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Great and Only Barnum: The Tremendous, Stupendous Life of Showman P. T. Barnum
Candace Fleming (2009), 160 pages
Illustrated by Ray Fenwick
Audience: 4th Grade - 7th Grade
P.T. Barnum lived a fascinating life, and this biography does an excellent job of showing the many sides of this uniquely American character. From an early age, Barnum realized that he wanted to be a showman and worked his way up from displaying various oddities to filling a museum with strange and interesting things. In his 60's, he began a traveling circus that eventually turned into the three-ring Barnum and Bailey Greatest Show on Earth. When he died in 1891, his obituary said, '...he furnished delights to millions, and added to the sum of childhood's and of human joy.'
Reviewed by: msp
Date read: 2/17/2011
ISBN-10: 0375945970
ISBN-13: 9780375945977
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It's 1943 and the scientists of the United States are desperately trying to come up with a 'gadget' that will help defeat its enemies and end World War II. Eleven-year-old Dewey Kerrigan is the daughter of one of these scientists who are sequestered in a place no one has even heard of ' Los Alamos, New Mexico. Motherless Dewey does not fit in with the other children there, not only because of a crippled foot, but also because she loves to invent things. When her father is called to Washington, she is offered a temporary home with one of his co-workers. This family has a daughter in Dewey's class who hates the idea of sharing her room and her family with such a freak. This is a story of friendship, love, and loss set upon the dramatic background of a world about to be changed.
Reviewed by: sc
Date read: 4/28/2009
ISBN-10: 0142411493
ISBN-13: 9780142411490
Guns for General Washington: A Story of the American Revolution
Seymour Reit (2001), 160 pages
Audience: 3rd Grade - 6th Grade
Frustrated by life under seige in Washington's army, 19-year-old Will Knox, and his brother, Colonel Henry Knox, undertake the task of moving 183 cannons from Fort Ticonderoga to Boston, in the dead of winter. Part of the Great Episodes series.
Reviewed by: sc
Date read: 4/13/2009
ISBN-10: 0152164359
ISBN-13: 9780152164355
The book 'H.A. Rey' by Julie Berg gives you a comprehensive look at the life and career of Hans Augusto Rey, creator of the Curious George Series. Hans was born in Hamburg, Germany in 1898, but after he married, he and his wife moved to Paris. It was in France that H.A. and his wife collaborated to write children's books. In 1940, the Reys were forced to flee France and travel to America where they became U.S citizens. In 1941, the world was introduced to George the monkey with the book 'Curious George'. Curious George was an instant success. Everyone fell in love with the mischievous monkey. Although H.A. Rey and his wife are most well known for creating the 'Curious George' series, they have authored a host of other children's books. Even today 'Curious George' books are a favorite amoung readers of all ages.
Book Series: Tribute to The Young At Heart
Similar authors: Jill Wheeler; Joan Wallner; Julie Berg
Similar books: Dr. Seuss by Jill Wheeler;
A.A. Milne by Jill Wheeler;
Bill Peet by Jill Wheeler;
Gertrude Chandler Warner by Joan Wallner;
The Berenstains by Julie Berg;
Tomie de Paola by Maurice Sendak
Reviewed by: mb
Date read: 8/4/2010
ISBN-10: 156239357X
Hallelujah Flight
Phil Bildner (2010), 32 pages
Illustrated by John Holyfield
Audience: Preschool - 2nd Grade
'The Hallelujah Flight' by Phil Bildner is an exciting picture book telling about the heroic transcontinental flight of the African-American pilot, James Banning.
Overcoming many obstacles; a beat-up 0XX6 Eagle Rock plane, a severe shortage of supplies, and racial prejudice, James Banning and his copilot Thomas Allen, captured the hearts of the American people when they flew over New York Harbor on October 9, 1932 completing their historic flight. Called the 'Flying Hoboes' because of their plane's condition and their shortage of supplies, James and Thomas became an inspiration to many Americans that all things are possible.
Similar authors: Reeve Lindberg; Wanda Langley; James Haskins:
Similar books: Black Eagles: African Americans in aviation by James Haskins;
Flying Free: America's first black aviators by Philip Hart;
Women of the Wind; early women aviators by Wanda Langley;
Nobody Owns The Sky:the story of 'brave Bessie' Coleman by Reeve Lindberg
Reviewed by: mb
Date read: 7/21/2010
ISBN-10: 0399247890
ISBN-13: 9780399247897
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