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Restless spirit : the life and work of Dorothea Lange
More than fifty of the photographer's own duotone pictures accompany this chronicle of Lange's life and passion for photography, which took her from New York City to the West Coast, where she put faces to some of America's darkest times.
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- 0439381967
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- 122 pages : illustration ; 25 cm
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- 927 LAN
Promises to keep : how Jackie Robinson changed America
A warm, intimate portrait of Jackie Robinson, America's sports icon, told from the unique perspective of a unique insider: his only daughter. Sharon Robinson shares memories of her famous father in this warm loving biography of the man who broke the color barrier in baseball. Jackie Robinson was an outstanding athlete, a devoted family man and a dedicated civil rights activist. The author ex…
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- 0439678757
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- 64 pages : illustration ; 26 cm
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- 927 ROB
Inspirations : stories about women artists : Georgia O'Keeffe, Frida Kahlo, A…
This intriguing introduction to contemporary women artists features details on the life and work of four artists: Georgia O'Keeffe, Frida Kahlo, Alice Neel, and Faith Ringgold. Sensitively written, the book is also beautifully designed.--Booklist, Starred Review. An ALA Notable Book for 1990.
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- 0807536490
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- 49 pages : illustration ; 21 cm
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- 927 SIL
Wilma unlimited : how Wilma Rudolph became the world's fastest woman
This award-winning true story of Black Olympic runner Wilma Rudolph, who overcame childhood polio and eventually went on to win three gold medals, is illustrated by Caldecott medal–winning artist David Diaz. Before Wilma Rudolph was five years old, polio had paralyzed her left leg. Everyone said she would never walk again. But Wilma refused to believe it. Not only would she walk again, she v…
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- 9780439880015
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- 48 pages : illustration ; 21 cm
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- 927 KRU
The world is not a rectangle : a portrait of architect Zaha Hadid
A Washington Post Best Children’s Book of 2017 Parents’ Choice Recommended Get to know Zaha Hadid in this nonfiction picture book about the famed architect’s life and her triumph over adversity from celebrated author-illustrator Jeanette Winter. Zaha Hadid grew up in Baghdad, Iraq, and dreamed of designing her own cities. After studying architecture in London, she opened her own st…
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- 9781481446693
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- 56 pages : illustration ; 23 cm
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- 927 WIN
The big golden book of cavemen and other prehistoric people
More than 100,000 years ago, the first Homo Sapiens walked the Earth, a planet much different from the one we know today. In this beautifully illustrated book, Robert Bell's dramatic story takes the reader back to prehistoric times to follow the trail of an endangered species called Man. How did early human beings adapt to a harsh environment? What tools did they develop? How did they manage to…
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- 030715856X
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- 59 pages : illustration ; 30 cm
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- 930 BEL
She persisted around the world : 13 women who changed history
The companion to Chelsea Clinton & Alexandra Boiger's #1 New York Times bestseller, She Persisted. Perfect for tiny activists, mini feminists and little kids who are ready to take on the world. Women around the world have long dreamed big, even when they've been told their dreams didn't matter. They've spoken out, risen up and fought for what's right, even when they've been told to be quiet.…
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- 9780525516996
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- 32 pages : illustration : 28 cm
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- 646.7 CLI
Walt Whitman : words for America
The pioneering team that brought you Caldecott Honor Book The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins lends their vision, flair, and unique style to Walt Whitman--poet, American icon, Civil War hero. Did you know that poet Walt Whitman was also a Civil War nurse? Devastated by his country dividing and compelled to service by his brother's war injury, Walt nursed all soldiers--Union and Confederate, bl…
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- 0439738911
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- 56 pages : illustration ; 30 cm
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- 928 WHI
Langston's train ride
Robert Burleigh's inspiring text captures the magical moment when Langston Hughes came to believe in himself as a writer, as he first wrote "The Negro Speaks of Rivers." Clackety clack clack clack... Can you hear the rhythm of the train? Langston Hughes did. Traveling to see his father in 1920, as he listened to the sounds of the train -- metal on metal, wheels on rails -- Hughes's imagina…
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- 0439738733
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- 32 pages : illustration : 27 cm
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- 928 BUR
Duke Ellington
You ever hear of the jazz-playin' man, the man with the cats who could swing with his band? He was born in 1899, in Washington, D.C. Born Edward Kennedy Ellington. But wherever young Edward went, he said, "Hey, call me Duke." Duke's name fit him rightly. He was a smooth-talkin', slick-steppin', piano-playin' kid. But his piano playing wasn't always a breezy as his stride. When Duke's mother,…
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- 0439109949
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 24 cm
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- 927 ELL
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