Showing 1–10 of 10 titles
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Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans
Heroes surface, and people find courage in this exceptional graphic novel that addresses incompetence, racism, and the resilience of the people of the Crescent City. -
Freedom Riders: John Lewis and Jim Zwerg on the Front Lines of the Civil Rights Movement
The 1961 Freedom Rides come to life in Bausum's book through the unflinching personal stories of two men uniting for a common cause: Lewis, the African American Southerner and Zwerg, the Caucasian Midwesterner. The dynamic book design includes Civil Rights song lyrics, first-hand accounts and provocative black-and-white photographs layered with lavender-and-gray panels. Exemplary documentation and end notes further illuminate the journey.
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Lightship
In simple, stately prose that perfectly complements his luminous watercolors, Floca introduces the lightship Ambrose, its crew and cat. Masterful use of the historical present tense, deft, humorous touches and detailed endpapers engage young children while acknowledgments and notes in the book, fore and aft, provide context.- Nonfiction, Social Sciences
- Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal 2008 (Honor Title)
- Younger
- ISBN: 9781416924364
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March: Book Three
This third graphic novel in Congressman John Lewis' personal account of the Civil Rights Movement begins with the Birmingham church bombing and ends with the signing of the Voting Rights Act. -
Pedro and Me: Friendship, Loss, and What I Learned
Cartoonist Winick tells the true story of his friendship with AIDS-educator Pedro Zamora in a graphic-novel format. Important lessons are presented in a style friendly to young teens. Learning from the friend he met on MTV's "The Real World," Winick continues Pedro's work even after his death.- Nonfiction, Social Sciences
- Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal 2001 (Honor Title)
- Older
- ISBN: 9780805064032
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Six Days in October: The Stock Market Crash of 1929
A grippingly written account of the chaotic events preceding the 1929 stock market crash. Using numerous primary sources, the text is enhanced with photographs, editorial cartoons, and sidebars explaining terms such as stocks and bonds and the Dow Jones Average.- Nonfiction, Social Sciences
- Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal 2003 (Honor Title)
- Older
- ISBN: 9780689842764
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Sweet Justice: Georgia Gilmore and the Montgomery Bus Boycott
Exceptional writing and rich illustrations shed light on everyday civil rights hero Georgia Gilmore in this thoroughly researched picture book biography.
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Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom: My Story of the 1965 Selma Voting Rights March
This highly personal account of the historic 1965 voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery gives voice to activists participating in Civil Rights history. -
Twelve Days in May: Freedom Ride 1961
This riveting account of the 1961 Freedom Rides, when 13 civil rights activists rode buses to challenge Jim Crow practices, has visual and emotional impact. -
What to Do About Alice?: How Alice Roosevelt Broke the Rules, Charmed the World, and Drove Her Father Teddy Crazy!
Growing up as the daughter of the President was not easy, but being the President and father of Alice Roosevelt was not easy either. Barbara Kerley's playful use of language and Fotheringham's rollicking illustrations converge to introduce energy and outrageousness in “What to Do About Alice?”