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Mercy: The Incredible Story of Henry Bergh, Founder of the ASPCA and Friend to Animals

August 5th, 2016 · No Comments · Books

Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN I share my birthday (March 2) with Dr. Seuss AKA Theodor Seuss Geisel, which is pretty cool. BUT I’m envious of children’s author Nancy Furstinger who shares hers with the legendary Henry Bergh, founder of the ASPCA and who I would call the grandfather of animal protection in the United […]

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Martin & Mahalia: His Words, Her Song

February 11th, 2015 · No Comments · Books

Review By HUYEN MACMICHAEL Martin & Mahalia is a book that wants to be read out loud. Andrea Davis Pinkney combines history, biography, and poetry to tell a story of two influential people in the Civil Rights Movement: Martin Luther King Jr., civil rights leader; and Mahalia Jackson, “Queen of Gospel” music. With artful illustrations […]

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Philip Reid Saves the Statue of Freedom

February 10th, 2014 · 2 Comments · Books

Review By HOMA WOODRUM Historically inspired children’s books shine, I think, when they don’t try to take on too much of an era or answer all questions because they can spark an interest in further investigation on the part of the reader. Philip Reid Saves the Statue of Freedom excels at using the picture book medium […]

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Under the Freedom Tree

February 6th, 2014 · No Comments · 1, Books

Review By KRISTIN WALD Using rhythmic and staccato lines, Susan VanHecke’s Under the Freedom Tree tells a true story from the Civil War that may be new to many children and their parents. Three southern slaves, Frank, James, and Shepard, run away from a Confederate camp in 1861, and escape to a Union camp in search of […]

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