Amelia and Eleanor Go For A Ride
Author: Pam Munoz Ryan
Illustrator: Brian Selznick
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Recommended Age Range: 4 to 8
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Based on a true story, the author shows us just what happens when two independent and spirited women get together and decide to have an adventure. Beginning with a flight above the skies of Washington, D.C., and ending with a thrilling ride through the the city’s streets, this story is a moment is history that is meant to be shared.
Awards: ALA Notable Children’s Book; NCSS/CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book; IRA Notable Book for a Global Society; Parenting Magazine Reading Magic Award; One of New York Public Library 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing; A CCBC Choices 2000; An ABA Pick of the Lists
Making Their Voices Heard: The Inspiring Friendship of Ella Fitzgerald and Marilyn Monroe
Author: Vivian Kirkfield
Illustrator: Alleanna Harris
Publisher: Little Bee Books
Recommended Age Range: 4 to 8
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Purple Mountain Majesties: The Story of Katharine Lee Bates and “America the Beautiful”
Author: Barbara Younger
Illustrator: Stacey Schuett
Publisher: Puffin Books (Pbk.)
Recommended Age Range: 5 to 9
Awards: Junior Library Guild Selection; Scholastic Book Club Selection
Rosa
Author: Nikki Giovanni
Illustrator: Bryan Collier
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company
Recommended Age Range: 7 to 10
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In this Caldecott Honor Book, Rosa Parks’ story is told through powerful words and stunning images; a testament to the quiet strength of this civil rights leader who inspired a nation to stand up for their rights by sitting down for hers. A brilliant book about the power of one person to change the world.
Awards: A Caldecott Honor Book; Winner of the Coretta Scott King Award for Illustrators
Thank you, Sara: The Woman Who Saved Thanksgiving
Author: Laurie Halse Anderson
Illustrator: Matt Faulkner
Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks, an Imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Division
Recommended Age Range: 5 to 8
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Thank you, Sara: The Woman Who Saved Thanksgiving is the true story of Sara Hale who – after 38 years of trying – actually did save this holiday! The story is terrific, the words inspired, and the pictures VERY funny.
Awards: Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Award; Young Hoosier Book Award Master List; Once Upon a World Children’s Book Award 2003 (Given by the Simon Wiesenthal Center); ALA Amelia Bloomer List; Junior Library Guild Selection; Chapman Award for Shared Reading; International Reading Association Teachers’ Choice 2003; Storytelling World 2004 Honor Title; ALA Notable Video, 2005; Carolyn W. Field Honor Book (PA); Capitol Choices Noteworthy Book for Children and Teens, 2002 (WDC)
The Tree in the Courtyard: Looking Through Anne Frank’s Window
Author: Jeff Gottesfeld
Illustrator: Peter McCarty
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Recommended Age Range: 5 to 8
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Awards: A Junior Library Guild Selection; A New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Book; A NYPL Best Book for Kids, 2016; Booklist 2016 Lasting Connections, Social Studies; Sydney Taylor Award, 2017 Notable Book for Young Readers; CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People 2017, K-2; 2017 Notable Books for a Global Society
When Jackie Saved Grand Central: The True Story of Jacqueline Kennedy’s Fight for an American Icon
Author: Natasha Wing
Illustrator: Alexandra Boiger
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Recommended Age Range: 6 to 9
Awards: Winner of the 2018 Colorado Authors’ League Children’s/Young Adult Nonfiction Award
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When Marian Sang
Author: Pam Munoz Ryan
Illustrator: Brian Selznick
Publisher: Scholastic Press, an Imprint of Scholastic
Recommended Age Range: 6 to 10
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The story of Marian Anderson – a singer whose voice was heard by millions around the world, including those at the Lincoln Memorial in 1939, and whose courage inspired many to overcome their obstacles and live their dreams. Beautiful illustrations bring her world, and her music, to life.
Awards: Parents’ Choice Gold Award Winner; School Library Journal Best Book of the Year; ALA Robert F. Sibert Honor Award; ALA Notable Book; Flora Stieglitz Straus Award (Bank Street College); NCTE Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction; Norman A. Sugarman Award for Distinguished Biography; NCSS/CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book; Vermont Center for the Book’s Best of Beyond Difference 2003; 2003 NCTE Noble Children’s Book in the Language Arts; 2003 Jefferson Cup Honor, Virginia Library Association
Wilma Unlimited: How Wilma Rudolph Became the World’s Fastest Woman
Author: Kathleen Krull
Illustrator: David Diaz
Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers
Recommended Age Range: 6 to 9
Awards: Jane Addams Children’s Book Award; ALA Notable Book; People’s Choice Award; New York Public Library 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing; Booklist Editor’s Choice; School Library Journal Best Book of 1996; Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books Blue Ribbon; ABA’s Pick of the Lists