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It Jes' Happened
When Bill Traylor Started to DrawBy Don Tate, R. Gregory ChristieView DetailsThe inspiring biography of self-taught (outsider) artist Bill Traylor, a former slave who at the age of eighty-five began to draw pictures based on his memories and observations of rural and urban life in Alabama.
Baby Flo
Florence Mills Lights Up the StageBy Alan Schroeder, Cornelius Van Wright, Ying-Hwa HuView DetailsThis spirited biography introduces young readers to the early life of Florence "Baby Flo" Mills, an internationally renowned entertainer of the Harlem Renaissance era who began her career as a child.
Puffling Patrol
By Ted Lewin, Betsy LewinPuffling Patrol
By Ted Lewin, Betsy LewinView DetailsTed and Betsy Lewin travel to Iceland to learn about the "Puffling Patrol," a group of children who rescue lost puffins and return them to sea.
Dealing Death and Drugs
The Big Business of Dope in the U.S. and MexicoBy Beto O'Rourke, Susie ByrdDealing Death and Drugs
The Big Business of Dope in the U.S. and MexicoBy Beto O'Rourke, Susie ByrdView DetailsIn response to the violence destroying Juarez, two elected officials from El Paso ending marijuana prohibition as sound public policy.