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Review of Are We There Yet?: The First Road Trip Across the USA

Are We There Yet?: The First Road Trip Across the USA by Stacy McAnulty; illus. by Elizabeth BaddeleyPrimary, Intermediate    McElderry    48 pp.3/25    9781665937474    $19.99e-book ed.  9781665937481    $10.99In 1903, when Vermont doctor Horatio Nelson (1872–1955) began his attempt to cross the United States in an automobile he had yet to learn...

Review of And She Was Loved: Toni Morrison’s Life in Stories

And She Was Loved: Toni Morrison’s Life in Stories by Andrea Davis Pinkney; illus. by Daniel Minter Primary, Intermediate    Little, Brown    48 pp. 1/25    9780316182362    $18.99 Toni Morrison (1931–2019), a gifted student, was the only Black girl in her Lorain, Ohio, first-grade class. She grew up to be a trailblazing...

Review of Mighty: The Story of an Oak Tree Ecosystem

Mighty: The Story of an Oak Tree Ecosystem by Henry Cole; illus. by the authorPrimary    Peachtree    48 pp.2/25    9781682637333    $18.99e-book ed.  9781682637708    $11.99The life of an oak tree is beautifully depicted in this engaging informational picture book. It begins with a simple yet profound concept: “A blue jay drops an...

Review of Go Tell It: How James Baldwin Became a Writer

Go Tell It: How James Baldwin Became a Writer by Quartez Harris; illus. by Gordon C. JamesPrimary, Intermediate    Little, Brown    40 pp.1/25    9780316483933    $18.99Few writers have commanded the English language like James Baldwin (1924–1987). As a child in Harlem, Jimmy was expected to care for his eight siblings while his...

Review of Seeds of Discovery: How Barbara McClintock Used Corn and Curiosity to Solve a Science Mystery and Win a Nobel Prize

Seeds of Discovery: How Barbara McClintock Used Corn and Curiosity to Solve a Science Mystery and Win a Nobel Prize by Lori Alexander; illus. by Rebecca SantoIntermediate    Clarion/HarperCollins    128 pp.1/25    9780063245990    $18.99e-book ed.  9780063246010    $9.99“It might seem unfair to reward a person for having so much pleasure over the years.”...

Review of How Sweet the Sound

How Sweet the Sound by Kwame Alexander; illus. by Charly PalmerPrimary, Intermediate    Little, Brown    48 pp.1/25    9780316442497    $18.99In a reverent celebration of African American music, Alexander’s lyrical free-verse text flows through different eras and genres of sound. This musical tour begins in Africa: “Listen to the fireside chorus / of...

Review of Dream a Dress, Dream a Poem: Dressmaker and Poet, Myra Viola Wilds

Dream a Dress, Dream a Poem: Dressmaker and Poet, Myra Viola Wilds by Nancy Johnson James; illus. by Diana EjaitaPrimary    Cameron/Abrams    32 pp.1/25    9781951836535    $18.99e-book ed.  9798887070674    $17.09James introduces young readers to the life and work of Myra Viola Wilds (1875–1935), a Black woman who became a renowned dress designer...

Review of A Dangerous Idea: The Scopes Trial, the Original Fight over Science in Schools

A Dangerous Idea: The Scopes Trial, the Original Fight over Science in Schools by Debbie Levy Middle School, High School    Bloomsbury    256 pp. 1/25    9781547612215    $19.99 e-book ed.  9781547612222    $13.99 Levy takes readers back one hundred years to the sleepy town of Dayton, Tennessee, and the historic Scopes trial. At...

Review of The One & Only Googoosh: Iran’s Beloved Superstar

The One & Only Googoosh: Iran’s Beloved Superstar by Azadeh Westergaard; illus. by the author Primary, Intermediate    Viking    40 pp. 11/24    9780593114636    $18.99 e-book ed.  9780593114643    $11.99 Theatrical scenes in pomegranate reds and peacock greens introduce readers to a young, precocious Googoosh, born Faegheh Atashin, performing in the 1950s with...
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