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seymour-simon

StarWalk Kids Media

Penguin

CAROLINE ARNOLD

Six adventurous and inspiring stories of American women who defied social convention, prejudice, fear, and even disabilities to undertake dangerous missions fill this nonfiction collection that reads like a thrilling novel. The profiles include Bessie Coleman, who became the first African American licensed pilot; Annie Edson Taylor, who was the first to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel and live to tell about it; and Thecla Mitchell, a severely disabled woman who trained for and completed the New York Marathon. Doreen Rappaport is known for her gripping biographies of Americans, both well-known and "not yet celebrated," who overcome obstacles to reach their goals. Among her award-winning books are American Women: Their Lives in Their Words (an ALA Best Book for Young Adults) and Trouble at the Mines (a Jane Addams Honor Book). Other books in the StarWalk Kids Media library include The Flight of Red Bird, This School Is Not White, and Tinker vs. Des Moines.

Living Dangerously

Children's Books

Rappaport, Doreen

Biographies

In 1965, school officials in Des Moines, Iowa, banned the wearing of black armbands by students mourning the dead in the Vietnam War. When the students wore the arm bands anyway, they were suspended. Were the students' constitutional rights violated? Are students in public schools entitled to Freedom of Speech under the First Amendment of the Constitution?  Readers will sit in the judge's chair and decide who is right. The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in this case still affects the rights and limitations of free speech in schools.  Doreen Rappaport uses primary source materials such as newspaper articles, letters, and actual testimony from the trial to tell this story. Readers use their powers of critical thinking to make up their own minds about the merits of the case. Award-winning author Doreen Rappaport is known for her meticulous research and compelling writing. Her other books in the StarWalk Kids Media Library include Living Dangerously: American Women Who Risked Their Lives for Adventure, This School Is Not White, and The Flight of Red Bird.

Tinker vs. Des Moines

Taken from her family on the Yankton Sioux Reservation at the age of eight and sent to a school far from home, Gertrude is forced to become "civilized"--to give up her moccasins, her long hair, and her language, and to renounce her Sioux heritage. As an adult, she renames herself Zitkala-¬Sa, which means "Red Bird," and devotes her life to fighting for justice for Native Americans. Her powerful and memorable story, told in her own words from letters and diaries, will inspire anyone who has ever dreamed of making a difference.

The Flight of Red Bird

Nelson Mandela-legendary freedom fighter and revolutionary, first black president of South Africa, and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize-said that his childhood in the Transkei countryside taught him everything he needed to know in life. Though Mandela's father was a Xhosa chief, he and his family were forced to leave their home after an argument with a white magistrate. Mandela's mother's family took them in and the children grew up in a traditional village, deep in the veld. This biographical novel brings to life Mandela's childhood, his education at The Great Place, and his tribal initiation at sixteen when he resolved to cross the river so that he could live up to his name-Troublemaker-and fight for freedom for his people. The author, Ellie Crowe, was born in South Africa and now lives in Honolulu, Hawaii, and Santa Barbara, California. She is an award-winning author of eighteen books for young readers. Her book Kamehameha, The Boy Who Became a Warrior King is the recipient of the HVCB Kahili Award for Literary Arts in 2004, and Surfer of the Century: The Life of Duke Kahanamoku received the Simon Wiesenthal Museum of Tolerance/Once Upon a World Award in Children's Literature in 2008. Praise for books by Ellie Crowe: "Well researched and fact-filled"-School Library Journal "Hard to put down"-Asian American Press "Inspiring and poignant"-The Bloomsbury Review www.elliecrowe.com

Nelson Mandela: The Boy Called Troublemaker

Crowe, Ellie

Literature & Fiction

This perennial favorite is a how-to book for junior meteorologists. Dr. Fred Bortz and Dr. Marshall Shepherd (former NASA meteorologist and former President of the American Meteorological Society) shows kids how to predict the weather in their own backyards - using simple, inexpensive, self-built meteorological instruments that add up to a fully operational weather station. Newly updated (2014) to include additional sources for online research.

Dr Fred's Weather Watch

Bortz,Fred

Marshall, Shepherd

Science, Nature & How It Works

Award-winning naturalist Jim Arnosky and his wife, Deanna, are your guides in this fascinating-and thrilling-expedition to nine swamps, bogs, marshes and wet prairies. Feel the hair stand up on the back of your neck as you find yourself inches away from venomous snakes, or alone in a bog with an enormous bear. Admire the beauty of Victory, Vermont, where moose, beaver, and Rainbow Trout all make their home. Experience the dramatic cycle of life and death in a single day in the Everglades, where even the huge alligators finally become food for hungry vultures. And admire the delicate beauty of the Orb Weaver Spider's oval web in a Georgia marsh, glistening with tiny droplets of dew, each drop acting as a prism and breaking the light into tiny rainbows. Jim's luminous watercolors and pencil drawings bring these remote environments to life as we share his wonder at "a swamp's deep and ancient sense of mystery."

Swamp Stories

Arnosky, Jim

Action & Adventure

In July of 2014, the world watched with great sadness as violence erupted once again between Israelis and Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. Palestinian writer (and former Sesame Street producer) Naila Farouky wrote a powerful poem that was a cry from the heart for maintaining humanity, even in the face of pain, rage and sorrow. The poem became a picture book, illustrated by Israeli artist Ora Eitan. We hope that readers will be inspired by this small-but-mighty vow, shared by a Palestinian writer and an Israeli artist in the face of violence: I WILL NOT. Published in English, Arabic and Hebrew. All three languages are printed in every edition. "She has truly captured what people feel, fear and can no longer understand. It brought both sadness and hope to me." -Cairo Arafat, Child Rights Governance Advisor, SAVE THE CHILDREN / Occupied Palestinian Territories.

I WILL NOT

Farouky, Naila

History

Malala Yousafzai: Warrior with Words

The inspiring, true story of Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai, a young Pakistani girl who stands up and speaks out for every child's right to education. Though she and two of her schoolmates were targeted by a Taliban gunman, a life-threatening injury only strengthened her resolve.

Abouraya, Karen Leggett

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