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By Johanne Ménard. 2010
Connais-tu Marco Polo, le plus intrépide voyageur du Moyen Âge? Ce fils de marchand de Venise parti au bout du…
monde à l'âge de 17 ans? Celui dont les aventures extraordinaires ont inspiré de grands explorateurs comme Christophe Colomb? Années 1-3. 2010.By Joanna Cole. 1984
By Robie H Harris, Nadine Bernard Westscott. 2012
Gus and Nellie have some exciting news: there’s going to be a baby in their family! Join them through the…
seasons as they watch their mother’s pregnancy with fascination and curiosity while awaiting the birth of their new baby sibling. Combining accessible, humorous, and accurate illustrations; conversations between the two siblings; and a factual text, here is the ideal book to help young children understand that the way a growing baby develops inside a woman’s body, and how a baby is born. Grades K-3 and older readers. 2012.By Jeanette Winter. 2013
In a small weaving town in France, a young boy named Henri-Emile Matisse drew pictures everywhere, and when he grew…
up, he moved to Paris and became a famous artist who created paintings that were adored around the world. But late in life, a serious illness confined him to a wheelchair, and amazingly, it was from there that he created some of his most beloved works—enormous and breathtaking paper cutouts. Grades K-3. 2013.By Dori Hillestad Butler, Carol Thompson. 2005
Elizabeth's mom is having a baby, and the whole family is involved. Elizabeth learns all about the baby's development, and…
she traces his growth, month by month. She learns how the baby got inside Mom, too. Finally the big day comes - Mom and Dad head off to the hospital, and soon there's a brand-new little person in the family! Grades 2-4 and older readers. 2005.By Frieda Wishinsky, Song Nan Zhang. 2009
When the great cities of North America were being developed, there was little thought to creating "green spaces." Frederick Law…
Olmsted combined his childhood love for nature with the structured beauty of the great parks of London and Paris to turn a neglected, swampy area into one of the most acclaimed parks in North America: Central Park in New York City. Grades K-3 and older readers. 2009.By Bryan Collier, Sandra Neil Wallace. 2018
Recounts the life of reluctant NFL player Ernie Barnes, who followed his dreams after growing up in the segregated South…
and became one of the most influential artists of his generation--known for his unique style of elongation and movement. For grades 2-4. 2018By Jennifer Larson, Jonah Larson, Erin Harris. 2019
Young, gifted artist Jonah Larson discusses his adoption from Ethiopia and his challenges in a Wisconsin school. He and his…
mom recount how crocheting came into his life, calmed his hyper mind, and became a source of joy and fame for him. For grades 2-4. 2019By Chris Sasaki, Julie Leung. 2019
By Javaka Steptoe. 2016
Biography of the artist Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988). Highlights his unique, collage-style paintings and discusses his childhood in Brooklyn, where tragedy…
struck. Jean-Michel persevered and continued to create neo-Expressionist pieces to become a highly successful artist. For grades K-3. 2016By Jen Bryant, Jennifer Bryant, Melissa Sweet. 2013
Biography of self-taught African American folk artist Horace Pippin (1888-1946). Describes Pippin's childhood in Pennsylvania and New York, the combat…
injury that threatened to end his career, his struggle to learn to paint again, and the widespread fame he achieved. Schneider Family Award. For grades K-3 and older readers. 2013By Sally Wern Comport, Tina Nichols Coury. 2012
By Gabi Swiatkowska, Barbara Herkert. 2015
Artist Mary Cassatt received much rejection for just being a girl. Then, a group of painters know for breaking all…
of the rules, the impressionists, accepted her work. Now, she is looked at as one of the movement's great artists. For grades 2-4By Jonah Winter, Ana Juan. 2002
By Jonah Winter, Kevin Hawkes. 2012
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. Ages 3 to 8, for grades K-3. 2012By Jonah Winter, Jeanette Winter. 1991
This story of Diego Rivera, the greatest muralist of Mexico--and of the world--shows how his passion for painting and love…
for his country combined to make a powerful art celebrating the Mexican people. Told in Spanish and English. For grades 2-4. 1991By Catherine Stock, Dawn FitzGerald. 2007
By Paul Schneider. 2006
History of the 1527 Spanish expedition led by Pánfilo de Narváez that attempted to explore the North American Gulf Coast.…
Details struggles with disease, hurricanes, cannibalism, and hostile natives that reduced four hundred men to four survivors--including conquistador Cabeza de Vaca--who reached western Mexico eight years later. Some violence. 2006By Jacqueline Davies, Melissa Sweet. 2004
Recounts how passionately the young Frenchman who made his home in America loved birds. Describes the numerous drawings and paintings…
he made of birds, their nests, and eggs and reveals the way he determined whether migrating birds return to the same place in the spring. For grades 2-4. 2004By Kathleen Krull, Steve Johnson, Lou Fancher. 2004
Introduces the renowned writer and illustrator Ted Geisel, known as Dr. Seuss, author of The Cat in the Hat (DB…
33062) and others. Describes Ted's childhood in Springfield, Massachusetts, where he lived near both the zoo and the library; also discusses his career. For grades 3-6. 2004