My first novel, OFFSIDES, was a New York Public Library Pick for the Teen Age. Over the years, I've heard from army brats and football brats (kids who have to...
Just finished reading Eye of the Crow by Shane Peacock (Tundra books). The subtitle is The Boy Sherlock Holmes His 1st Case. First off, I must say, as an...
This morning I'm thinking back to the last two books about which I have written: THOREAU AT WALDEN and TWELVE ROUNDS TO GLORY: THE STORY OF MUHAMMAD ALI. ...
My favorite topic! Thanks, Richie. I agree with the books you've already recommended, and (modestly) suggest some of mine. First I'll say (modestly!) that...
Here are the biographies that have so far been recognized by Robert Sibert Award committees since that award's inception: 2005 Medal Winner: The Voice that...
Here are the biographies recognized by Orbis Pictus committees since 2000. Which of these are you familiar with? NCTE ORBIS PICTUS AWARD Outstanding...
Richie, I'm currently working on what I hope will be a picture book biography for older readers, so I've been studying this genre. HANDEL: WHO KNEW WHAT HE...
EMMA-JEAN LAZARUS FELL OUT OF A TREE by Lauren Tarshis Richie Partington, MLIS Richie's Picks _http://richiespicks.com_ (http://richiespicks.com/) Moderator,...
The Rising Star of Rusty Nail by Leslie M. M. Blume Middle School is Worse than Meatloaf by Jennifer Holm So Totally Emily Ebers by Lisa Yee (and its companion...
Happy Sunday everyone, I finally got to Arthur Slade's Megiddo's Shadow this weekend. I don't know where to begin. Sixteen-year-old Edward Bathe is the...
Richie's Picks: SUNRISE OVER FALLUJAH by Walter Dean Myers, Scholastic, May 2008, ISBN: 0439916240 "Armchair warriors often fail And we've been poisoned by...
I love all of Art's books, but this one is really a winner, and I think overlooked. I learned lots of new stuff and cried like a baby. And it's all based on...
... Thanks Gail, and thank you Brenda for the kind words. I cried like a baby, too, though that was partly because the book consumed 4 years of my life. Yes,...
... Hi Carmela and others interested in picture book biographies... Wonderful to see this topic being discussed -- one of my favorites! Just to clarify, Brian...
Barbara, This book is one of my all time favorites... " The Dinosaurs.." How did you ever discover this interesting man? It seems to me, that everytime I...
Barbara, My apologies for omitting your name as author of THE DINOSAURS OF WATERHOUSE HAWKINS. My only excuse is that I was very tired when I sent that post....
I have read the Orbis Pictus books copied below and all three are excellent. Forbidden Schoolhouse is particularly fascinating and well-written. Unfortunately...
... did you ever discover this interesting man? It seems to me, that everytime I discover an interesting person or factoid.. a book has already been...
Gregor Mendel: The Friar Who Grew Peas, by Cheryl Bardoe, illustrated by Jos. A. Smith (Abrams Books for Young Readers) Carmela listed this one and it was...
Suzanne says: Anybody have nominations for good books that came out this year for 6th grade girls, especially youngish girls? ... Yes! Please check out my...
A picture book biography that I adore is MACK MADE MOVIES written and illustrated by Don Brown about filmmaker Mack Sennett- it has one of my all time favorite...
I love so many of Don Brown's illustrated biographies. Does anyone know him or has anyone had him for an event? Richie Partington, MLIS Richie's Picks...
Suzanne: Take a look at RUNAROUND. It¹s received starred reviews from Booklist and Library Media Connection and was named a 2007 Top Ten Romance Novel for...
Hi everyone: I presented a program with Don at the Texas Library Association meeting in April. He¹s terrific. Very articulate and entertaining guy...and...
Ruth McNally Barshaw (Hi Ruth!) made me brave, and Elllie McDoodle is a fantastic character! The second book in my Smoky Mountain Trilogy, LOUISIANA'S SONG,...
Great information on pbk bios for middle/older readers! Thanks to all who are sending in suggestions. My list is lengthening as we speak. I don't think...
When I was youth services manager for the Nassau Library System (Nassau County, New York), Don Brown was most generous with his time for the librarians and...
My library in NC has decided to start a teen oriented group to re- claim the kids who have grown out of our story times. Any advice or ideas on how or what to...
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