Loqueleo Catalog 2019

Yona Zeldis McDonough ¿Quién fue John F. Kennedy? Who Was John F. Kennedy? Yona Zeldis McDonough ¿Quién fue Louis Armstrong? Who Was Louis Armstrong? ILLUSTRATIONS GR T Presidents / Politics and Government / U.S. History 9781682925058 5½" x 7½" / 112 pp $10.99 / PB Informational Text Literary Nonfiction / Biography / History ILLUSTRATIONS John O’Brien GR P Performing Arts / Music / Prejudice and Racism 9781631134227 5½" x 7½" / 112 pp $10.99 / PB Informational Text Literary Nonfiction / Biography / History If not for a stint in reform school, young Louis Armstrong might never have become a musician. It was a teacher at the Colored Waifs’ Home who gave him a cornet, promoted him to band leader, and saw talent in the tough kid from the even tougher New Orleans neighborhood called Storyville. But it was Louis Armstrong’s own passion and genius that pushed jazz into new and exciting realms. The man who saved the lives of his PT-109 crewmen during WWII and became the 35th president fought—and won—his first battle at the age of two-and-a-half, when he was stricken with scarlet fever. Although his presidency was cut short, our nation’s youngest elected leader left an indelible mark on the American consciousness and now is profiled in our Who Was…? series. Included are one hundred black-and-white illustrations as well as a timeline that guides readers through this eventful period in history. Yona Zeldis McDonough ¿Quién fue Rosa Parks? Who Was Rosa Parks? ILLUSTRATIONS Stephen Marchesi GR R Civil Rights / Social Activists / Prejudice and Racism 9781631134302 5½" x 7½" / 112 pp $10.99 / PB Informational Text Literary Nonfiction / Biography / History In 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give her bus seat to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama. This seemingly small act triggered civil rights protests across America and earned Rosa Parks the title “Mother of the Civil Rights Movement.” This biography has black-and-white illustrations throughout. 131 MIDDLE GRADE READERS AUTHENTIC TITLE AWARD-WINNER