UP PERISCOPE! How Engineer Raye Montague Revolutionized Shipbuilding
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Written by Jennifer Swanson
Illustrated by Veronica Miller Jamison
"Girls like Raye Montague weren't supposed to like math or science, or go to engineering school. But tenacious Raye had a plan, one that eventually took her all the way to the US Navy. There, she was assigned an impossible task: to come up with a single computer program that could design every part of a ship. It had never been done before--but Raye's groundbreaking program revolutionized the way ships and submarines were built, and set her on a path to become a pioneering figure in naval engineering and the navy's first female program manager of ships.” (LBYR)
"The story unfolds in a dynamic text and emotion-packed illustrations.... An outstanding choice for biography and science classes, women’s history studies, and Black history studies." — School Library Journal, starred review
A CBC-NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book
A School Library Journal Nonfiction Elementary Best Book of the Year
THIS IS A SCHOOL
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Written by John Schu
Illustrated by Veronica Miller Jamison
”A school isn’t just a building; it is all the people who work and learn together. It is a place for discovery and asking questions. A place for sharing, for helping, and for community. It is a place of hope and healing, even when that community can’t be together in the same room. John Schu, a librarian and former ambassador of school libraries for Scholastic, crafts a loving letter to schools and the people that make up the communities within in a picture book debut beautifully illustrated by Veronica Miller Jamison.” (Candlewick Press)
A COMPUTER CALLED KATHERINE
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Written by Suzanne Spade
Illustrated by Veronica Miller Jamison
"An excellent way to introduce young readers to an African-American female mathematician who deserves to be remembered and celebrated." — Kirkus, Starred Review
"Slade writes with appealing rhythm and repetition [and] Jamison mixes neatly composed, straightforward action with inventive, swirling images dramatizing Johnson's brilliant calculations." — New York Times
2020 Outstanding Science Trade Books (K-12)
2020 NSTA Best STEM Books list
2020-2021 Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award
Parents' Choice Silver Award
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AMERICAN ANTHEM
“Based on the song that President Joe Biden quoted in his inaugural address, this picture book celebrates the beauty and diversity of this country and the legacies on which we build our future.”
DRESSED IN DREAMS
“From sneakers to leather jackets, a bold, witty, and deeply personal dive into Black America's closet In this highly engaging book, fashionista and pop culture expert Tanisha C. Ford investigates Afros and dashikis, go-go boots and hotpants of the sixties, hip hop's baggy jeans and bamboo earrings, and the #BlackLivesMatter-inspired hoodies of today.”
THE ZEE FILES
“She’s a dreamer and singer/songwriter saying goodbye to her pals at Brookdale Academy in California and hello to The Hollows Creative Arts Academy, one of the United Kingdom’s most prestigious boarding schools.”
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