Hello everyone,
I am a student at Mc Daniel College studying Library Science and as an
assignment, our group was to create a list of 10-15 books from the last
3-4 years for our grade level (elementary.) Our group chose to focus on
Biographies. I had previously posted this list, but it became a big
jumbled mess, so I am reposting it. Please let me know your opinions.
Thanking you in advance.
1. Title: Action Jackson
Author: Greenburg, Jan
ISBN: 0-761-3770-3 2002
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
Summary: A biography of Jackson Pollack and his artwork.
Reviews: W 6/03, HB 11/02, BCCB 11/02, SLJ* 10/02, BL* 9/02. Sibert
Honor 03
2. Title: Anne Frank
Author: Poole, Josephine
ISBN: 0-375-93242-9 2005
Publisher: Knopf
Summary: A short biography of Anne Frank, who hid from the Nazi's
during
WWII.
Reviews: SLJ* 9/05, LMC* 8/05, HB 11/05, K 7/15/05, BL* 6/05, PW*
5/23/05, BCCB 9/05
3. Title: Champ: The Story of Muhammad Ali
Author: Bolden, Tonya
ISBN: 0-375-92401-9 2004
Publisher: Knopf
Summary: Chronicles the life and career of boxing great, Muhammad Ali
Reviews: SLJ* 1/05, HB 4/05, BL 11/04, BCCB 1/05
4. Title: Confucius: The Golden Rule
Author: Freedman, Russell
ISBN: 0-439-13957-0 2002
Publisher: Arthur A Levine Books
Summary: An illustrated introduction to the life and teachings of
Chinese philosopher Confucius.
Reviews: SLJ* 9/02, LMC* 1/03, PW* 8/02, BL* 10/02, K* 7/02, W 6/03,
ALA
Notable 03
5. Title: Daring Nellie Bly: America's Star Reporter
Author: Christiansen
ISBN: 0-375-81568-6 2003
Publisher: Knopf
Summary: Biography of Nellie Bly, a stunt reporter for an 1800's
newspaper.
Reviews: BL 9/03, SLJ 10/03, HB 4/04
6. Title: Genius: A photobiography of Albert Einstein
Author: Delano, Marfe
ISBN: 0-7922-9545-5 2005
Publisher: National Geographic
Summary: A biography of Albert Einstein
Reviews: W 11/05, BL* 4/05, BCCB 7/05, LMC 10/05, SLJ* 5/05, HB
10/05, K
3/15/05
7. Title: Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez
Author: Krull, Kathleen
ISBN: 0-15-201437-3 2003
Publisher: Harcourt
Summary: Biography of migrany worker Cesar Chavez who fights for
equal
rights.
Reviews: SLJ 6/03, BL 6/03, HB 10/03
8. Title: Jump!: From the Life of Michael Jordan
Author: Cooper, Floyd
ISBN: 0-399-24230-9 2004
Publisher: Philomel Books
Summary: Story of how basketball great Michael Jordan worked for
years
to beat his toughest
competitor...his older brother.
Reviews: SLJ 12/04, HB 4/05, BL 9/04, BCCB 1/05
9. Title: My life with Martin: A sister remembers growing up with Rev.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Author: Farris
ISBN: 0-689-84387-9 2003
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Summary: Biography of Martin Luther King, Jr as told from his
sister's
point of view.
Reviews: SLJ 2/03, BL 2/03, HB 3/03
10. Title: Promises to keep: How Jackie Robinson changed America
Author: Robinson, Sharon
ISBN: 0-439-42592-1 2004
Publisher: Scholastic
Summary: Robinson's daughter tells of her father, the first African
American to play in the major leagues.
Reviews: SLJ* 3/04, BL* 2/15/04, HB 10/04, BCCB 4/04
11. Title: Sequoyah: The Cherokee man who gave his people writing
Author: Rumford, James
ISBN: 0-618-36947-3 2004
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Summary: Biography of the Cherokee, who developed the first written
alphabet and language for his people.
Reviews: SLJ* 10/04, HB 4/04, BCCB 1/05, BL 10/15/04, ALA Notable
12. Title: Talkin about Bessie: The story of aviator Elizabeth Coleman
Author: Grimes, Nikki
ISBN: 0-439-35243-6 2002
Publisher: Orchard Books
Summary: Biography of the first African American woman to receive a
pilot's license.
Reviews: SLJ* 10/02, LMC* 1/03, BL 6/03, HB* 1/03, W 6/03, ALA
Notable,
Coretta Scott King Award
13. Title: To Fly: The story of the Wright Brothers
Author: Old, Wendle C
ISBN: 0-618-133347-X 2002
Publisher: Clarion Books
Summary: Examines the work the two Wright brothers did to develop
their
first machine-powered aircraft.
Reviews: SLJ* 10/02, BCCB* 10/02, HB 11/02, BL 10/02, W 6/03
14. Title: Voice of her own: Phyllis Wheatly, A slave poet
Author: Lasky
ISBN: 0-7636-0252-3 2003
Publisher: Candlewick
Summary: Biography of Phyllis Wheatley
Reviews: SLJ 1/03, HB 10/03, BCCB 2/03
15. Title: When Marion sang: The true recital of Marian Anderson, the
voice of a century
Author: Ryan, Pam Munoz
ISBN: 0-439-26967-9 2002
Publisher: Scholastic
Summary: A biography of the first African American, Marian Anderson,
to
perform at the Metropolitan Opera
Reviews: SLJ* 11/02, PW* 10/02, K* 9/02, BL 6/03, LMC* 1/03, W 6/03,
ALA
Notable, Sibert Honor Book
Cassandra Lopez, Media Specialist
Northfield Elementary, Maryland
Cassandra_Lopez@hcpss.org
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