Today is Indigenous Peoples’ Day in Minneapolis. I’m glad for this acknowledgement that Columbus and Co. were not actually the true founders of the Americas. Not even close. My goal over the next couple of days is to encourage you …
Tag: american history
dive into all things summer…a splash of picture books
Every season has its splendors. Now’s the time to celebrate the radiance of summer! Summer is …old-fashioned outdoor playtime! And Then Comes Summer, written by Tom Brenner, illustrated by Jaime Kim published in 2017 by Candlewick Press Flip-flops and lemonade …
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kaboom! a blast of books for America’s birthday!
Independence Day celebrations are about to blast off across the U.S.A. Here’s a star-spangled set of books to celebrate with! I’ll begin with a pair of titles on the rich gift of immigrants to our nation as I feel so …
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first mothers, first ladies, first daughters…hail to them on Presidents Day!
I’ve covered a number of titles on U.S. presidents over the years. You can find them in the Subject Index if you wish. This year, I felt weary of New Angles on Abe and Words about Washington. I decided to go spelunking for …
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a Pinkerton detective and Chief Crazy Horse: distinctive historical fiction
I love a good piece of historical fiction, especially when it’s covering new ground. These two books do an exceptional job of bringing us face-to-face with a couple of important individuals and whetting our appetites for further investigations of them …
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ten plum picks for this week
Again today, I’ve got ten marvelous books, my favorites from what I read this week. Loads of goodness here… A treasure of a treasury from my all-time favorite: A Year of Stories and Things to Do, written and illustrated by Shirley …
a surprising musical chameleon
My Country ‘Tis of Thee: How One Song Reveals the History of Civil Rights, by Claire Rudolf Murphy, illustrated by Bryan Collier published in 2014 by Henry Holt and Company Okay, you musicians and history buffs. What do… George Whitefield …
nonfiction nuggets…blizzards of grit; drifts of dust
The Great American Dust Bowl, written and illustrated by Don Brown In 1931, a drought settled on the American Southwest that would last almost ten years. Massive dust storms with dirt swirling ten thousand feet in the air turned skies …
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orange marmalade 