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Becoming Billie Holiday
Weatherford uses the titles of Billie Holiday songs as titles for poems that tell the story of Billie's life and road to fame.
| Author: Weatherford, Carole Boston |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Come See the Earth Turn: The Story of Leon Foucault
A sickly child, a poor student and a medical school dropout, Leon Foucault proved that the world rotated by designed the pendulum that proves that the earth moves on its axis, a puzzle that had eluded more learned scientists for decades.
| Author: Mortensen, Lori |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading | science | social studies
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Houdini: The Handcuff King
This graphic novel presents a possible explanation for the success of one of Houdini's famous escapes.
| Author: Lutes, Jason & Bertozzi, Nick |
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If: A Fathers Advice to His Son
Sports themed photographs accompany Kiplings poem about the qualities that make up a mature person.
| Author: Kipling, Rudyard |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Jabberwocky
With his wonderfully bright, energetic illustrations, Myers gives an Mezo-American and African American spin to the famous poem by Lewis Carroll.
Myer's "reimagined" famous poem by Carroll is unique in its contemporary setting of an urban street basket
| Author: Carroll, Lewis |
HSE Descriptors:
literature and arts
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Nothing But Trouble: The Story of Althea Gibson
Althea Gibson was perpetual motion and perpetual trouble until mentors helped her channel her energy into tennis where she became a champion, and the first African American to win the Wimbledon. The colorful illustrations capture her boundless energy.
| Author: Stauffacher, Sue |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Nothing But Trouble: The Story of Althea Gibson
Althea Gibson was perpetual motion and perpetual trouble until mentors helped her channel her energy into tennis where she became a champion, and the first African American to win the Wimbledon. The colorful illustrations capture her boundless energy.
| Author: Stauffacher, Sue |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Old Musician, The
A little girl hears an old man playing a flute and initiates his journey as an ever more popular musician of increasing number of instruments until his celebrity invades his private life.
Queen of the Falls
An engaging story about the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel - a 63 year old school teacher. Van Allsburg combines sepia toned illustrations with a smooth and flowing text while using tension to hold the reader's interest.
| Author: Van Allsburg, Chris |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading | social studies
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Restless Spirit: The Life and Work of Dorothea Lange
This biography of photographer Dorthea Lange contains many of her photographs. Lange photographed and helped raise awareness of the poor conditions of the migrant workers during the Depression.
| Author: Partridge, Ellizabeth |
HSE Descriptors:
literature and arts | social studies
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Steamboat! The Story of Captain Blanche Leathers
The story of Blanche Leathers, the country's first female steamboat captain, sailing on the Mississippi River.
| Author: Gilliland, Judith Heide |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Strongest Man in the World, The: Louis Cyr
The text of this book goes far beyond just being the biography of a famous 20th century strong man, Louis Cyr. It is a description of early health mores and an evolution of the circus concept. Additionally, we learn a little about the other famous circus
| Author: Debon, Nicolas |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Uncle Jed's Barbershop
A woman tells the story of her Uncle Jed, an African-American barber who traveled a regular route, saving his money for his own shop. When she became sick, he gave up his money for her operation, and when the Depression came, he lost everything again. F
| Author: Mitchell, Margaree K. |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Wheels of Change: How Women Rode the Bicycle to Freedom
This is an enlightening text illustrating the importance of the bicycle as a way to change the world by cultivating independence. The photographs, newspaper articles, advertisements, etc., beautifully depict the history, ending with a timeline comparing w
| Author: Macy, Sue |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies | language arts - reading
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Wideness and Wonder: The Life and Art of Georgia O'Keeffe
Factual, informative account of Georgia O'Keeffe's interesting journey from farm girl to artist and her stubborn dedication to making art her own way. Illustrated with her works and Alfred Stieglitz's photographs of her. Excellent reference for artists.
| Author: Rubin, Susan Goldman |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading | language arts - writing | social studies
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