Reviewed by Jane Irungu, Ph.D. Review Source: Africa Access Book Author: Wangari Maathai: The Woman Who Planted Millions of Trees by Franck Prévot and Aurélia Fronty (illus.) joins the list of picture books about The Green Belt Movement and its founder, Nobel Peace Laureate Wangari Maathai. Previous titles about Maathai include Wangari’s Trees of Peace: A True Story […]
We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga
Reviewed by Debbie Reese Review Source: American Indians in Children’s Literature Book Author: I love to see Indigenous languages on book covers! Check out the cover of Traci Sorell’s We Are Grateful/Otsaliheliga. What you see on that cover is the words “We Are Grateful” in English, and then in Cherokee, and also in the Cherokee […]
A Path of Stars
Reviewed by Bridget Feldman Review Source: Independent Book Author: A Path of Stars by Anne Sibley O’Brien explores the joys and sorrows that dwell within the childhood memories of an elderly Cambodian woman. Through O’Brien’s use of vivid imagery and powerfully emotive language, these stories are passed down to young Dara by her grandmother, Lok Yeay. This children’s […]