Showing 1–5 of 5 titles

• List: Notable Children's Books
• List: Randolph Caldecott Medal
• Format: Book
• Genre: Nonfiction

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  Grand Canyon

  By Jason Chin

  Concise explanations of natural history run in tandem with a visual story of a girl and her father hiking in this stunning depiction of the Grand Canyon.

  • Nonfiction, Geology, Natural History
  • Notable Children's Books 2018, Randolph Caldecott Medal 2018 (Honor Title), Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal 2018 (Honor Title)
  • All Ages
  • ISBN: 9781596439504
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  Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat

  By Javaka Steptoe

  The short yet brilliant life story of Jean-Michel Basquiat and his determination to become an artist are revealed through poetic language and illustrations dramatically influenced by Basquiat's own style.

  • Nonfiction, Arts, Visual Arts, Biography
  • Notable Children's Books 2017, Randolph Caldecott Medal 2017 (Medal Winner)
  • All Ages
  • ISBN: 9780316213882
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  Trombone Shorty

  By Troy Andrews, Bryan Collier (Illustrator)

  In this autobiography, Trombone Shorty reminisces about his early life in the jazz music scene of his beloved hometown of New Orleans.

  • Nonfiction, Arts, Performing Arts, Autobiography
  • Notable Children's Books 2016, Randolph Caldecott Medal 2016 (Honor Title)
  • Younger
  • ISBN: 9781419714658
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  The Undefeated

  By Kwame Alexander, Kadir Nelson (Illustrator)

  Alexander's poetry and Nelson's illustration pair wonderfully in this stunning ode to the courage and strength of African Americans.

  • Nonfiction, History, Poetry
  • John Newbery Medal 2020 (Honor Title), Notable Children's Books 2020, Randolph Caldecott Medal 2020 (Medal Winner)
  • All Ages
  • ISBN: 9781328780966
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  Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer, Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement

  By Carole Boston Weatherford, Ekua Holmes (Illustrator)

  The inspirational singer and Civil Rights activist comes to life in 22 brief, first person, free verse poems that seamlessly incorporate Hamer's own words. The biography takes her from a sharecropping child to a community leader.

  • Nonfiction, History, US History, Poetry, Biography
  • Notable Children's Books 2016, Randolph Caldecott Medal 2016 (Honor Title), Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal 2016 (Honor Title)
  • All Ages
  • ISBN: 9780763665319