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Black history month book review bonus

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Jazz fans will love 'The Story of the Saxophone' and its inventor Adolphe Sax : NPR

Not just jazz fans, pop-rock fans too

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Of Walden Pond: Henry David Thoreau, Frederic Tudor, and the Pond Between by Lesa Cline-Ransome, illustrated by Ashley Benham-Yazdani

Of Walden Pond: Henry David Thoreau, Frederic Tudor, and the Pond Between by Lesa Cline-Ransome, illustrated by Ashley Benham-Yazdani

Of Walden Pond: Henry David Thoreau, Frederic Tudor, and the Pond Between by Lesa Cline-Ransome, illustrated by Ashley Benham-Yazdani. Holiday House, 2022. 9780823448586 Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover picture book What did you like about the book?  As winter descends on Concord, Massachusetts in 1846, two very different men visit Walden Pond with very…

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In this stirring and powerfully illustrated story, an enslaved young man uses his ability to read and write to educate others in the pursuit of freedom.

Back inside the store I write up receipts for Master’s deliveries for Master’s orders In ’tween I write up a receipt for her freedom

The young man known as Teach secretly learned to read, write, and use numbers growing up alongside the master’s son. And although on this Southern plantation these are skills he can never flaunt, Teach doesn’t keep them to himself: In the course of a week, he’ll teach little ones the alphabet in the corner stall of a stable and hold a moonlit session where men scratch letters in the dirt. He’ll decipher a discarded letter bearing news of Yankee soldiers and forge a pass for a woman hoping to buy precious time on a perilous journey north. And come Sunday, Teach will cross the swamp to a hidden cabin, reading aloud to the congregation God’s immortal words to the pharaoh: Let my people go.

Available here: They Call Me Teach: Lessons in Freedom by Lesa Cline-Ransome, James E. Ransome | Ay Caramba Books

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These are the newest books on the children's shelves. There are 19 books that were purchased through the Amazon Wish List for us in this batch. They are:

Winnie-the-Pooh by Travis Dandro and A.A. Milne donated on behalf of Frank and Anne Binion and Family

Tree. Table. Book. by Lois Lowry donated by Ken and Maryellen Sobczak on behalf of Frank and Anne Binion and Family

Summer Is Here by Renée Watson, Bea Jackson donated on behalf of Frank and Anne Binion and Family

Found (Nature Quartet) by Sam Usher donated on behalf of Frank and Anne Binion and Family

A Plate of Hope: The Inspiring Story of Chef José Andrés and World Central Kitchen by Erin Frankel, Paola Escobar donated by Ken and Maryellen Sobczak on behalf of Frank and Anne Binion and Family

Duck and Moose: Moose Blasts Off! by Kirk Reedstrom donated by Ken and Maryellen Sobczak on behalf of Frank and Anne Binion and Family

Lighthouse and the Little Boat by Katie Frawley (Author), Ben Mantle (Illustrator) donated on behalf of Frank and Anne Binion and Family

Duck and Moose: Duck Moves In! by Kirk Reedstrom donated by Ken and Maryellen Sobczak on behalf of Frank and Anne Binion and Family

One Big Open Sky by Lesa Cline-Ransome donated on behalf of Frank and Anne Binion and Family

You're Going to Love This Book! by Jory John, Olivier Tallec donated byKen and Maryellen Sobczak on behalf of Frank and Anne Binion and Family

Every Soul A Star by Wendy Mass donated on behalf of Frank and Anne Binion and Family

Milo Walking: A Picture Book by James Howe, Sakika Kikuchi donated on behalf of Frank and Anne Binion and Family

Hamra and the Jungle of Memories by Hanna Alkaf donated on behalf of Frank and Anne Binion and Family

The Amazing and True Story of Tooth Mouse Pérez by Ana Cristina Herreros (Author), Violeta Lópiz (Illustrator), Sara Lissa Paulson (Translator) donated by Linda and Ted Binion in Loving Memory of Frank and Anne Binion

If you would like to join in the giving, please check out https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/5IC3TRMR1ALN

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Titles I Have Reviewed

Bea Wolf, by Zach Weinersmith

Pizza: A Slice of History, by Greg Pizzoli

Dear Mothman, by Robin Gow

Scythe, by Neal Shusterman

Brooms, by Jasmine Walls and Teo DuVall

Firekeeper's Daughter, by Angeline Boulley.

All Boys Aren't Blue, by George M. Johnson

The Last Cuentista, by Donna Barba Higuera

Hot Dog, by Doug Salati

Sam’s Super Seats, by Keah Brown

The Girl With a Mind for Math, by Julia Finley Mosca

Fugly, by Claire Waller

Willodeen, by Katherine Applegate

Before She Was Harriet, by Lesa Cline-Ransome

White Bird, by R. J. Palacio

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Antoine-Joseph "Adolphe" Sax lived in Dinant, Belgium in the 1800s. And he was often bored."

