Showing 1–8 of 8 titles

• Audience: Younger
• List: Notable Children's Books
• Genre: History

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  The Book Rescuer: How a Mensch from Massachusetts Saved Yiddish Literature for Generations to Come

  By Sue Macy, Stacy Innerst (Illustrator)

  With dramatic art, this picturebook biography tells the story of Aaron Lansky's mission to save Yiddish literature.

  • Nonfiction, History, Biography
  • Notable Children's Books 2020
  • Younger
  • ISBN: 9781481472203
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  Carter Reads the Newspaper

  By Deborah Hopkinson, Don Tate (Illustrator)

  This engaging nonfiction picturebook highlights the life and determination of little-known civil rights pioneer, Dr. Carter Woodson.

  • Nonfiction, History, Biography
  • Notable Children's Books 2020
  • Younger
  • ISBN: 9781561459346
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  The Cat Man of Aleppo

  By Irene Latham (Author), Karim Shamsi-Basha (Author), Yuko Shimizu (Illustrator)

  War-torn Aleppo is given hope from Mohammad Alaa Aljaleel’s humanitarian efforts to care for the deserted cats in the city. 

  • Fiction, History, Biography
  • Notable Children's Books 2021, Randolph Caldecott Medal 2021 (Honor Title)
  • Younger
  • ISBN: 9781984813787
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  Gingerbread for Liberty: How a German Baker Helped Win the American Revolution

  By Mara Rockliff, Vincent X (Illustrator)

  Little-known hero baker of the American Revolution Christopher Ludwick stars in this engaging picture book biography with a tasty twist.

  • Nonfiction, History, Biography
  • Notable Children's Books 2016
  • Younger
  • ISBN: 9780544130012
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  The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read

  By Rita Lorraine Hubbard (Author), Oge Mora (Illustrator)

  Mary Walker was born into slavery in 1848. After a lifetime of hard work, and as the remaining survivor of her family, she realizes a goal of learning to read at 116 years of age. 

  • Nonfiction, History, US History, Biography
  • Notable Children's Books 2021
  • Younger
  • ISBN: 9781524768287
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  Paper Son: The Inspiring Story of Tyrus Wong, Immigrant and Artist

  By Julie Leung, Chris Sasaki (Illustrator)

  As a boy, Wong Geng Yeo assumed a fake identity to immigrate to the U.S., eventually becoming a Disney artist.

  • Nonfiction, History, US History
  • Notable Children's Books 2020
  • Younger
  • ISBN: 9781524771874
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  Todos Iguales / All Equal: Un Corrido De Lemon Grove / A Ballad of Lemon Grove

  By Christy Hale

  This bilingual picturebook depicts the events of the Lemon Grove Incident, the first successful school desegregation case in the U.S.

  • Nonfiction, History, US History
  • Notable Children's Books 2020
  • Younger
  • ISBN: 9780892394272
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  The Youngest Marcher: The Story of Audrey Faye Hendricks, a Young Civil Rights Activist

  By Cynthia Levinson, Vanessa Brantley-Newton (Illustrator)

  The 1963 Birmingham protest was successfully accomplished by youth. The youngest, nine-year-old Audrey Faye Hendricks, proved that even the smallest voice makes a difference.

  • Nonfiction, History, Biography
  • Notable Children's Books 2018
  • Younger
  • ISBN: 9781481400701