Welcome to February, also known as Black History Month… …a designation reminding us that American history is a diverse, color-full history. To understand our story and society accurately, we listen to diverse voices and views. There are extraordinary people to …
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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 …
hail to the chief!…a list of five positively presidential portraits (actually…six!)
Happy President’s Day! In past years I’ve written several presidential lists-of-five with Washington and Lincoln titles. You can find them in the Subject Index under President’s Day. This year I’m straying from the two birthday boys, and looking at four …
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summertime book of the week…600 miles of grit, grime, and cannons
Henry and the Cannons: An Extraordinary True Story of the American Revolution, written and illustrated by Don Brown In 1775, after all the excitement of Paul Revere’s ride, the Minutemen’s stand at Concord Bridge, and the shot heard round the …
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a list of…five cheers for Washington on his birthday
George Did It, by Suzanne Jurmain, illustrations by Larry Day He was a wealthy plantation owner, who loved nothing better than to manage his estate; a surveyor, statesman, war hero. But one thing George Washington didn’t want to be was …
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fiction favorites…Phoebe the Spy
Phoebe the Spy, by Judith Berry Griffin, illustrations by Margot Tomes In 1776, the year Phoebe Fraunces was thirteen years old, her father gave her a very dangerous job. Phoebe was going to be a spy. ***** “What must I …
a list of…five books celebrating America’s Birthday!
I’m posting this razzle-dazzle collection of books celebrating America’s Birthday, and will sign off for the rest of this Glorious Fourth of July holiday week-end! See you on Tuesday! America the Beautiful, text by Katharine Lee Bates, illustrated by …
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