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2007

MOSES: WHEN HARRIET TUBMAN LED HER PEOPLE TO FREEDOM

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Weatherford
Author's First Name: 
Carole Boston
Second Author's First Name: 
Kadir
Second Author's Last Name: 
Nelson
Publisher: 
Jump at the Sun
Publication Date: 
2006

Harriet Tubman hears God telling her to seek freedom not only for herself but also for her people. Luminous illustrations and carefully designed fonts convey the unconquerable will and faith of this courageous woman.

JOHN, PAUL, GEORGE & BEN

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Smith
Author's First Name: 
Lane
Illustrator's First Name: 
Lane
Illustrator's Last Name: 
Smith
Publisher: 
Hyperion
Publication Date: 
2006

Eighteenth-century-style artwork and an irreverent text expose unexpected behaviors in five of the founding fathers.

YOUNGUNCLE COMES TO TOWN

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Singh
Author's First Name: 
Vandana
Illustrator's First Name: 
B. M.
Illustrator's Last Name: 
Kamath
Publisher: 
Viking
Publication Date: 
2006

Younguncle arrives in the middle of the Indian monsoon season and provides a group of bored children with clever, unexpected solutions to a variety of problems.

NIGHT BOAT TO FREEDOM

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Raven
Author's First Name: 
Margot Theis
Illustrator's First Name: 
E.B.
Illustrator's Last Name: 
Lewis
Publisher: 
Melanie Kroupa
Publication Date: 
2006

Granny Judith adds a square to her quilt for each runaway slave Christmas John rows across the river. Rich, dark watercolors punctuated with red capture both the fear and the hope in these daring flights to freedom.

SPARKS FLY HIGH: THE LEGEND OF DANCING POINT

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Quattlebaum
Author's First Name: 
Mary
Illustrator's First Name: 
Leonid
Illustrator's Last Name: 
Gore
Publisher: 
Melanie Kroupa
Publication Date: 
2006

Determined to rid his land of the Devil, Colonel Lightfoot agrees to a dance contest with the conceited creature. This Virginia folktale’s lively illustrations highlight the Colonel’s realization that he can use the devil’s own arrogance to defeat him.

CLEMENTINE

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Pennypacker
Author's First Name: 
Sara
Illustrator's First Name: 
Marla
Illustrator's Last Name: 
Frazee
Publisher: 
Hyperion
Publication Date: 
2006

Irrepressible third-grader Clementine always has an ingenious idea “sproinging up” in her brain, each leading to a series of humorous mishaps. Expressive ink illustrations and a fresh first-person narrative suit both chapter book readers and listeners.

UGLY

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Napoli
Author's First Name: 
Donna Jo
Illustrator's First Name: 
Lita
Illustrator's Last Name: 
Judge
Publisher: 
Hyperion
Publication Date: 
2006

In this recasting of Andersen’s familiar tale, the gosling himself narrates his life as a misunderstood fowl. Set in Tasmania, this excellent read-aloud introduces young readers to an exotic habitat.

UNCLE PETER'S AMAZING CHINESE WEDDING

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Look
Author's First Name: 
Lenore
Illustrator's First Name: 
Yumi
Illustrator's Last Name: 
Heo
Publisher: 
Atheneum
Publication Date: 
2006

A sense of loss clouds Jenny's excitement about her favorite uncle's wedding. Exuberant illustrations bordered, tilted, and sprinkled with details of Chinese customs capture the joy, the anxiety, and the happy resolution in this companion to Henry's First-Moon Birthday.

RUBY LU: EMPRESS OF EVERYTHING

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Look
Author's First Name: 
Lenore
Illustrator's First Name: 
Anne
Illustrator's Last Name: 
Wilsdorf
Publisher: 
Atheneum
Publication Date: 
2006

Second-grader Ruby Lu is excited when she is chosen to be the “smile buddy” for her cousin Flying Duck, newly arrived from China. Lively ink cartoons creatively capture their humorous adventures.

GEORGE DID IT

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Jurmain
Author's First Name: 
Suzanne Tripp
Illustrator's First Name: 
Larry
Illustrator's Last Name: 
Day
Publisher: 
Dutton
Publication Date: 
2006

George Washington greeted his election to the presidency "like a criminal who was 'going to . . . his execution.'" Pithy phrases pair with light-hearted illustrations in this anecdotal biography that shows the human side of a hero.

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