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Martin's Big Words: The
Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by
Doreen Rappaport,
illustrated by
Bryan Collier Caldecott Honor Book, 2002 Coretta Scott King Honor Book, 2002 An inspiring celebration of Dr. King's "big words," this picture-book biography depicts the civil rights leader as both preacher and politician. The watercolor and collage illustrations combine recreations of stained glass windows with images from the civil rights movement. With powerful art and pulsing words, this is a fine book to share and read aloud many times. |
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The Three Pigs by
David Wiesner Caldecott Medal Winner, 2002 Once upon a time three pigs built three houses, out of straw, sticks, and bricks. Along came a wolf, who huffed and puffed and ...Well, you know the rest. Or do you? Instead of blowing down the house, the wolf blows the first little pig right out of the picture. Soon all three pigs have left their fairy tale and set off on new adventure. The pigs visit other stories, rescuing a dragon and a nursery rhyme cat, before returning to the house of bricks and writing their own happily-ever-after ending. |
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Goin' Someplace Special by Pat
McKissack, illustrated by Jerry Pinkney Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner, 2002 Tricia Ann, though frustrated by the Jim Crow laws that forbid her, as an African American, to enter certain restaurants and hotels, or even to sit on park benches marked "For Whites Only," rises above her pain and makes her way to one of the only places in the city that welcomes her with open arms: the public library. |
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The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins: An Illuminating History of
Mr. Waterhouse Hawkins, Artist and Lecturer by Barbara Kerley, illustrated by Brian Selznick Caldecott Honor Book, 2002 Did you know almost nobody knew what a dinosaur was until the mid-1800s, when Victorian artist Waterhouse Hawkins built the first life-size models of dinosaurs? In both his native England and in America, his awe-inspiring creations dazzled anyone who saw them. Barbara Kerley and Brian Selznick unearth a story of a remarkable legacy that lives on today the unforgettable story of Waterhouse Hawkins, his triumphant spirit, and his dinosaurs. |
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Freedom Summer by Deborah Wiles, illustrated by Jerome Lagarrigue John Steptoe Award Winner, 2002 Joe is white and his best friend, John Henry, is black, so the boys swim together at the creek, instead of the whites-only town pool. But, it's 1964 and new laws say that the pool, and everything else, must desegregate. When their hopes of swimming together in the pool are dashed, Joe tries to see their town, "through John Henry's eyes."
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