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Trim Saves the Day
Deborah Hopkinson; Illustrated by Kristy Caldwell
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Trim Sets Sail
Deborah Hopkinson; Illustrated by Kristy Caldwell
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R440
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Discovery Miles 3 870
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Trim Helps Out
Deborah Hopkinson; Illustrated by Kristy Caldwell
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R440
R387
Discovery Miles 3 870
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An authentic account of one of the most pivotal battles of World
War Two. The World War Two invasion known as D-Day was one of the
largest military endeavours in history. It involved years of
planning, total secrecy and not only soldiers but also sailors,
paratroopers and many specialists. Acclaimed author Deborah
Hopkinson weaves together the contributions of key players in D-Day
in a masterful tapestry of official documents, personal narratives
and archival photos to provide an action-packed and authentic
account.
From award-winning author Deborah Hopkinson comes an utterly
charming, deftly crafted mystery about an intrepid young girl's
quest to foil a plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth I. Emilia
Bassano is a girl who relishes the music of words. Although she
plays the lute and writes poetry, Emilia nurtures a dream: to hear
her words come alive on stage. Emilia wants to write soliloquies
for heroes and kings and queens of old, fashion fierce villains to
make audiences howl, and try her hand at comedy and romance. Most
of all, she wants to create unforgettable women characters. On one
of her trips to the theater, an unfortunate series of events leaves
her penniless, with no way of watching the show. That is until a
boy by the name of Will Shakespeare helps her sneak in to see the
play. They realize they're both aspiring playwrights and Emilia
convinces Will to join her in her efforts to win a playwriting
competition at the palace of Queen Elizabeth I. However, when
Emilia accidentally uncovers a plot to kill the queen, she is given
the job of traveling to the castle where Mary Queen of Scots is
being held captive, to discover who is responsible for the plan to
murder Queen Elizabeth--and to thwart it! Can Emilia and her
friends stop the plans of a disguised murderer on the loose? This
delightful mystery is a marvel of incisive wit and extraordinary
craft from the beloved, award-winning author Deborah Hopkinson.
This is a comprehensive and accessible picture book biography of
Marie Curie, the groundbreaking scientist and two-time Nobel Prize
winner, from an acclaimed author and illustrator duo. Before Marie
Curie was the first woman in France to earn the highest degree in
physics, before she discovered two new radioactive elements, and
became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize (and then the first
person to win two!)â she was a little girl named Marie Sklodowska
who dreamed of being a scientistâand was determined to make that
dream come true. This is an accessible and compelling homage to
Marie Curie, whose life and legacy continue to inspire to this very
day.
Sibert Honor author Deborah Hopkinson unearths the heroic stories
of Jewish survivors from different countries so that we may never
forget the past. As World War II raged, millions of young Jewish
people were caught up in the horrors of the Nazis' Final Solution.
Many readers know of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi state's genocidal
campaign against European Jews and others of so-called "inferior"
races. Yet so many of the individual stories remain buried in time.
Of those who endured the Holocaust, some were caught by the Nazis
and sent to concentration camps, some hid right under Hitler's
nose, some were separated from their parents, some chose to fight
back. Against all odds, some survived. They all have stories that
must be told. They all have stories we must keep safe in our
collective memory. In this thoroughly researched and passionately
written narrative nonfiction for upper middle-grade readers,
critically acclaimed author Deborah Hopkinson allows the voices of
Holocaust survivors to live on the page, recalling their
persecution, survival, and resistance. Focusing on testimonies from
across Germany, the Netherlands, France, and Poland, Hopkinson
paints a moving and diverse portrait of the Jewish youth experience
in Europe under the shadow of the Third Reich. With archival images
and myriad interviews, this compelling and beautifully told
addition to Holocaust history not only honors the courage of the
victims, but calls young readers to action -- by reminding them
that heroism begins with the ordinary, everyday feat of showing
compassion toward our fellow citizens.
As a young boy, Charles Darwin hated school and was often
scolded forconducting "useless" experiments. Yet his passion for
the natural world was so strong that he suffered through terrible
seasickness during his five-year voyage aboard The Beagle. Darwin
collected new creatures from the coasts of Africa, South America,
and the Galapagos Islands, and expanded his groundbreaking ideas
that would change people's understanding of the natural world.
About 100 illustrations and a clear, exciting text will make Darwin
and his theory of evolution an exciting discovery for every young
reader.
