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Review of Rock, Rosetta, Rock! Roll, Rosetta, Roll!: Presenting Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the Godmother of Rock & Roll
Rock, Rosetta, Rock! Roll, Rosetta, Roll!: Presenting Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the Godmother of Rock & Roll by Tonya Bolden; illus. by R. Gregory Christie Primary Harper/HarperCollins 40 pp. 2/23 9780062994387 $18.99 Rosetta Tharpe’s (1915–1973) music would influence some of the biggest stars of the twentieth century—from Chuck Berry and Little...
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Review of When Moon Became the Moon
When Moon Became the Moon by Rob Hodgson; illus. by the authorPreschool, Primary Rise/Penguin Workshop 64 pp.8/23 9780593523629 $18.99e-book ed. 9780593657942 $11.99A cheery picture book introduces Earth’s moon, its origin, and its importance to our planet. Straightforward, developmentally appropriate scientific explanations (“Then, Earth used a special force, called gravity, to...
Review of Contenders: Two Native Baseball Players, One World Series
Contenders: Two Native Baseball Players, One World Series by Traci Sorell; illus. by Arigon Starr Primary Kokila/Penguin 48 pp. 4/23 9780593496472 $18.99 e-book ed. 9780593406489 $11.99 Baseball’s 1911 World Series was the first to feature a match-up between two Native players. Future Hall-of-Fame pitcher Charles Bender (Ojibwe) would pitch in three...
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Review of The Day the River Caught Fire: How the Cuyahoga River Exploded and Ignited the Earth Day Movement
The Day the River Caught Fire: How the Cuyahoga River Exploded and Ignited the Earth Day Movement by Barry Wittenstein; illus. by Jessie HartlandPrimary Wiseman/Simon 48 pp.3/23 9781534480834 $18.99e-book ed. 9781534480841 $10.99What kind of spark is needed to ignite a global movement? In the case of the Earth Day Movement,...
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Review of The Story of the Saxophone
The Story of the Saxophone by Lesa Cline-Ransome; illus. by James E. RansomePrimary Holiday 40 pp.2/23 9780823437023 $19.99e-book ed. 9780823442225 $10.99Perhaps no instrument is more associated with jazz than the saxophone. And no city more tied to both than New Orleans. But the history of the saxophone (originally saxophon), engagingly...
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Review of Little Rosetta and the Talking Guitar: The Musical Story of Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the Woman Who Invented Rock and Roll
Little Rosetta and the Talking Guitar: The Musical Story of Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the Woman Who Invented Rock and Roll by Charnelle Pinkney Barlow; illus. by the authorPrimary Doubleday 40 pp.2/23 9780593571064 $18.99e-book ed. 9780593571088 $11.99In her time, some said Sister Rosetta Tharpe could make her guitar talk. Today, many...
Review of Hanged!: Mary Surratt & the Plot to Assassinate Abraham Lincoln
Hanged!: Mary Surratt & the Plot to Assassinate Abraham Lincoln by Sarah Miller Middle School, High School Random House Studio/Random 352 pp. g 11/22 978-0-593-18156-0 $18.99 Library ed. 978-0-593-18157-7 $21.99 e-book ed. 978-0-593-18158-4 $11.99 On April 14, 1865, just days after the conclusion of the Civil War, John...
Review of Paradise Sands
Paradise Sands by Levi Pinfold; illus. by the author Primary, Intermediate Candlewick 40 pp. g 11/22 978-1-5362-1282-2 $18.99 Pinfold (The Black Dog, rev. 10/12) presents another surreal picture book, this one with shades of such folktales as the Grimms’ “The Six Swans” and Andersen’s “The Wild Swans.”...
Review of Copycat: Nature-Inspired Design Around the World
Copycat: Nature-Inspired Design Around the World by Christy Hale; illus. by the author Primary Lee & Low 40 pp. g 9/22 978-1-64379-230-9 $20.95 e-book ed. 978-1-64379-474-7 $20.95 Hale (Water Land, rev. 7/18) introduces readers to biomimicry through fifteen examples found in everyday life as well as...
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