Milton Meltzer, , illus. by Bethanne Andersen. . Dutton, $14.99 (134pp) ISBN 978-0-525-47158-5
In what PW
called "an enticing mix of history and biography," this handsomely designed and illustrated volume covers a 2,000-year time span, revealing many events and personal characteristics that contribute to 10 women rulers' rise to power. He includes Cleopatra and Elizabeth I, as well as the lesser-known Boudicca (who led a revolt against the Romans circa A.D. 60). Ages 12-up. (Jan.)
"This book aims to tell the true story of pirates and piracy," writes Meltzer (Ten Queens: Portraits of Women of Power) in his foreword, and tell it he Continue reading »
Rescue: The Story of How Gentiles Saved Jews in the Holocaust
Milton Meltzer
This successor to Never to Forget: The Jews of the Holocaust presents a little-known side of history. PW said, ``The most remarkable aspect of this book, aside from the array of astonishing facts, is Continue reading »
Making impressive use of numerous firsthand quotes, Meltzer paints a stirring and personal portrait of a horrific period. Ages 12-up. Continue reading »
In this Women of Our Time biography, the author follows Lange from her birth in 1895 to her death in 1965. ""Meltzer writes as accessibly to younger children as he does to advanced readers of his Continue reading »
In an enticing mix of history and biography, Meltzer (American Revolutionaries) reveals many events and personal characteristics that contributed to 10 women rulers' rise to power. Covering a Continue reading »
Meltzer (Never to Forget: The Jews of the Holocaust) crams a lot of ideas and insights into this ambitious, unusually meaty survey of witch-hunts from medieval Europe to 20th-century America. Some of Continue reading »
One of 17 children born to former slaves, Bethune made the most of her life, creating opportunities for herself and other black people. This addition to the Women of Our Times series is an admiring, Continue reading »
With powerful eloquence, Meltzer combats the deep-rooted belief that the rich and poor ""get what each deserves'' and that hard work always pays off. He pounds at the distressing truthwe are a nation Continue reading »
Meltzer (World of Our Fathers: The Jews of Eastern Europe; Remember the Days, from which this book is recycled; and more than 60 other books) compresses over 300 years of Jewish history into 169 Continue reading »
Like Beverly Cleary, whose memoir, A Girl from Yamhill , was published this year, Meltzer grew up in the Depression in a hard-hit, working-class family. Born in 1915 in Worcester, Mass., and raised Continue reading »
Rescue: The Story of How Gentiles Saved Jews in the Holocaust
Milton Meltzer
As a successor to Never to Forget: The Jews of the Holocaust , Meltzer has written this work about a hidden side of history to show ``that we need not give in to evil.'' The acts of generosity Continue reading »
In this subjective study of political institutions, Meltzer neglects some of the very techniques he uses to such advantage in his works of social history. There are, for the most part, no character Continue reading »
The author of numerous histories for young readers, Meltzer recreates the central episodes of his own life from his birth in 1915 to 1932, when he entered college, vivifying both the personal and Continue reading »
This impressive survey of the civil rights movement spans the Middle Passage and extends to the compromises of modern presidents. Meltzer (Langston Hughes; Lincoln in His Own Words) begins with Continue reading »
This picture-book look at Georgia O'Keeffe imagines the seeds planted in childhood that blossomed into her career as an artist. On her family's farm in Wisconsin, young Georgia is drawn to Continue reading »
From the Revolutionary War to the present, "Hearne tells stories of seven women in her family who 'did great things' without fighting in the eight wars that frame their lives," Continue reading »
Enchanting gouache and pastel paintings adorn this thorough biography of Little Women
author Alcott. Painted in a somewhat naïve style with elongated, Continue reading »
Noting that ""in the old days, history books marked time by the wars that men fought,"" Hearne (Eliza's Dog) tells stories of seven women in her family who ""did great things"" without fighting in Continue reading »
In this chipper and informative picture book, Karim (Mandy Sue Day) and Andersen (Seven Brave Women) transport readers to 1850s Utah for a glimpse at family life in a brave new world. Constance feels Continue reading »
Prayer for the Earth: The Story of Naamah, Noah's Wife
Sandy Eisenberg Sasso
The female perspective takes center stage in this elegant picture book that adds nuance and depth to the biblical story of the great flood. Naamah shines in her role as Noah's wife and helpmate as Continue reading »
After he qualifies for the Gamerville Video Game Tournament, tween Max finds himself attending Camp Reset, a Black-owned sleepaway program for digital detoxing. Undeterred by Continue reading »
Two Black girls’ destinies are intertwined in this bewitching novel in which once-human vampires called reapers are taking over 1926 Harlem. After spending five years studying Continue reading »
Whalesong: The True Story of the Musician Who Talked to Orcas
Zachariah Ohora
In a moving tale about “two whales, two boys and two Pauls,” Ohora introduces two kids and their flute-playing father, Paul Horn (1930–2014), who bond with a pair of orcas at a Continue reading »
In this multigenerational epic sprinkled with magic, Nelson (I’ll Give You the Sun) tackles grief, love, and the ways in which history commingles with the present. Fall siblings Continue reading »