Showing 1–4 of 4 titles

• Audience: Younger
• Genre: Biography
• Award year: 2021

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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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  Digging for Words: José Alberto Gutiérrez and the Library He Built

  By Angela Burke Kunkel (Author), Paola Escobar (Illustrator)

  José Alberto Gutiérrez, a garbageman in Bogotá, Colombia, collects books along his route and creates a library for children to read and borrow in his neighborhood on Saturdays.

  • Fiction, Biography, General Fiction
  • Notable Children's Books 2021
  • Younger
  • ISBN: 9781984892638
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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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  Ruth Objects: The Life of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

  By Doreen Rappaport (Author), Eric Velasquez (Illustrator)

  From her lace collars to her incredible work ethic, this picture book biography chronicles the hard work and dedication of RBG to become a Supreme Court Justice.

  • Nonfiction, Social Sciences, Biography, Politics & Government
  • Notable Children's Books 2021
  • Younger
  • ISBN: 9781484747179