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The Gift of the Great Buffalo by Carole Lindstrom; illus. by Aly McKnightPrimary, Intermediate Bloomsbury 40 pp.2/25 9781547606887 $18.99e-book ed. 9781547606979 $13.29Rose, her oshiimeyan (younger sister), and their parents gather with other Métis families for the biannual buffalo hunt. This time will be different both because Rose’s pa is one...
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Review of Let’s Be Bees
Let’s Be Bees by Shawn Harris; illus. by the authorPreschool Porter/Holiday 40 pp.2/25 9780823457090 $18.99e-book ed. 9780823462278 $11.99Bold, comical crayon illustrations set the tone for a boisterous game of pretend and its noisy cacophony of sounds. “Let’s be bees,” suggests the text on the opening page, while the accompanying illustration...
Afloat by Kirli Saunders; illus. by Freya BlackwoodPrimary Levine/Levine Querido 32 pp.3/25 9781646145072 $18.99Saunders, a member of the Gunai people, writes about weaving, water, and wisdom in this picture book first published in Australia. The spare and straightforward text describes yarning, which can refer both to fiber arts and to...
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Review of Rap It Up!
Rap It Up! by Carole Boston Weatherford and Jeffery Boston Weatherford; illus. by Ernel Martinez Primary Holt 32 pp. 3/25 9781250833570 $18.99 “My mom claims I was rapping before I could speak. / Matter of fact, I freestyled eight days a week.” A young MC serves as the narrator of...
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Plight of the Pelican: How Science Saved a Species [Books for a Better Earth] by Jessica Stremer; illus. by Gordy WrightPrimary Holiday 40 pp.4/25 9780823457038 $19.99e-book ed. 9780823462094 $11.99The partnership between Stremer’s expressive and suspenseful text and Wright’s evocative hand-painted gouache, ink, and acrylic illustrations (see Great Carrier Reef, rev....
How Sweet the Sound by Kwame Alexander; illus. by Charly PalmerPrimary, Intermediate Little, Brown 48 pp.1/25 9780316442497 $18.99In a reverent celebration of African American music, Alexander’s lyrical free-verse text flows through different eras and genres of sound. This musical tour begins in Africa: “Listen to the fireside chorus / of...
Dream a Dress, Dream a Poem: Dressmaker and Poet, Myra Viola Wilds by Nancy Johnson James; illus. by Diana EjaitaPrimary Cameron/Abrams 32 pp.1/25 9781951836535 $18.99e-book ed. 9798887070674 $17.09James introduces young readers to the life and work of Myra Viola Wilds (1875–1935), a Black woman who became a renowned dress designer...
Go Tell It: How James Baldwin Became a Writer by Quartez Harris; illus. by Gordon C. JamesPrimary, Intermediate Little, Brown 40 pp.1/25 9780316483933 $18.99Few writers have commanded the English language like James Baldwin (1924–1987). As a child in Harlem, Jimmy was expected to care for his eight siblings while his...
How to Love the Whole World: A Story About Artist Agnes Martin by Henry Martin; illus. by Shelley HampePrimary Cameron/Abrams 40 pp.2/25 9781949480535 $19.99e-book ed. 9798887073415 $17.99Canadian American artist Agnes Martin (1912–2004) loved the natural world, feeling complete when a part of it: “Today I feel happiness. Today I feel...
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