The First Step : How One Girl Put Segregation On Trial
School Library Journal ¡ï 01/01/2016 Gr 2¨C4¡ªMore than a century before Brown v. Board of Education, there was Roberts v. City of Boston; this beautifully illustrated picture book sheds light on this lesser-known case. Benjamin and Adeline Roberts enrolled their four-year-old in the closest neighborhood school. Sarah attended, until officials noticed and sent a police […]
It's a Dog's Life : How Man's Best Friend Sees, Hears, and Smells the World
Publishers Weekly A wisecracking dog narrates this off-the-cuff look at the “secret life†of his species. Goodman (See How They Run) opens with a brief overview of dogs’ rapport with early humans and their subsequent roles (honed through breeding) as hunters, herders, haulers, and guide dogs. Noting “we take this best friend business very seriously,†[…]