Narrative Nonfiction children’s book recommendation is by Angela Ferraris, The Retired School Librarian.
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Dragonflies of Glass: The Story of Clara Driscoll and the Tiffany Girls
by Susan Goldman Rubin (Author), Susanna Chapman (Illustrator)
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The Five Sides of Marjorie Rice: How to Discover a Shape
by Amy Alznauer (Author), Anna Bron (Illustrator)
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George Washington’s Spectacular Spectacles: The Glasses That Saved America
by Selene Castrovilla (Author), Jenn Harney (Illustrator)
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Hiding in Plain Sight: Kate Warne and the Race to Save Abraham Lincoln
by Beth Anderson (Author), Sally Wern Comport (Illustrator)
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I Am on Indigenous Land
by Katrina M. Phillips (Author), Sam Zimmerman (Illustrator
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Lady of the Lines: How Maria Reiche Saved the Nazca Lines by Sweeping the Desert
by Michaela Maccoll (Author), Elisa Chavarri (Illustrator)
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Marjory’s River of Grass: Marjory Stoneman Douglas, Fierce Protector of the Everglades
by Josie James (Author)
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Stuck! The Story of La Brea Tar Pits
by Joyce Uglow (Author), Valerya Milovanova (Illustrator)
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Unstoppable John: How John Lewis Got His Library Card–and Helped Change History
by Pat Zietlow Miller (Author), Jerry Jordan (Illustrator)
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The selected children’s books are chosen by a highly qualified retired elementary school librarian, who passionately reads and recommends picture books to teachers, school librarians, parents, grandparents, and other book enthusiasts.
Most of the books Mrs. Ferraris recommends are checked out from the public library. The only exception is for the complimentary copies that she receives for an honest review, which are duly noted.