Dazzle Ships: World War I and the Art of Confusion

10 best books like Dazzle Ships: World War I and the Art of Confusion (Chris Barton): Macy McMillan and the Rainbow Goddess, Between the Lines: How Ernie Barnes Went from the Football Field to the Art Gallery, A Big Mooncake for Little Star, Thirty Minutes Over Oregon: A Japanese Pilot's World War II Story, Joan Procter, Dragon Doctor: The Woman Who Loved Reptiles, Grace Hopper: Queen of Computer Code, Wet Cement: A Mix of Concrete Poems, The Little Red Fort, Her Right Foot, How to Be an Elephant

Macy McMillan and the Rainbow Goddess

Author	Shari Green
ISBN	1772780170

Sixth grade is coming to an end, and so is life as Macy McMillan knows it. Already a For Sale sign mars the front lawn of her beloved house. Soon her mother will upend their little family, adding an unwelcome stepfather and pesky six-year-old twin stepsisters. To add insult to injury, what is Macy s final...

Between the Lines: How Ernie Barnes Went from the Football Field to the Art Gallery

Author	Sandra Neil Wallace
ISBN	1481443879

Discover the true story of NFL star Ernie Barnes—a boy who followed his dreams and became one of the most influential artists of his generations—with this beautifully illustrated nonfiction picture book.

When Ernie Barnes was growing up in North Carolina in the 1940s, he loved to draw....

A Big Mooncake for Little Star

Author	Grace Lin
ISBN	0316404489

A gorgeous picture book that tells a whimsical origin story of the phases of the moon, from award-winning, bestselling author-illustrator Grace Lin

Pat, pat, pat...

Little Star's soft feet tiptoed to the Big Mooncake.

Little Star loves the delicious Mooncake that she...

Thirty Minutes Over Oregon: A Japanese Pilot's World War II Story

Author

Marc Tyler Nobleman

An Orbis Pictus Honor Book for Outstanding Nonfiction 2019

In this important and moving true story of reconciliation after war, beautifully illustrated in watercolor, a Japanese pilot bombs the continental U.S. during WWII—the only enemy ever to do so—and comes back 20 years later...

Joan Procter, Dragon Doctor: The Woman Who Loved Reptiles

Author	Patricia Valdez
ISBN	0399557261

For fans of Ada Twist: Scientist comes a fascinating picture book biography of a pioneering female scientist--who loved reptiles!

Back in the days of long skirts and afternoon teas, young Joan Procter entertained the most unusual party guests: slithery and scaly ones, who turned over teacups...

Grace Hopper: Queen of Computer Code

Author

Laurie Wallmark

“If you’ve got a good idea, and you know it’s going to work, go ahead and do it.” The picture book biography of Grace Hopper—the boundary-breaking woman who revolutionized computer science.

Who was Grace Hopper? A software tester, workplace jester, cherished mentor, ace inventor,...

Wet Cement: A Mix of Concrete Poems

Author	Bob Raczka
ISBN	1626722366

Who says words need to be concrete? This collection shapes poems in surprising and delightful ways.

Concrete poetry is a perennially popular poetic form because they are fun to look at. But by using the arrangement of the words on the page to convey the meaning of the poem, concrete or shape poems...

The Little Red Fort

Author	Brenda Maier
ISBN	0545859190

A girl decides to build a fort and tries to recruit her brothers to help, but to no avail. Instead, she builds the fort herself. After the fort is built, the brothers are suddenly motivated to add some improvements to the fort and the girl includes them in an in-fort evening with cookies.

This little...

Her Right Foot

Author	Dave Eggers
ISBN	1452162816

If you had to name a statue, any statue, odds are good you'd mention the Statue of Liberty. Have you seen her?

She's in New York.
She's holding a torch.
And she's in mid-stride, moving forward.
But why?
In this fascinating, fun take on nonfiction, Dave Eggers and Shawn Harris...

How to Be an Elephant

Author	Katherine Roy
ISBN	1626721785

The savanna is not an easy place to live, even for African elephants, the largest land animals on earth. If it's a challenge for these 7,000-pound giants, what's it like for their newborn babies?

An infant elephant has precious little time to learn the incredible array of skills that are necessary...

Lesser Spotted Animals

Author

Martin Brown

So it took me a bit to catch that the title had nothing to do with spots on the animals, rather than the frequency of spotting (seeing) them. Admittedly, I figured it out on the first page, but still. Or maybe the subtitle (The coolest creatures you've never heard of) gave it away when I finally had the book...

Not So Different: What You Really Want to Ask About Having a Disability

Author	Shane Burcaw
ISBN	1626727716

Shane Burcaw was born with a rare disease called spinal muscular atrophy, which hinders his muscles' growth. As a result, his body hasn't grown bigger and stronger as he's gotten older--it's gotten smaller and weaker instead. This hasn't stopped him from doing the things he enjoys (like eating pizza...