Sequoyah: The Cherokee Man Who Gave His People Writing

10 best books like Sequoyah: The Cherokee Man Who Gave His People Writing (James Rumford): Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale, Miss Spitfire: Reaching Helen Keller, Heather Has Two Mommies, Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909, Uptown, Crossing Niagara: The Death-Defying Tightrope Adventures of the Great Blondin, Her Right Foot, Train to Somewhere, Let it Shine, Dia de Los Muertos

Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale

Author	John Steptoe
ISBN	0688040454

A Caldecott Honor and Reading Rainbow book, this memorable retelling of Cinderella is perfect for introducing children to the fairy tale as well as the history, culture, and geography of the African nation of Zimbabwe.

Inspired by a traditional African folktale, this is the story of Mufaro,...

Miss Spitfire: Reaching Helen Keller

Author	Sarah Miller
ISBN	1416925422

Annie Sullivan was little more than a half-blind orphan with a fiery tongue when she arrived at Ivy Green in 1887. Desperate for work, she'd taken on a seemingly impossible job -- teaching a child who was deaf, blind, and as ferocious as any wild animal. But Helen Keller needed more than a teacher. She needed...

Heather Has Two Mommies

Author	Lesléa Newman
ISBN	1555835430

Originally self-published in 1989, Heather Has Two Mommies became the first title in Alyson's newly formed Alyson Wonderland imprint in 1990. The simple and straightforward story of a little girl named Heather and her two lesbian mothers was created by Newman and illustrator Diana Souza because...

Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909

Author	Michelle Markel
ISBN	0061804428

When Clara Lemlich arrived in America, she couldn't speak English. She didn't know that young women had to go to work, that they traded an education for long hours of labor, that she was expected to grow up fast.

But that did not stop Clara.

She went to night school, spent hours studying...

Uptown

Author

Bryan Collier

Coretta Scott King Award-winning illustrator Bryan Collier discovers the vibrant world of Harlem, New York, as seen through the eyes of a little boy

"Uptown . . .
Harlem, New York.
Chicken and waffles.
Jazz.
Home."

Uptown is a rich mix of flavors, colors, sounds,...

Crossing Niagara: The Death-Defying Tightrope Adventures of the Great Blondin

Author	Matt Tavares
ISBN	0763668230

Applaud Matt Tavares’s latest feat — a gripping tale of real-life daredevilry perfectly balanced by stunning illustrations.

"Monsieur Blondin is to cross Niagara Falls this afternoon, or perish in the attempt." — Troy Daily Times, June 30, 1859

When the Great Blondin announced...

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...

Train to Somewhere

Author	Eve Bunting
ISBN	0618040315

Marianne, heading west with fourteen other children on an Orphan Train, is sure her mother will show up at one of the stations along the way. When her mother left Marianne at the orphanage, hadn't she promised she'd come for her after making a new life in the West? Stop after stop goes by, and there's no sign...

Let it Shine

Author	Ashley Bryan
ISBN	0689847327

With a kaleidoscope of color and cut paper, Hans Christian Anderson Award nominee and two-time Coretta Scott King Award winner Ashley Bryan celebrates three favorite spirituals: "This Little Light of Mine," "Oh, When the Saints Go Marching In," and "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands." The power...

Dia de Los Muertos

Author	Roseanne Thong
ISBN	1504017552

It’s Dia de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) and children throughout the pueblo, or town, are getting ready to celebrate! They decorate with colored streamers, calaveras—or sugar skulls—and pan de muertos, or bread of the dead. There are altars draped in cloth and covered in marigolds and twinkling...