Jonah Winter
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Formats
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
2015.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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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
2012
Physical Desc
48 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
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."--Jacket flap.
Author
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Description
"The baseball legend, Joe DiMaggio's picture book biography"--
A tribute to the golden-era baseball star traces his upbringing as a fourth-generation Italian in San Francisco while describing the influences that the Depression, World War II and his proud father made on his history-making career. --Publisher's description.
5) Oil
Author
Pub. Date
2020
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Description
The story of an oil spill and its devastating effects on animals and the environment.--description provided by publisher.
Author
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : ill. ; 29 cm.
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...
13) Bird rehearsal
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 28 cm
Description
Told entirely in birdsong, peeks behind the curtain into the glorious musicality of birds. Includes information about birds in the cast.
14) Thurgood
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) : 26 cm
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.
15) JFK
Author
Pub. Date
c2013
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Description
An illustrated tribute to the 35th president's White House years, published to coincide with the fiftieth anniversary of his assassination, offers insight into JFK's cultural significance to everyday Americans.
Author
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
Description
Provides a profile of this legendary and flamboyant boxer and the complicated life he led, from changing his religion and his name to dodging the draft during the Vietnam Era and fighting his way to regain a stripped title.
18) Hillary
Author
Pub. Date
[2016].
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Description
Discusses the life and career of presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton, trace her early years as an outspoken student at Wellesley and Yale, her marriage to the 42nd president, and her achievements as a senator and secretary of state.
20) Peaceful heroes
Author
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
56 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Description
Presents a tribute to fourteen people that risked their lives to help others and make the world a better place.