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People you meet, in picture books, are some of the most interesting people in the world.
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George Washington's Birthday : a Mostly True Tale by Margaret McNamara [2012]Combines text by the award-winning author of How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin and illustrations by a New Yorker cover artist in the historically inspired tale of the first president's 7th birthday that debunks popular myths and shares engaging facts about 18th-century life. - Publisher Delightful story, with 'fact boxes' throughout, so the reader will know what is true, and what is the imagination of the author. - Melody History, biography, picture book - ages 5-10
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No Truth Without Ruth : the Life of Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Kathleen Krull [2018]An empowering introductory portrait of the second female justice of the Supreme Court describes how she faced discrimination because of her gender throughout her education and working life, revealing how her efforts to show how discrimination hurts everyone helped promote new initiatives in the fight for equality. - Publisher This is a necessary read, to help us understand just how difficult it was for women to do ANYTHING it the work-a-day world, and not that long ago. - Melody History, picture book biography - ages 5-10
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Kid's books give us the opportunity to meet new people, doing all kinds of things. The brief information at the end of the book includes a picture or two. - Melody Baseball history, picture book biography - baseball lovers
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Fabulous story of perseverance. - Melody Football history, picture book biography - 5-adult
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