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I'm not sure what I think of the overall prose style of this as a picture book, but this page made me sob. I honestly don't know if I'd still be here if it wasn't for Ursula Nordstrom.

4 ⭐This is a wonderful biography of a woman who combined science and art to make a name for herself. Her discoveries helped prove they were mountains under the water, and that continental drift was a real thing. This book is lovingly done and well illustrated. For a children‘s picture book it‘s done in the first person which is highly unusual but very effective. This is a great biography for any library collection.

3 ⭐ This is a brief introduction to Ralph Waldo Emerson for children. It is very well done, even though when I look at it, I think of Mr. Lincoln. There is nothing wrong with this book per se I just found it a tad bit boring.

4 ⭐This book chronicles Sophie Blanchard, the first woman to go solo in a hot air balloon. She was one of the first female aeronauts. Little is known of her life before marrying Jean Pierre Blanchard, a famous aerialist of the time. This is a great beginning look at woman who dared to do what many thought only men could do. Finding out that Sophie died so young, due to a fire and a fall from her balloon, is heartbreaking but also real.

Using excerpts from her autobiography, this #PictureBook tells of Caroline Herschel‘s contributions to astronomy…the Hunter of Comets. Caroline definitely did not have an easy early life! I learned a lot about Caroline and her brother William, who also made some impressive contributions to astronomy. #BBRC #LetterC

With a calm, flowing text, this #PictureBook bio looks at Edward Hopper and his somewhat slow rise to fame in the art world. I really like the illustrations complementing Hopper‘s actual works as the text describes Hopper‘s life and feelings. Bio and bibliography at the end provide more in-depth info on Hopper and his works. #BBRC #LetterE

#VolumesAndVocals Day 16: The picturebook biography I am holding has #RocketManEltonJohn feels to it. Taken at the House of Wisdom in Sharjah as my undergraduate students (and PhD student who took the we-fie) and I do our data collection around libraries here in the UAE as we build a UN SDG (Sustainable Development Goals) Diverse Picturebook list. More here: https://gatheringbooks.org/un-sdg-booklist/

I was surprised to spot this #truestory #childrensbook with great #endpapers at the library.

I remember my Mom telling me, when I was little, that homeless people were mostly men. But organizations like the UN say that more women then men live in poverty. So when I glanced at a kid‘s book and saw that it was about the first shelter for women, that was OPENED IN 1974. I had to pick it up. We visited the moon before we opened a shelter for women. I‘m going to need more books about Kip Tiernan, if anyone can rec them.

“Never forget that charity is scraps from the table and justice is a place at the table. Charity is giving to others what belongs to you. Justice is giving to others what belongs to them.” Kip Tiernan