Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library - Carole Boston Weatherford, Eric Velasquez

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Donna W.

Open Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library (Candlewick, $16.99) by Carol Boston Weatherford and discover a world of scholars, poets, and artists of African descent whom other history books may have failed to recognize. Award-winning illustrator Eric Velasquez places you in the room with bibliophile Arturo Schomburg as well as the luminaries he studied, from Toussaint Louverture and Alexandre Dumas to Countee Cullen and Langston Hughes.

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Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library (Hardcover)

By Carole Boston Weatherford, Eric Velasquez (Illustrator)
$18.99
ISBN: 9780763680466
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Published: Candlewick - September 12th, 2017

Ruth Bader Ginsburg: The Case of R.B.G. vs. Inequality - Jonah Winter, Stacy Innerst

Submitted by lluncheon on Wed, 2017-11-15 13:58
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Donna W.

Part history, part biography, and part law primer, Ruth Bader Ginsburg: The Case of R.B.G. vs. Inequality (Abrams, $18.95) highlights the dreams, struggles, and accomplishments of the United States’ most notorious judge. Stacy Innerst’s gouache-and-ink illustrations evoke the feeling of a true historical document, adding gravitas to Jonah Winter’s compelling text.

 

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg: The Case of R.B.G. vs. Inequality (Hardcover)

By Jonah Winter, Stacy Innerst (Illustrator)
$18.95
ISBN: 9781419725593
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Published: Abrams Books for Young Readers - August 8th, 2017

This Is Our Constitution: Discover America with a Gold Star Father - Khizr Khan, Anne Quirk

Submitted by lluncheon on Wed, 2017-11-15 13:58
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Donna W.

Fresh perspectives on the U.S. Constitution are brought forward in two impactful volumes. Husband-and-wife team Cynthia and Sanford Levinson highlight complexities including bicameralism, gerrymandering, and emergency powers in Fault Lines in the Constitution: The Framers, Their Fights, and the Flaws That Affect Us Today (Peachtree, $19.95).

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Fault Lines in the Constitution: The Framers, Their Fights, and the Flaws That Affect Us Today (Hardcover)

By Cynthia Levinson, Sanford Levinson
$19.95
ISBN: 9781561459452
Availability: Special Order—Subject to Availability
Published: Peachtree Publishing Company - September 1st, 2017

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