 15 men and women, including one child, who spoke out and acted for equality and liberty, several at the cost of their lives.
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"An engaging artist's note describes his research, but there is no corresponding author's note to help young baseball enthusiasts parse legend from fact. (Picture book/biography. 6-10)"
Honus Wagner's life is often summed up in the story of his very rare baseball card.
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Yolen wants it both ways: Johnny Appleseed the legend and John Chapman the somewhat fruity ("There is no doubt Johnny is strange")
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"The two Atlantic crossings come together in one New York Harbor view of the copper Statue, symbolizing the unifying themes of new ideas, freedom and the opportunity for a fresh start. (Picture book. 6-9)"
Gitl, the youngest in her Jewish family, looks forward to escaping the pogroms and persecution of Czarist Russia.
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"With deft dialogue and well-chosen phrases, Russell enlivens the period, when the poor competed for jobs, death in childhood was more common than anomalous and a vibrant city gave birth to jazz. (historical note) (Picture book. 6-9)"
An Irish immigrant family scrimps to earn its place in New Orleans in 1898.
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"Probably best for family reading, since there are pages and pages of text without illustrations. (author's note) (Picture book. 5-9)"
Thompson borrows the plot structure of O. Henry's Christmas classic, "The Gift of the Magi," for this sentimental story, set in the 1920s, about a little girl named Grace and her mother.
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"For a better treatment of Katharine's story, see The Wright Sister, by Richard Maurer (above). (Picture book/biography. 7-10)"
Though the Wright brothers both credited their sister Katharine as a partner in their grand enterprise, she seldom emerges from the biographical shadows.
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