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I Am Gandhi: A Graphic Biography of a Hero by Brad Meltzer

By On May 16, 2018 · 3 Comments · In Author's Purpose/Perspective/Bias, Biography/Autobiography/Memoir, Classroom Library Buy, Close Reading/Analysis, Compare/Contrast, Graphic Novels/Comics, Making Connections, Multicultural, Nonfiction Picture Book Wednesday, Symbolism, Text Structure, Theme
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I Am Gandhi
Author: Brad Meltzer
Illustrator: 25 Acclaimed Artists
Published May 8th, 2018 by Dial Books

Summary: Twenty-five exceptional comic book creators join forces to share the heroic story of Gandhi in this inspiring graphic novel biography.

As a young […]

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2017 Nonfiction Picture Book Biographies: The Youngest Marcher by Cynthia Levinson, Balderdash! by Michelle Markel, and Shark Lady by Jess Keating

By On July 19, 2017 · 2 Comments · In Asking Questions, Biography/Autobiography/Memoir, Classroom Library Buy, Close Reading/Analysis, Literature Circle/Book Clubs, Multicultural, Nonfiction Picture Book Wednesday, Picture Book, Read Aloud, Theme
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Nonfiction Wednesday

Nonfiction Picture Book Wednesday is hosted by Kid Lit Frenzy and was started to help promote the reading of nonfiction texts. Most Wednesdays, we will be participating and will review a nonfiction text (though it may not always be a picture book).
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March Trilogy by John Lewis with Andrew Aydin (co-writer) and Nate Powell (illustrator)

By On July 12, 2017 · 5 Comments · In Background Knowledge, Biography/Autobiography/Memoir, Classroom Library Buy, Close Reading/Analysis, Conflict, Graphic Novels/Comics, Literature Circle/Book Clubs, Making Connections, Multicultural, Nonfiction Picture Book Wednesday, Point of View, Reflection, Teaching, Theme
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Nonfiction Wednesday

Nonfiction Picture Book Wednesday is hosted by Kid Lit Frenzy and was started to help promote the reading of nonfiction texts. Most Wednesdays, we will be participating and will review a nonfiction text (though it may not always be a picture book).
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Preaching to the Chickens: The Story of Young John Lewis by Jabari Asim

By On June 7, 2017 · 5 Comments · In Biography/Autobiography/Memoir, Cause/Effect, Characterization, Classroom Library Buy, Close Reading/Analysis, Inquiry, Literature Circle/Book Clubs, Multicultural, Nonfiction Picture Book Wednesday, Picture Book, Read Aloud, Theme
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Nonfiction Wednesday

Nonfiction Picture Book Wednesday is hosted by Kid Lit Frenzy and was started to help promote the reading of nonfiction texts. Most Wednesdays, we will be participating and will review a nonfiction text (though it may not always be a picture book).
[…]

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Teaching Guide for Ada’s Ideas: The Story of Ada Lovelace, the World’s First Computer Programmer by Fiona Robinson

By On March 29, 2017 · 6 Comments · In Asking Questions, Biography/Autobiography/Memoir, Cause/Effect, Classroom Library Buy, Close Reading/Analysis, Compare/Contrast, Inferring, Inquiry, Making Connections, Nonfiction Picture Book Wednesday, Picture Book, Read Aloud, Text Features, Vocabulary/Vocabulary Development
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Nonfiction Wednesday

Nonfiction Picture Book Wednesday is hosted by Kid Lit Frenzy and was started to help promote the reading of nonfiction texts. Most Wednesdays, we will be participating and will review a nonfiction text (though it may not always be a picture book).
[…]

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Stand Up and Sing!: Pete Seeger, Folk Music, and the Path to Justice by Susanna Reich

By On March 15, 2017 · 5 Comments · In Biography/Autobiography/Memoir, Classroom Library Buy, Close Reading/Analysis, Making Connections, Multicultural, Nonfiction Picture Book Wednesday, Picture Book, Read Aloud, Theme
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Nonfiction Wednesday

Nonfiction Picture Book Wednesday is hosted by Kid Lit Frenzy and was started to help promote the reading of nonfiction texts. Most Wednesdays, we will be participating and will review a nonfiction text (though it may not always be a picture book).
[…]

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The March Against Fear: The Last Great Walk of the Civil Rights Movement and the Emergence of Black Power by Ann Bausum

By On February 22, 2017 · 6 Comments · In Asking Questions, Background Knowledge, Classroom Library Buy, Close Reading/Analysis, Making Connections, Multicultural, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction Picture Book Wednesday, Novel, Text Features
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Nonfiction Wednesday

Nonfiction Picture Book Wednesday is hosted by Kid Lit Frenzy and was started to help promote the reading of nonfiction texts. Most Wednesdays, we will be participating and will review a nonfiction text (though it may not always be a picture book).
[…]

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