A special thank you to Eileen Robinson for sharing this great list of books!

Science

• Counting Birds: The Idea That Helped Save Our Feathered Friends, by Heidi E.Y. Stemple and illustrated by Clover Robin
• The Snail with the Right Heart: A True Story, by Maria Popova and illustrated by Ping Zhu
• Footprints Across the Planet, by Jennifer Swanson and illustrated with photographs
• Moth (An Evolution Story), by Isabel Thomas and illustrated by Daniel Egneu

• Playing at the Border: A Story of Yo-Yo Ma, by Joanna Ho and illustrated by Teresa Martinez
• Exquisite: The Poetry and Life of Gwendolyn Brooks, by Suzanne Slade and illustrated by Cozbi A. Cabrera
• Paper Son: The Inspiring Story of Tyrus Wong, Immigrant and Artist, by Julie Leung and illustrated by Chris Sasaki
• It Jes' Happened: When Bill Taylor Started to Draw, by Don Tate and illustrated by R. Gregory Christie

• Twenty-One Steps: Guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, by Jeff Gottesfeld and illustrated by Matt Tavares
• Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement, by Angela Joy and illustrated by Janelle Washington
• Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky, by Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond and illustrated by Daniel Minter
• Action! How Movies Began, written and illustrated by Meghan McCarthy

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