Book Reviews
Inventors have been the talk of the town lately thanks to TIME's feted annual Best Inventions issue, released last week. We hop on the bandwagon with three picture-book biographies showcasing formulators and their innovations. Find more related books and articles from Hbook.com here; or click the Inventions and Inventors subject tag...
The Pan American Games kick off this Friday, October 20, so now seems like an opportune time to bone up on some of the trailblazers who have paved the way for today's athletes. Here are three picture-book biographies to help. Find more related books and articles from Hbook.com here; or...
The queen archetype has long been a fixture in literature, mythology, and popular culture. Stories (like the three picture-book biographies highlighted below) about female people who command respect, have a voice, fight for what they believe in, and enhance the lives of others through compassionate service are imperative for our...
These seven picture-book biographies for primary and intermediate readers celebrate book creators: authors, illustrators, editors (and even, in a dual-Ducklings twist, a sculptor!). For more, see the Authors tag on the Guide/Reviews Database; for example, check out Planting Stories by Anika Aldamuy Denise and Pura’s Cuentos by Annette Bay Pimentel...
Dancing Hands: How Teresa Carreño Played the Piano for President Lincoln by Margarita Engle; illus. by Rafael López Primary Atheneum 40 pp. 8/19 978-1-4814-8740-5 $17.99 e-book ed. 978-1-4814-8741-2 $10.99 Engle and López (Drum Dream Girl, rev. 5/15) bring us another engaging story about a young, successful, female musician of Latinx...
The Girl Who Named Pluto: The Story of Venetia Burney by Alice B. McGinty; illus. by Elizabeth Haidle Primary Schwartz & Wade/Random 40 pp. 5/19 978-1-5247-6831-7 $17.99 Library ed. 978-1-5247-6832-4 $20.99 e-book ed. 978-1-5247-6833-1 $10.99 Making smart use of the liberty that a picture-book biography can choose to take by...
A Computer Called Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Helped Put America on the Moon by Suzanne Slade; illus. by Veronica Miller Jamison Primary Little, Brown 40 pp. 3/19 978-0-316-43517-8 $18.99 e-book ed. 978-0-316-51131-5 $9.99 Math genius Katherine Johnson (née Coleman) was a star student, twice skipping a grade before her family...
Two Brothers, Four Hands: The Artists Alberto and Diego Giacomettiby Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan; illus. by Hadley HooperPrimary, Intermediate Porter/Holiday 64 pp. g4/19 978-0-8234-4170-9 $21.99e-book ed. 978-0-8234-4224-9 $16.99Experts at accessibly describing art and exploring the often-complex lives of its creators, Greenberg and Jordan (most recently Meet Cindy Sherman, rev....
March is Women’s History Month, but we believe women's history and empowerment are important topics to talk about with kids all year long. (And at every age — check out this onesie I was stoked to find for a friend's baby!) The following recent picture-book biographies of amazing women can...
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