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cummings’ poetry and found this to be an interesting glimpse into his life as well as how his use of lower-case letters and word-painting was received. This man named Nelson loved to find reusable trash and restore and reuse what he found, like toys for his family and objects he could display — which eventually was turned into a museum.
Mary Blair’s Unique Flair: The Girl Who Became One of the Disney Legends by Amy Novesky, illustrated by Brittney Lee
Mary Blair’s life as an artist took her to Disney where her paintings captured magic on paper.
Her story sparkles just like the luminous mixed-media illustrations which include colorful cut-paper artwork.
Yayoi Kusama: Covered Everything in Dots and Wasn’t Sorry by Fausto Gilberti
Written in the first person and illustrated with bold black and white illustrations, you’ll learn about one of the most famous living artists, a creative Japanese woman who loves dots and pumpkins and social justice.
Ode to a Grapefruit: How James Earl Jones Found His Voice written by Kari Lavelle, illustrated by Bryan Collier
THIS IS HOW YOU WRITE A BIOGRAPHY!
“Perched on her front-porch stage with a tin can microphone, Dolly performed for anyone she could corral– a bunch of baby siblings (’til they crawled away), a flock of ducks (’til they waddled away), and a pen of pigs (fortunately, they couldn’t get away).“
Tonatiuh shares the story of a dedicated ballet dancer who discovers the beauty of folkloric dances from the different regions of Mexico.
Back matter shares more about Dorothea Lange and how the famous photograph came to be.
Dazzlin’ Dolly by Suzanne Slade, illustrated by Edwin Fotheringham
Exceptionally skilled writing with strong narrative voice! Charming, lovely illustrations from Dan Anderson make this book framable.
Monument Maker Daniel Chester French and the Lincoln Memorialby Linda Booth Sweeney, illustrated by Shawn Fields
More interesting than I ever expected, this is the journey of an artist from farm boy to successful sculptor during a pivotal time in our country.
He shared his love for music with songs for kids on his Mr. Rogers television show. It’s perfect in every way. Atmospheric, dark and gloomy illustrations.
Exquisite: The Poetry and Life of Gwendolyn Brooks by Suzanne Blade, illustrated by Cozbi A. Cabrera
Talk about a growth mindset!
Don’t you? In 1962 she recorded, as a leader, the album Honi Gordon Sings, for Prestige Records. Why do I love this book so much? The stories capture hard lives and heroic moments of these four women and are written like thrilling narratives, not boring nonfiction biographies. Despite worries that he is not good enough, he gets his first published drawing is in the Sunday comics when he’s still a child.
Lilian’s memories begin with her great-great-grandparents who were slaves, sold and separated from each other. I update this book list with the best newly published books when I read them.
A reading strategy I like to use with children reading nonfiction is connecting to background knowledge. She (Dr.
And the story, in rhyme, it’s inspiring. The illustrations are absolutely perfect — in style and in color.