Childrens Biography

Childrens Biography
$16.99
ISBN-13: 9781599904184
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Published: Bloomsbury USA Childrens, 4/2009
Rosa sat so Martin could march. Martin marched so Barack could run. Barack ran so Our Children Can Soar (Bloomsbury, $16.99). Michelle Cook’s simple text connects African-American historical figures, each one’s groundbreaking achievement leading to the next. Thirteen illustrators, including Bryan Collier and E.B. Lewis, collaborated to bring to life those who have laid building blocks for subsequent generations of African-Americans and for all Americans.  Ages 3 and up.  Dara La Porte

$18.99
ISBN-13: 9780375841972
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Published: Schwartz & Wade, 9/2009
Ladies and gentlemen, children of all ages, step right up and read about the man who created the American Museum in New York City, who won a seat in the Connecticut state legislature and who, at age 60, joined the circus. Meet The Great And Only Barnum: The Tremendous, Stupendous Life of Showman P.T. Barnum (Schwartz & Wade, $18.99) by Candace Fleming. Ages 10-14. Heidi Powell