This year, Earth Day fall on April 22. The following books celebrate the climates, plants and creatures, that make our planet so special.
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March is Women’s History Month. You can learn more about some fascinating women by reading the following picture books.
Gifts from Georgia’s Garden: How Georgia O’keeffe Nourished Her Art, by Lisa Robinson and Hadley Hooper, is a celebration of art.
Get an up-close look at an insect found in every backyard in The Wonderful Wisdom of Ants, a nonfiction picture book by Philip Bunting.
You Are a Star, Malala Yousafzai, by Dean Robbins and Maithili Joshi, is the story of the youngest person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.
Holding Her Own: The Exceptional Life of Jackie Ormes, by Traci N. Todd and Shannon Wright, is an excellent picture book biography.
Learn more about the first black female Supreme Court Justice in Justice Ketanji: The Story of US Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.
Learn about the first professional woman astronomer — Caroline Herschel — in Comet Chaser, written by Pamela S. Turner and illustrated by Vivien Mildenberger.
Learn about rocks and minerals in What a Rock Can Reveal: Where They Come From and What They Tell Us About Our Planet, by Maya Wei-Haas and Sonia Pulido.
Fighting With Love: The Legacy of John Lewis, by Lesa Cline-Ransome and James E. Ransome, tells the story of a groundbreaking civil rights leader.