Twenty-One Elephants and Still Standing
10 best books like Twenty-One Elephants and Still Standing (April Jones Prince): The Book of Dragons, How a House Is Built, All Different Now: Juneteenth, the First Day of Freedom, Memphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop: The Sanitation Strike of 1968, Fireboat: The Heroic Adventures of the John J. Harvey, Brothers at Bat: The True Story of an Amazing All-Brother Baseball Team, A Dignity of Dragons, Grace Hopper: Queen of Computer Code, The Scarlet Stockings Spy, The Crane Wife
| Author | Michael Hague |
| ISBN | 0060759682 |
Michael Hague, one of America's most beloved painters of fantasy, boldy captures seventeen classic dragon tales, armed only with the magic of his paintbrush. Here beside the heroics of Perseus, St. George, and Sigurd are the adventures of the girl who slew a dragon and became queen of China, as well...
| Author | Gail Gibbons |
| ISBN | 0823408418 |
Houses are built with many different materials, and in many shapes and sizes.
Step by step, this picture book explains how homes are built--from the architect's plans through the arrival of a happy family. The many processes of construction are explained with simple language and bright,...
Experience the joy of Juneteenth in this celebration of freedom from the award-winning team of Angela Johnson and E.B. Lewis.
Through the eyes of one little girl, All Different Now tells the story of the first Juneteenth, the day freedom finally came to the last of the slaves in the South. Since...
| Author | Alice Faye Duncan |
| ISBN | 1629797189 |
This historical fiction picture book presents the story of nine-year-old Lorraine Jackson, who in 1968 witnessed the Memphis sanitation strike--Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s final stand for justice before his assassination--when her father, a sanitation worker, participated in the protest.
In...
| Author | Maira Kalman |
| ISBN | 0142403628 |
The John J. Harvey fireboat was the largest, fastest, shiniest fireboatof its time, but by 1995, the city didn't need old fireboats anymore. So the Harvey retired, until a group of friends decided to save it from the scrap heap. Then, one sunny September day in 2001, something so horrible happened that...
| Author | Audrey Vernick |
| ISBN | 0547385579 |
The Acerra family had sixteen children, including twelve ball-playing boys. It was the
1930s, and many families had lots of kids. But only one had enough to field a baseball
team . . . with three on the bench! The Acerras were the longest-playing all-brother
team in baseball history. They...
| Author | Jacqueline K. Ogburn |
| ISBN | 0618862544 |
To catch a glimpse of one unicorn is lucky;
to see a grace of unicorns is to witness a marvel.
In this book, you will also find . . .
a riddle of sphinx,
a splash of mermaids,
a dignity of dragons,
and more.
With inventive groupings, luminous artwork, and a fact-filled...
“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,...
| Author | Trinka Hakes Noble |
| ISBN | 1585362301 |
Oh. My. Beautiful! The illustrations in this book are gorgeous. You really must pick up the book some time to peruse it's pages. And if you've gotten that far ... I mean, you might as well just read the story. *wink
The story is a drama with some action scenes and touching moments, and follows a brother...
| Author | Odds Bodkin |
| ISBN | 0152163506 |
Here is my blackboard response on The Crane Wife and Dawn, two traditional tales on the same theme that were quite relevant and depressing after screwing up big time with a physically and intellectually beautiful girl this summer.
What They Were About (NECESSARY SPOILER ALERTS)
The...
| Author | Douglas Wood |
| ISBN | 0689815115 |
"Sometimes a person needs a quiet place."
A place that's far away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life -- a place that isn't ringing or talking or roaring or blaring or playing. But sometimes that place isn't easy to find.
You could look under a bush in your own backyard, where the world seems...
From an acclaimed author and a New York Times Best Illustrated artist comes the fascinating, little-known—and true!—story of New York City’s first subway.
New York City in the 1860s was a mess: crowded, disgusting, filled with garbage. You see, way back in 1860, there were no subways,...
| Author | Candace Fleming |
| ISBN | 1596435992 |
The giant squid is one of the most elusive creatures in the world. As large as whales, they hide beyond reach deep within the sea, forcing scientists to piece together their story from those clues they leave behind.
An injured whale's ring-shaped scars indicate an encounter with a giant squid....
| Author | Dieter Braun |
| ISBN | 1909263966 |
The first in a series of illustrated books covering animals of the world, North: Animals of the Wild features Dieter Braun’s beautiful drawings of northern animals accompanied by fun facts and clever descriptions that children will love!
From the polar bears of the Arctic to the North American...
| Author | Hester Bass |
| ISBN | 0763669199 |
Explore a little-known story of the Civil Rights movement, in which black and white citizens in one Alabama city worked together nonviolently to end segregation.
Mention the Civil Rights era in Alabama, and most people recall images of terrible violence. But something different was happening...
| Author | Robert Burleigh |
| ISBN | 1416967338 |
“Hearts will be racing.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“A work to inspire further learning.” —Booklist (starred review)
“Vivid.” —The Horn Book
A picture book biography of the first woman in flight—Amelia Earhart—by NCTE Orbis Pictus Award-winner...
| Author | Ellen Levine |
| ISBN | 0590451588 |
This is part of a great series that allow young readers to be given a history book without being too overwhelming. The book focuses on a time period while exploring in detail the particulars such as in this case what it would have like to have traveled West when there were no modern transportation methods...
Boldness, imagination, and ruthless competition combine in Tanya Lee Stone and Steven Salerno's Pass Go and Collect $200, a riveting picture book history of Monopoly, one of the world's most famous games.
In the late 1800s lived Lizzie Magie, a clever and charismatic woman with a strong sense...
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...
Glow: Animals with Their Own Night-Lights
Why be afraid of the dark when there is so much to see? Whether it’s used to hunt, hide, find a friend, or escape an enemy, bioluminescence—the ability to glow—is a unique adaptation in nature. In this fun and fascinating nonfiction picture book, join world-renowned photographers and biologists...
| Author | Bill Martin Jr. |
| ISBN | 0763616486 |
With simple, straightforward language and playfully quirky illustrations, a team of celebrated children’s book creators takes a look at each word of the Pledge of Allegiance - and explains what it means.
"I led a pigeon to the flag" . . . "and to the wee puppet" . . . "one nation, and a vegetable"...
Tricky Vic: The Impossibly True Story of the Man Who Sold the Eiffel Tower
| Author | Greg Pizzoli |
| ISBN | 0670016527 |
A New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Children's Book of 2015
In the early 1900s, Robert Miller, a.k.a. “Count Victor Lustig,” moved to Paris hoping to be an artist. A con artist, that is. He used his ingenious scams on unsuspecting marks all over the world, from the Czech Republic,...
Lola Goes to Work: A Nine-to-Five Therapy Dog
| Author | Marcia Goldman |
| ISBN | 1939547008 |
Meet Lola, a little terrier with a big job. Children will identify with the feisty Lola as she struggles going to school, passing tests, and finally achieving her Big Dog dream. If Lola can make it in a world of Great Danes and Labradors, so can anybody who's feeling like a runt. Teacher guide for empathy...
| Author | Tony DiTerlizzi |
| ISBN | 0689863748 |
When a huge, pink, raspberry-loving creature named Ted knocks on his door one day and introduces all sorts of fun activities into his life, the young boy-narrator of this entertaining picture-book finds his loneliness abating. His busy father however, does not believe in Ted, and blames all the mess...
