2016, Written & Illustrated by Rachel Ignotofsky "What is this?" "Where did this come from?" "How does this work?" "I have an idea." Crack open any history book and it is easy to think that these vital STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics) questions were only ever asked by men. This beautiful picturebook seeks to change that perception, asserting that women are not only a part of scientific history, but were a necessary part.
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4/15/2017 0 Comments Marvelous Cornelius2015, Written by Phil Bildner, Illustrated by John Parra Golden Kite Award for Picturebook Illustration (2016), Parents’ Choice Book Awards Gold (2015), Margaret Wise Brown Prize in Children’s Literature (2016) Marvelous Cornelius is the story of a real garbage man named Cornelius who worked hard to keep the streets of New Orleans' French Quarter clean, and the difference he made in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
2010, Written by Laban Carrick Hill, Illustrated by Bryan Collier Caldecott Honor (2011), Coretta Scott King Award (2011) To us
it is just dirt, the ground we walk on... But to Dave it was clay, the plain and basic stuff upon which he formed a life as a slave nearly 200 years ago. 2/15/2017 0 Comments Viva Frida2015, Written & Illustrated by Yuyi Morales, Photographs by Tim O'Meara Caldecott Honor (2015), Pura Belpré Medal for Illustration (2015) Viva Frida is a picturebook biography of Frida Kahlo, the famous Mexican artist who lived from 1907-1954. Using incredible mixed-media artwork (photographs of puppets made by the author--see video), Viva Frida brings Frida Kahlo's world and artwork to life.
2015, Written by Laurel Snyder, Illustrated by Julie Morstad |