The unbeatable team of Deborah Hopkinson and James E. Ransome
present a riveting brick-by-brick account of how one of the most
amazing accomplishments in American architecture came to be. Join a
young boy as he watches the Empire State Building being constructed
from scratch, then travels to the top to look down on all of New
York City in 1931. Hopkinson, a master of historical fiction, and
Ransome, an award-winning illustrator, dazzle us with this ALA
Notable and a "Boston Globe-Horn Book "Honor Book.
A Band of Angels is fiction, but it is based on real events and people. The character of Ella was inspired by Ella Sheppard Moore, who was born February 4, 1851, in Nashville, Tennessee. Her father was able to free himself and young Ella from slavery, but before he could buy freedom for Ella's mother she was sold away. Ella was raised in Cincinnati, where she took music lessons. At fifteen, she was left penniless when her father died. She arrived at Fisk School in 1868 with only six dollars. Fisk was opened in 1866 as a school for former slaves and began offering college classes in 1871. That year, in a desperate attempt to save Fisk from closing, a music teacher named George White set out with a group of students on a singing tour to raise money. Although at first they only sang popular music of the day, they soon became famous for introducing spirituals to the world. Ella Sheppard was the pianist for the Jubilee Singers on their historic concert tours, which raised enough money to save the school and build Jubilee Hall, the first permanent structure in the South for the education of black students. Ella later married George Moore, had three children, and located her mother and a sister. She died in 1914. Today her great-granddaughter is a librarian at Fisk University who shares the history of the Jubilee Singers with visitors. Although none graduated from Fisk, the original Jubilee Singers were recognized with honorary degrees in 1978. Today, Jubilee Singers at Fisk University continue to keep alive a rich musical tradition that includes such songs as "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot," "Many Thousand Gone," and "Go Down, Moses."
Photographs and text document the experiences of five individuals who came to live in the Lower East Side of New York City as children or young adults from Belarus, Italy, Lithuania, and Romania at the turn of the twentieth century.
The rights of children--and of all living things--begin in small
places, close to home. This is a poetic and moving adaptation of
U.N. Universal Declaration of Human Rights in honor of its
seventy-fifth anniversary. In backyards and city parks, in school
and at home--wherever and however we move through this world, we
have certain inalienable rights--and it's up to each one of us to
ensure those rights for others, too. The Universal Declaration of
Human Rights, drafted by Eleanor Roosevelt and signed on December
10, 1948, marked the first time that countries agreed on a
comprehensive statement of inalienable human rights. This gorgeous
adaptation for children reminds us that universal rights begin in
small places, close to home. We all deserve to live free, to feel
safe, to belong, to learn, to dream.
Sibert Honor author Deborah Hopkinson illuminates the true stories
of Jewish children who fled Nazi Germany, risking everything to
escape to safety on the Kindertransport. An NCTE Orbis Pictus
recommended book and a Sydney Taylor Book Award Notable Title. Ruth
David was growing up in a small village in Germany when Adolf
Hitler rose to power in the 1930s. Under the Nazi Party, Jewish
families like Ruth's experienced rising anti-Semitic restrictions
and attacks. Just going to school became dangerous. By November
1938, anti-Semitism erupted into Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken
Glass, and unleashed a wave of violence and forced arrests. Days
later, desperate volunteers sprang into action to organize the
Kindertransport, a rescue effort to bring Jewish children to
England. Young people like Ruth David had to say good-bye to their
families, unsure if they'd ever be reunited. Miles from home, the
Kindertransport refugees entered unrecognizable lives, where food,
clothes -- and, for many of them, language and religion -- were
startlingly new. Meanwhile, the onset of war and the Holocaust
visited unimaginable horrors on loved ones left behind. Somehow,
these rescued children had to learn to look forward, to hope.
Through the moving and often heart-wrenching personal accounts of
Kindertransport survivors, critically acclaimed and award-winning
author Deborah Hopkinson paints the timely and devastating story of
how the rise of Hitler and the Nazis tore apart the lives of so
many families and what they were forced to give up in order to save
these children.
Acclaimed activist Philippe Cousteau and renowned author Deborah
Hopkinson team up to offer a story of the powerful difference young
people can make in the world. Meet Viv, who has a new home and a
new school by the sea, and follow her as she finds her way in a new
place and helps bring together a whole community to save the sea
turtles of the South Carolina coast.
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