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Above the Rim: Peaceful Activism for a New Year

Denise Davila, January 4, 2021 | Announcements, Awards, Biography & Memoirs, Classroom & Curricular Ideas, Nonfiction Picture Books



Above the Rim: How Elgin Baylor Changed BasketballWritten by Jen BryantIllustrated by Frank MorrisonPublished by Abrams, October 6, 2020ISBN: 978-1419741081 Book ReviewThe end of 2020 and beginning of 2021 heralds the opening of the NBA basketball season. As we enter the new year, we are reminded of the athlete activism that has changed the landscape […]

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Hope for a Vaccine: Learning about Immunity through The Polio Pioneer

Denise Davila, November 10, 2020 | Announcements, Biography & Memoirs



The Polio Pioneer: Dr. Jonas Salk and the Polio VaccineWritten by Linda Elovitz MarshallIllustrated by Lisa Anchin. Published in August 2020 by Knopf Books. ISBN: 978-0525646518 Book Review. Imagine a time when people were so fearful of a virus that children weren’t permitted to go swimming in the summer. They couldn’t join friends for a […]

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Banned Book Week: Skirting Skippyjon for Latinx Kid Lit

Denise Davila, September 28, 2020 | Book Lists, Classroom & Curricular Ideas, Picture Books



Overview  It’s Banned Books Week 2020! As described on the official Banned Books Week (BBW) website, this week “brings together the entire book community — librarians, booksellers, publishers, journalists, teachers, and readers of all types — in shared support of the freedom to seek and to express ideas, even those some consider unorthodox or unpopular.”  […]

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