Two intrepid librarians

Two intrepid librarians review the best nonfiction books for children

Monday, January 21, 2019

Celebrating Martin Luther King Day



 This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Coretta Scott King Award
What better way to celebrate Martin Luther King Day, 
than to highlight past reviews on book 
about Civil Rights.


The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch
Written by Chris Barton; Illustrated by Don Tate


by the late, and great nonfiction writer, Russell Freedman 




Written by Deborah Hopkinson; Illustrated by Don Tate


By Selina Alko; Illustrated by Sean Qualls and Selina Alko


by Alice Faye Duncan: Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie


by Michael Mahin; Illustrated by Evan Turk


By Lynda Blackmon Lowery; as told to Elspeth Leacock and Susan Buckley; 
Illustrated by PJ Loughran


by Larry Dane Brimner


by Carole Boston Weatherford; Illustrated by Ekua Holmes


You Can Fly: The Tuskegee Airmen 
by Carole Boston Weatherford
illustrated by Jeffrey Boston Weatherford

AND...
Turn in Monday, January 28, 2018, 12:00 PM EST for the 
2019 Youth Media Award announcements, including the CSK awards!


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