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M. R. Cordell’s Courageous Women of the Civil War: Soliders, Spies, Medics, and More, the most recent addition to our Women of Action series, has been called “An excellent addition to history collections” by School Library Journal, “a solid resource” by Kirkus and “a rousing account
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Ellen Mahoney, the author of Nellie Bly and Investigative Journalism for Kids and co-author (with astronaut Edgar Mitchell, who passed away in February) of the YA memoir Earthrise: My Adventures as an Apollo 14 Astronaut, tackles a big subject in her new book Gandhi for Kids: His Life and Ideas, w…
Two-time Academy Award nominee James Dean died so young and so suddenly that the public was left with few interviews and little record to understand who he was as an actor and a person. Over the years, though, those who knew him best offered their own memories of him in interviews, in magazine artic…
Sculptor, painter, poet, architect, engineer—Michelangelo was the definition of the Renaissance man. In Michelangelo for Kids: His Life and Ideas, with 21 Activities (July 2016, Ages 9 and up), award-winning author Simonetta Carr introduces kids to one of the greatest artists who has ever lived. H…
Rebecca Sive's Every Day Is Election Day: A Woman's Guide to Winning Any Office, from PTA to the White House is a practical and inspirational guide for women at all stages of life who want to achieve political leadership and become influential voices on public policy. A lecturer and advocate, Sive …
