Anderson, M. T. Symphony for the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad Middle school, high school 424 pp. Candlewick This ambitious work encompasses the life of composer Shostakovich, the early political history of the U.S.S.R., and the nation’s suffering during WWII. Initially inspired by the Bolshevik Revolution, Shostakovich’s music changed […]
Books mentioned in the May 2016 issue of Nonfiction Notes from the Horn Book
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Art appreciation Benson, Kathleen Draw What You See: The Life and Art of Benny Andrews Illustrated by Benny Andrews Gr. K–3 32 pp. Clarion 2015 Trade ISBN 978-0-544-10487-7 Brooks, Susie Get into Art Telling Stories Gr. 4–6 32 pp. Kingfisher/Macmillan 2015 Trade ISBN 978-0-7534-7183-8 Handler, Daniel Girls Standing on Lawns Illustrated by Maira Kalman Middle […]
Activism
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Bass, Hester Seeds of Freedom: The Peaceful Integration of Huntsville, Alabama Gr. K–3 32 pp. Candlewick Illustrated by E. B. Lewis. In this welcome story of nonviolent protests in the early 1960s, Jim Crow–era South, black residents of Huntsville, Alabama, organize Blue Jean Sunday — a boycott of shops that sell traditional expensive Easter outfits; […]
Inventions and inventors
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Bailey, Diane How the Light Bulb Changed History Middle school, high school 112 pp. ABDO/Essential Library Bjornlund, Lydia How the Refrigerator Changed History Middle school, high school 112 pp. ABDO/Essential Library Hand, Carol How the Internet Changed History Middle school, high school 112 pp. ABDO/Essential Library Perdew, Laura How the Toilet Changed History Middle school, […]
Wildlife rescue
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Antle, Bhagavan and Thea Feldman The Tiger Cubs & the Chimp: The True Story of How Anjana the Chimp Helped Raise Two Baby Tigers Gr. K–3 32 pp. Holt Photographs by Barry Bland. This book relates the story of Mitra and Shiva, two white tiger cubs raised in a wildlife preserve in South Carolina by […]
Art appreciation
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Benson, Kathleen Draw What You See: The Life and Art of Benny Andrews Gr. K–3 32 pp. Clarion Illustrated by Benny Andrews. Born in 1930 in Georgia, Andrews defied social expectations by leaving the farm, attending high school, earning a BFA degree, and becoming a renowned painter in an art world still unwelcoming to artists […]
