January 2019: Best of 2018 list by K. Pearson
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Girl Running: Bobbi Gibb and the Boston Marathon
by Annette Bay Pimentel
An uplifting account of the achievements of the first woman to run the Boston Marathon describes how as a girl, Bobbi Gibb was not allowed to participate in sports at school and was subsequently barred from the 1966 Boston Marathon, compelling her to prove that women are just as capable as men.
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God Bless America: the Story Of An Immigrant Named Irving Berlin
by Adah Nuchi
An uplifting portrait of the iconic Broadway and Hollywood songwriter describes how in his youth he fled Jewish persecution in Russia and emigrated to New York, where his love for his newly adopted country inspired a new kind of music as well as the patriotic classic, ""God Bless America."
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Grandma Gatewood Hikes the Appalachian Trail
by Jennifer Thermes
Emma Gatewood's life was far from easy. In rural Ohio, she managed a household of 11 kids alongside a less-than-supportive husband. One day, at age 67, she decided to go for a nice long walk. and ended up completing the Appalachian Trail.
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Her Right Foot
by Dave Eggers
The author of This Bridge Will Not Be Gray shares engaging historical facts about America's emblematic Statue of Liberty, revealing how the story of the Statue's right foot has become powerfully representative of the country's foundations upon the principles of acceptance and diversity.
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Hidden Figures: the True Story Of Four Black Women and the Space Race
by Margot Lee Shetterly
A lavishly illustrated picture book adaptation of the inspiring story of the four brilliant mathematicians who were pivotal to the success of America's space program, written by one of their associates, describes how they overcame the harsh limitations imposed on black women in the segregated 1960s.
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Mae Among the Stars
by Roda Ahmed
A picture book story inspired by the first African-American woman to travel in space describes how as a child, a persevering Little Mae dreamed of dancing in space while surrounded by billions of stars.
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Otis and Will discover the Deep: the Record-Setting Dive Of the Bathysphere
by Barb Rosenstock
A picture book account of history's first successful deep-sea dive describes the creation of the Bathysphere by pioneers Otis Barton and Will Beebe, the extreme conditions that threatened every minute of the expedition, and the important innovations and findings that have become their scientific legacy.
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Star Wars Maker Lab
by Liz Lee Heinecke
An activity guide containing 20 Star Wars-themed projects introduces real-world scientific principles and how they can be used to make Jabba's gooey slime, a hovering landspeeder, a glowing Gungan Globe of Peace and more.
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Walt's Imagination: the Life Of Walt Disney
by Doreen Rappaport
Charting Walt Disney’s progression from farm boy to actor to artist, animator, director and entertainment celebrity, Disney's own words are presented and contextualized through compelling prose and vivid illustrations, offering a stunning entry in the award-winning Big Words series that reveals a man of deep and varied passions with a constantly evolving vision, and above all, a storyteller par excellence.
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What's Weird On Earth
by Inc. Dorling Kindersley
A collection of facts and trivia about the Earth includes the sulfur lakes of Ethiopia, the underwater villages of Ontario, the pink dolphins of the Amazon, the megalithic stone structures of France, and the shipwrecks and airplane crashes in the BermudaTriangle.
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