So he daydreamed, especially when he should have been paying attention," Cline-Ransome writes in the book. "By the time he was 10, he had fallen down a flight of stairs, swallowed a needle, been poisoned three times, nearly drowned, been burned by gunpowder, and been knocked into a coma from a loose roof tile."

Adolphe also happened to be the son of an instrument maker. And he was very, very curious. As he tinkered in his father's workshop, he ended up inventing several instruments: the steam organ, the sax tuba, the euphonium, the bass tuba, and the flugelhorn."

But Adolphe was daydreaming of a new sound," Cline-Ransome writes. "Not as loud as a trumpet. Not as soft as a clarinet. Somewhere right in the middle.

"Finally, he landed on his masterpiece: the saxophone.

"People often called it the Devil's Horn," says Cline-Ransome. "It was just too, you know, human-like and seductive and sexy."

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New story on NPR: Trumpet was too loud, clarinet was too soft — here's 'The Story of the Saxophone' https://ift.tt/DtpbaTX

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Books Read--April 2023

Rereads

Big Nate: Strikes Again/Lincoln Pierce (Big Nate #2) (mg realistic fiction graphic novel)

Charmed Life/Diana Wynne Jones (Chrestomanci #3 (chronological order)) (mg parallel worlds fantasy)

The Girl with the Silver Eyes/Willo Davis Roberts (mg contemporary science fiction)

Treasure Island/Robert Louis Stevenson (mg pirate adventure)

5 stars

The Light of Days: The Untold Story of Women Resistance Fighters in Hitler's Ghettos/Judy Batalion (adult Holocaust biographical non-fiction)

4.5 stars

Summer of the Sea Serpent/Mary Pope Osborne, illustrated by Salvatore Murdocca (Merlin Missions #3) (children’s Arthurian fantasy)

4 stars

Henry and the Clubhouse/Beverly Cleary, illustrated by Louis Darling (Henry Huggins #5) (mg realistic fiction)

Happy Birthday, Kirsten!/Janet Shaw, illustrated by Renee Graf and Keith Skeen (Kirsten Larson #4) (children’s historical fiction)

Kirsten’s Surprise/Janet Shaw, illustrated by Renee Graf and Keith Skeen (Kirsten Larson #3) (children’s historical fiction)

3.5 stars

The Artemis Fowl Files/Eoin Colfer (Artemis Fowl #0.5) (mg science fiction fantasy)

Before She Was Harriet/Lesa Cline-Ransome and James E. Ransome (picture book biography)

Danger at the Zoo/Kathleen Ernst (Kit Kitteredge Mysteries) (mg historical mystery)

The Golden Sandal/Rebecca Hickox, illustrated by Will Hillenbrand (picture book fairy tale)

How the Marquis Got His Coat Back/Neil Gaiman (Neverwhere #2) (adult fantasy novella)

They Both Die at the End/Adam Silvera (ya contemporary science fiction)

3 stars

Catherine, Called Birdy/Karen Cushman (ya epistolary historical fiction)

This Is Where It Ends/Marieke Nijkamp (ya realistic fiction)

The Time Machine/H.G. Wells (adult time travel science fiction)

2.5 stars

Into the West/Mercedes Lackey (The Founding of Valdemar #2) (adult secondary world fantasy)

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And this reality does not change, even if Donald Trump is not the primary Republican nominee.

Florida governor Ron Desantis (R) has his sights set on a presidential campaign for 2024, and has built his entire platform on the idea that his party is 'where woke goes to die'.

Why? Because Florida is one of the pathfinders for the wave of anti-trans, anti-LGBTQ, and outright fascist laws.

Erin Reed, aka erininthemorn, provides a great breakdown of anti-trans laws in movement across the U.S., though this link will take you directly to all blog posts/reports of Florida-specific movement.

Likewise, Florida has made it a third-degree felony to give children the opportunity to read about diverse cultures and non-heteronormative families. Providing children with books such as Before She Was Harriet, by Lesa Cline-Ransome and James E. Ransome, Hush! A Thai Lullaby, by Minfong Ho and Holly Meade, and Uncle Jed’s Barber Shop, by Margaree King Mitchell and James E. Ransome is not only illegal, but grounds for educators to face up to 5 years in prison, a $5000 fine, and 5 years of probation (775.082; 2e).

And this extends beyond the kindergarten classrooms, because Advanced Placement (AP) programs for high schoolers are also under fire. AP African American Studies had to be rewritten or face an outright ban in the state, because learning about topics such as Black Lives Matter, slavery reparations, and queer theory is... apparently too much.

This is not a matter of "agreeing to disagree". Voting Republican, or refusing to vote (when you are able to do so), is facism.

If you care about BIPOC lives and LGBTQ+ lives, please connect with local movements and communities. Please uplift marginalized voices.

If you need help finding ways to do so, check out the Social Justice Spotlight I've curated. I try my best to compile and share reliable resources from on the ground, and across as much ground as possible. Here are a few starting points relevant to the post matter:

Justice in June - A Google doc compiled by Autumn Gupta with Bryanna Wallace’s oversight.

