Cary Library's Best Books of 2023 - For Children

81) The moon tonight: our moon's journey around earth

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"Astronomer Jung Chang-hoon provides easy-to-follow scientific explanations of first- and last-quarter Moons, ebb and flow tides, where the new Moon goes, and more."--

82) Jumper: a day in the life of a backyard jumping spider

Author

Lanan, Jessica

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"From critically acclaimed illustrator of The Lost Package comes a bold nonfiction story following a day in the life of a backyard jumping spider"--

83) Just Jerry: how drawing shaped my life : a memoir

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Pinkney, Jerry

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Book, eAudiobook, Playaway Audiobook

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"Jerry Pinkney, Caldecott Medal winner and illustrator of over one hundred books, tells the story of his childhood and how he developed his artistic talent"--

84) Little Rosetta and the talking guitar: the musical story of Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the woman who invented rock and roll

Author

Pinkney Barlow, Charnelle

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"Decades before Elvis Presley was dubbed the King of Rock and Roll, before Billy Haley played 'Rock Around the Clock,' and before the Beatles revolutionized popular music, there was Sister Rosetta Tharpe, a Black guitar player from Cotton Plant, Arksansas."--

85) Dare to question: Carrie Chapman Catt's voice for the vote

Author

Stirling, Jasmine

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"Carrie Chapman Catt mobilized people across the nation to dare to question a woman's right to vote"--

86) How do you spell unfair?: MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee

Author

Weatherford, Carole Boston

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A true story of determination and groundbreaking achievement follows eighth grade African American spelling champion MacNolia Cox, who left Akron, Ohio, in 1936 to compete in the prestigious National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C., only to be met with prejudice and discrimination.