Showing 1–4 of 4 titles

• Audience: Younger
• Genre: Nonfiction
• Genre: History
• Award year: 2020

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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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  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