Jonah Winter
Author
Language
English
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Description
As an elderly woman, Lillian recalls that her great-great-grandparents were sold as slaves in front of a courthouse where only rich white men were allowed to vote, then the long fight that led to her right--and determination--to cast her ballot since the Voting Rights Act gave every American the right to vote.
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
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Description
"To become the first female Jewish Supreme Court Justice, the unsinkable Ruth Bader Ginsburg had to overcome countless injustices. Growing up in Brooklyn in the 1930s and '40s, Ginsburg was discouraged from working by her father, who thought a woman's place was in the home. Regardless, she went to Cornell University, where men outnumbered women four to one. There, she met her husband, Martin Ginsburg, and found her calling as a lawyer. Despite discrimination...
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Formats
Description
The inspiring and timely story of Sonia Sotomayor, who rose up from a childhood of poverty and prejudice to become the first Latino to be nominated to the US Supreme Court.
Before Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor took her seat in our nation's highest court, she was just a little girl in the South Bronx. Justice Sotomayor didn't have a lot growing up, but she had what she needed — her mother's love, a will to learn, and her own...
Before Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor took her seat in our nation's highest court, she was just a little girl in the South Bronx. Justice Sotomayor didn't have a lot growing up, but she had what she needed — her mother's love, a will to learn, and her own...
5) Thurgood
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Description
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"Before Rosa Parks, before Martin Luther King Jr., before the civil rights movement there was Thurgood, fighting for African Americans - and winning. Here is the powerful story of the trailblazer who proved that separate is not equal." --Provided by Publisher.
6) Frida
Author
Pub. Date
2002.
Physical Description
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 x 29 cm
Language
English
7) Dizzy
Author
Pub. Date
2006.
Physical Description
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Author
Pub. Date
2012.
Physical Description
48 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Pablo Picasso may have been a world-famous artist, but that doesn't mean no one ever called his artwork "ugly." Any kid who's been told what to draw, or heard mean things about something they made, will relate to this story about how Pablo faced down his critics and made something truly original.
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Description
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"Follow a sad little fact who is locked away for telling the truth. In its underground prison, it meets other facts, all hidden away because they could not lie. Finally, with the help of a few skillful fact-finders, the facts are set free"--
Author
Pub. Date
2009.
Physical Description
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
In this striking picture book biography, an old-timer tells us what made Sandy Koufax so amazing. We learn that the beginning of his career with the Brooklyn Dodgers was rocky, that he was shy with his teammates, and experienced discrimination as one of the only Jews in the game. We hear that he actually quit, only to return the next season--different--firing one rocket after another over the plate. We watch him refuse to play in the 1965 World Series...
15) Diego
Author
Language
English
Description
Discusses the childhood of Diego Rivera and how it influenced his art.
17) Elvis is King!
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Description
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Presents the life and legacy of Elvis, from his birth in Mississippi through his music career, his time in the army, his marriage, and his induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
19) Oil
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Description
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"The story of an oil spill and its devastating effects on animals and the environment"--