Anti-Racism Resources for Better Allyship - A Google doc of multi-media resources compiled by Sarah Sophie Flicker and Alyssa Klein.

Anti-Racist Allyship Starter Pack - A spreadsheet of useful, multi-media resources.

Intersectionality in the LGBTQ+ Community - A Google drive folder with dozens of archival media focused on intersectionality in the context of queer liberation.

Anti-trans Legislative Risk Assessment Map (Updated) - A handy map showcasing the degrees of safety in the United States when examining the prevalence of anti-trans laws being proposed and/or passed, compiled by the aforementioned Erin Reed (erininthemorn).

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✨NEW August Middle-Grade Book

Being Clem (The Finding Langston Trilogy)

Lesa Cline-Ransome

Holiday House

The final novel in the award-winning Finding Langston trilogy from Coretta Scott King Author Honoree and Scott O'Dell Award medalist Lesa Cline-Ransome.

Clem can make anybody, even his grumpy older sisters, smile with his jokes. But when his family receives news that his father has died in the infamous Port Chicago disaster, everything begins to fall apart. Clem's mother is forced to work long, tough hours as a maid for a wealthy white family. Soon Clem can barely recognize his home--and himself. Can he live up to his father's legacy?

Ages: 9+

Grades: 4th

Pages: 256

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Out today from Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, Game Changers: The Story of Venus and Serena Williams, written by Lesa Cline-Ransome and illustrated by James E. Ransome.

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Papercutz and Maverick Creators to Feature at SLJ's Library Con Live 2022!

Papercutz and Maverick Creators to Feature at SLJ's Library Con Live 2022! #librarycon #libraryconlive

On November 17th, attendees of School Library Journal’s 2022 Library Con Live will get a chance to see what 2023 has in store for Mad Cave, Maverick, and Papercutz! This live streamed event will feature two live streamed events featuring the creators of exciting upcoming titles from Mad Cave’s Maverick and Papercutz imprints. From 12:00 EST to 12:50 EST, Paper Planes creators Jennie Wood and…

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They Call Me Teach by Lesa Cline-Ransome, illustrated by James E. Ransome

They Call Me Teach: Lessons in Freedom by Lesa Cline-Ransome, illustrated by James E. Ransome. Candlewick Press, 2024. 9780763681555 Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover picture book Genre:  Historical fiction  What did you like about the book? In this account of a week of his life, a young enslaved man secretly known as “Teach” shares the many ways he uses…

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Before She Was Harriet by Lesa Cline-Ransome

Genre:

This is a picture book biography (Coretta Scott King winner category).

Target Age Group:

Before She Was Harriet is written for elementary aged children, usually ages 5-11.

Summary:

Before She Was Harriet tells the life story of Harriet Tubman. The events of her life are told in reverse order, with each phase being described through the many roles she inhabited, including suffragist, spy, nurse, rescuer, and enslaved person.

Justification:

Besides winning the Coretta Scott King award, this book is also a Jane Addams Children's Honor book, a Junior Library Guild selection, and received starred reviews in Publisher's Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, and Booklist.

Evaluation:

For this book I will be reviewing the illustrations, style & language, and content.

Illustrations

James E. Ransome's watercolor illustrations fill every page with rich color. The most prominent colors are yellow and blue. Yellow draws attention to challenges and hardships, such as the fiery torches and yellow dirt road pictured with the confederate army, the yellow walls of the makeshift hospital, and the yellow banner of the suffragists. A contrasting deep blue is used to show the night skies and water surrounding the boats for scenes depicting escape and freedom or peaceful reflection. Harriet is shown wearing blue in every illustration. While this specific symbolism might not be apparent to children, the distinction of the colors used adds to the mood of each scene.

Style and Language:

Before She Was Harriet is written in free verse. The writing has a lyrical quality to it, and lends itself well to being read aloud, perfect for the target audience. The phrase, "Before she was. . ." repeats throughout the story, highlighting the many roles Tubman filled in her life. There is no punctuation in the text, which adds to the feeling of flow and connection from one line to the next. While many words are used to describe Tubman, the very last word in the book is "free", emphasizing the value that she dedicated her life to.

Content

This book does not shy away from or sugarcoat the difficult subject matter of slavery and war. It uses simple and straightforward phrases such as "hatred and fear" and "bloodied dirt" and speaks of "slave owner(s)" who "punished her with lashes". This frankness shows respect readers of all ages and for the subject of the book. Before She Was Harriet begins with Harriet as an old woman, and works its way backward chronologically through her life. This reversed timeline serves to make her story all the more inspiring as the reader is led from her great accomplishments to her challenging first circumstances.

Before She Was Harriet is a simple and quick read, and could be a good introduction for young children to the topics of slavery and the Civil War. The beautiful illustrations and text in verse are sophisticated enough to hold the attention of older students as well, and might be a good component for related history lessons. For this reason it would be a valuable addition to classroom or home libraries.

References

Cline-Ransome, L. (2017). Before She Was Harriet (J. E. Ransome, Illus.). Holiday House.