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1) You never heard of Willie Mays?!

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A visual profile of the record-setting baseball star traces his Birmingham childhood, achievements in the Negro Leagues, and fame as a center fielder for the Giants.

2) Hillary

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Winter, Jonah

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Discusses the life and career of presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton, trace her early years as an outspoken student at Wellesley and Yale, her marriage to the 42nd president, and her achievements as a senator and secretary of state.

3) Dizzy

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Winter, Jonah

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Picture Book Musician Bios Summer Challenge 2018 Music
Rocking and Rolling Picture Book Biographies

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After arriving in New York, John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie was soon playing with the famous Cab Calloway Band, but his clowning around got him fired. Dizzy kept trying out his new music which took over the world of jazz. He had invented "bebop!"

4) Welcome to Bobville: city of Bobs

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Winter, Jonah

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In Bobville, everyone is named Bob and everything is exactly the same--until one day when one Bob decides to be a Bruce.

5) Jazz Age Josephine

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Winter, Jonah

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Black History Month
Diverse Books - African American/ Black Experience in the U.S.

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A tribute to the life of the iconic jazz entertainer depicts her disadvantaged youth in a segregated America, her unique performance talents, and the irrepressible sense of style that helped her overcome racial barriers.

6) The sad little fact

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Winter, Jonah

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"Follow a sad little fact who is locked away for telling the truth. In its underground prison, it meets other facts, all hidden away because they could not lie. Finally, with the help of a few skillful fact-finders, the facts are set free"-- Provided by publisher.

7) Sonia Sotomayor: a judge grows in the Bronx = la juez que creció en el Bronx

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Winter, Jonah

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A biography of U.S. Supreme Court judge, Sonia Sotomayor.

8) The secret project

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Winter, Jonah

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Oppenheimer-Related Reading

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"The world's greatest scientists gather in a secret town in the desert to develop the atomic bomb"-- Provided by publisher.

9) How Jelly Roll Morton invented jazz

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Winter, Jonah

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Picture Book Musician Bios Summer Challenge 2018 Music
Rocking and Rolling Picture Book Biographies

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"In this unusual ... picture book that riffs on the language and rhythms of old New Orleans, ... picture book biographer Jonah Winter ... turns his focus to one of America's early jazz heroes"--Amazon.com.

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Jonah Winter

1) You never heard of Willie Mays?!

2) Hillary

3) Dizzy

4) Welcome to Bobville: city of Bobs

5) Jazz Age Josephine

6) The sad little fact

7) Sonia Sotomayor: a judge grows in the Bronx = la juez que creció en el Bronx

8) The secret project

9) How Jelly Roll Morton invented jazz