Calkins Creek

This YA biography-in-verse of six important Black Americans from different eras, including Ona Judge, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Ida B. Wells, Martin Luther King Jr., and Barack Obama,...

For take-charge girls in the making and fans of I Dissent and Kamala Harris: Rooted in Justice, this is the story of Jeannette Rankin, the first US congresswoman. Jeannette Rankin was always a...

This thrilling title for young readers blends science, history, and medical mysteries to tell the story of the assassination and ultimately horrible death of President James Garfield. James Abram...

Author: Gretchen WoelflePublisher: Calkins CreekPublication Date: Oct 04, 2016Number of Pages: 240 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: HardcoverISBN-10: 162979306XISBN-13: 9781629793061

The inspirational story of Mary Sherman, the world's first female rocket scientist, who overcame gender barriers and many failures to succeed. Growing up in the 1920s on a dirt-poor farm in North...

Author: Alex Prud'hommePublisher: Calkins CreekPublication Date: Feb 08, 2022Number of Pages: 40 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: HardcoverISBN-10: 1635923239ISBN-13: 9781635923230

Author: Janice N. HarringtonPublisher: Calkins CreekPublication Date: November 5, 2019Number of Pages: 48 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: HardcoverISBN-10: 1629795585ISBN-13: 9781629795584

The remarkable story of Deborah Sampson, a woman who fought in the American Revolution disguised as a man?and who ends up finding her true identity and purpose in life. Deborah Sampson didn?t like...

From the award-winning author/illustrator team behind Memphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop Who was Coretta Scott King? Her black-veiled image at the funeral of her husband, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr...

This inspirational and dazzlin? story of Dolly Parton?noted singer, songwriter, and humanitarian?follows her rise to fame, from her beginnings in East Tennessee to performing to thousands at the...

Convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage for the Soviet Union against the United States, Ethel Rosenberg shares the story of her beliefs, loves, secrets, betrayals, and injustices in this...

Author: Alice Faye DuncanPublisher: Calkins CreekPublication Date: Jan 11, 2022Number of Pages: 64 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: HardcoverISBN-10: 1684379792ISBN-13: 9781684379798

This lyrical picture book explores the birth of Black America, focusing on the little-known men and women who fought for justice and for an America where freedom truly rang for all. We?re familiar...

Celebrate the inventor of the dishwasher in this inspiring STEM/STEAM picture book biography about Josephine Garis Cochrane, the brains behind one of the world's most-used kitchen appliances. Many...

Memphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop: The Sanitation Strike of 1968Author: Alice Faye DuncanPublisher: Calkins CreekPublication Date: August 28, 2018Number of Pages: 40 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding:...

This behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the classic and beloved picture book Make Way for Ducklings will captivate young artists, writers, readers, and animal lovers alike. While writing and...

Author: Kate HanniganPublisher: Calkins CreekPublication Date: Feb 15, 2022Number of Pages: 40 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: HardcoverISBN-10: 1684373778ISBN-13: 9781684373772

Discover the untold yet inspiring story of Amy Beach, musician extraordinaire and the first successful woman composer in America. With perfect pitch and fierce persistence, Amy Beach always knew she...

Author: Beth AndersonPublisher: Calkins CreekPublication Date: Feb 01, 2022Number of Pages: 48 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: HardcoverISBN-10: 1644720574ISBN-13: 9781644720578

Join Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, Harvey Firestone, and John Burroughs on their pioneering camping trips during the early 1900s in this energetic and entertaining nonfiction picture-book adventure...

Meet Charles S. Parker, an unsung yet trailblazing Black scientist who made major contributions to the fields of botany (the study of plants) and mycology (the study of fungi) in this inspiring...

NSTA Best STEM Book James "Smelly" Kelly used his super-senses and intelligence to make sure that the New York City subway in the 1930s ran safely throughout his lifetime and beyond. James Kelly...

Astronaut Alan Shepard's mission: Fly to the moon. Study it in more detail than ever before. Hit a golf ball in low gravity. But how far? Find out in this engaging STEM/STEAM picture book. In 1971,...

Hidden Figures meets Rosie Revere, Engineer in this STEM/STEAM picture book about Edith Clarke, the innovator who solved an electrical mystery and built the first graphing calculator?from paper! Long...

2022 Green Earth Book Award Winner NSTA/CBC Best STEM Book John Burroughs Association Riverby Award Honorable Mention, Sigurd F. Olson Nature Writing Award This picture book biography tells the story...

Author: Emma Bland SmithPublisher: Calkins CreekPublication Date: Nov 10, 2020Number of Pages: 48 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: HardcoverISBN-10: 1684371716ISBN-13: 9781684371716

Author: Gail JarrowPublisher: Calkins CreekPublication Date: October 15, 2019Number of Pages: 160 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: HardcoverISBN-10: 1629794384ISBN-13: 9781629794389

The Poppy Lady: Moina Belle Michael And Her Tribute To VeteransAuthor: Barbara Elizabeth WalshPublisher: Calkins CreekPublication Date: Sep 01, 2012Number of Pages: 40 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding:...

Author: Sandra Neil WallacePublisher: Calkins CreekPublication Date: September 22, 2020Number of Pages: 44 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: HardcoverISBN-10: 162979452XISBN-13: 9781629794525

Discover the electrifying untold stories of the pioneering and groundbreaking women of Old Hollywood in this nonfiction book perfect for young movie buffs and budding feminists alike. Includes a...