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Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Presents the life of blues legend Muddy Waters, describing how he persisted with his interest in music despite a lack of encouragement from his family and record producers, leading him to Chicago where he was able to record his unique country blues sound.
Muddy Waters was never good at doing what he was told. When his grandma said that blues music wouldn't put food on the table, Muddy didn't listen. And when record producers told him no one wanted...
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Award-winning author and illustrator Duncan Tonatiuh tells the story of Amalia Hernandez, dancer and founder of El Ballet Folklorico de Mexico. Published in time for the 100th anniversary of Hernandez's birth, Danza! is the first picture book about the famous dancer and choreographer. Danza! is a celebration of Hernandez's life and of the rich history of dance in Mexico. As a child, Amalia always thought she would grow up to be a teacher, until she...
4) Dreamers
Author
Publisher
Neal Porter Books/Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"An illustrated picture book autobiography in which award-winning author Yuyi Morales tells her own immigration story"--
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Jean-Michel Basquiat and his unique, collage-style paintings rocked to fame in the 1980s as a cultural phenomenon unlike anything the art work had ever seen. But before that, he was a little boy who saw art everywhere: in poetry books and museums, in games and in the words that we speak, and in the pulsing energy of New York City. Now, award-winning illustrator Javaka Steptoe's vivid text and bold artwork echoing Basquiat's own introduce young readers...
7) Rosa Parks
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Find out about the life of Rosa Parks and how her actions in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1955 helped end racial segregation in America. This book follows the same standards as other National Geographic Readers with the same careful text, brilliant photographs, and fun approach that kids love. The life story of Rosa Parks has enduring lessons to teach us and this biography should appeal to kids, parents, and teachers"--
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