Showing posts with label brave girls. Show all posts
Showing posts with label brave girls. Show all posts
Thursday, May 18, 2017

Jessica Watson: Brave Girl

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Today's the 24th birthday of kickass adventurer Jessica Watson. Seven years (and three days) ago, on May 15, 2010, 16-year-old Jessi...
Sunday, March 26, 2017

Ruby Bridges: History Maker

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Ruby Bridges by Madeline Donaldson Everyday first-grader Ruby Bridges was escorted to school by US Marshals. As the first African Ame...
Monday, February 6, 2017

Skit-Scat Raggedy Cat: Ella Fitzgerald

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Skit-Scat Raggedy Cat: Ella Fitzgerald by Roxane Orgill, illustrated by Sean Qualls Skit-Scat Raggedy Cat: Ella Fitzgerald  ( Amazon ...
Thursday, January 26, 2017

Bessie, Queen of the Sky

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Bessie, Queen of the Sky by Andrea Doshi and Jimena Durán, illustrated by Chiara Fabbri Earlier this week I received a review copy of...
Wednesday, January 25, 2017

Talkin' About Bessie

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Talkin' About Bessie: The Story of Aviator Elizabeth Coleman by Nikki Grimes; illustrated by E.B. Lewis Talkin' About Bessie:...
Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Malka Zdrojewicz and Individual Acts of Resistance

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I've been thinking a lot lately about individual stories that make up historic events. When we learn about these large uprisings o...
Monday, February 9, 2015

SRPS Shout-Out: Alex Heberling - author and artist of The Hues

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Last week I raved about The Hues in my Kickstart This post. I'm totally in love with this project and managed to get in touch with A...