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New Releases by Tanya Lee Stone

Tanya Lee Stone is the author of Remembering Rosalind Franklin (2024), Peace Is a Chain Reaction: How World War II Japanese Balloon Bombs Brought People of Two Nations Together (2022), Girl Rising (2019), Pass Go and Collect $200 (2018), Who Says Women Can't Be Computer Programmers? (2018).

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Remembering Rosalind Franklin

release date: Jan 01, 2024
Remembering Rosalind Franklin
An inspiring nonfiction picture book about Rosalind Franklin, the groundbreaking chemist who helped discover the structure of DNA.

Peace Is a Chain Reaction: How World War II Japanese Balloon Bombs Brought People of Two Nations Together

release date: Sep 13, 2022
Peace Is a Chain Reaction: How World War II Japanese Balloon Bombs Brought People of Two Nations Together
From an award-winning author comes a vivid depiction of an act of war from opposing sides of the conflict in World War II—and a rare reconciliation and wish for peace that evolved years later. Adults wage war, while children are unwitting victims, pulled into a maelstrom of fear and hate without any choice. This is a story about two groups of teenagers on opposite sides of the world, forever connected by an act of war. It is a story about the adults some of those teens became, forever connected by acts of forgiveness, understanding, and peace. And it is a story about one remarkable man, whose heart belonged both to America and Japan, who put that peace and understanding in motion. Panning the camera wide, Tanya Lee Stone lays the global groundwork for the story’s context before zooming in on the lives of the people involved, providing an intimate look at how their changing perspectives impact their actions. Through meticulous research, interviews, and archival photo curation, Stone skillfully weaves all of these stories together, illuminating how, despite the devastating pain and destruction caused by war, peace can be a chain reaction. Extensive back matter includes an author’s note, source notes, bibliography, and index.

Girl Rising

release date: Sep 24, 2019
Girl Rising
"Powerful. . . . We love this book." —GLAMOUR "With delicacy and great empathy, Stone . . . prod[s] young readers to think of what better sort of girlhood is possible." —THE WASHINGTON POST A gorgeous, full-color oversized book about educating girls across the world, inspired by the documentary that Entertainment Weekly says "every mother, sister, and daughter should see, as well as the men who love and support them." Worldwide, more than 130 million girls are not in school. Why is that, and what can you do about it? Girl Rising started as a film, profiling nine unforgettable girls coming of age in the developing world and confronting the barriers to their education. Powered by these stories of resilience and determination, the film exploded into a global campaign for girls’ education. This book—which can stand alone—is an expansion of that film. Author Tanya Lee Stone deftly integrates raw interview footage from the filmmakers with her own research to illuminate the facts and stories behind the girls in the film and more than twenty-five others around the world—girls who are conquering obstacles, becoming empowered, creating their own possibilities. This updated edition features a foreword by David Oyelowo, the noted actor, producer, and activist for girls’ education. With stunning full-color photos from the global film shoots, recent statistics and information about the girls in the film, infographics, and a compelling narrative, Girl Rising is a call to action. It will inspire you to join an exhilarating and growing movement to change the world. This is the right book for the present moment and perfect for anyone who believes that one girl with courage is a revolution. A KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST TEEN BOOK OF THE YEAR A BANK STREET COLLEGE OF EDUCATION BEST CHILDREN’S BOOK OF THE YEAR AN ALA AMELIA BLOOMER TOP TEN SELECTION A JUNIOR LIBRARY GUILD SELECTION Additional Praise for the Film: "Delivers . . . tangible hope that the world can be healed in a better future." —MERYL STREEP "Girl Rising stands as a testament to the power of information." —LOS ANGELES TIMES

Pass Go and Collect $200

release date: Jul 17, 2018
Pass Go and Collect $200
"A nonfiction picture book history of Monopoly, one of the world''s most famous games" --

Who Says Women Can't Be Computer Programmers?

release date: Feb 20, 2018
Who Says Women Can't Be Computer Programmers?
A picture book biography of Ada Lovelace, the woman recognized today as history’s first computer programmer—she imagined them 100 years before they existed! In the early nineteenth century lived Ada Byron: a young girl with a wild and wonderful imagination. The daughter of internationally acclaimed poet Lord Byron, Ada was tutored in science and mathematics from a very early age. But Ada’s imagination was never meant to be tamed and, armed with the fundamentals of math and engineering, she came into her own as a woman of ideas—equal parts mathematician and philosopher. From her whimsical beginnings as a gifted child to her most sophisticated notes on Charles Babbage’s Analytical Engine, this book celebrates the woman recognized today as the first computer programmer. This title has Common Core connections. Christy Ottaviano Books

LA GRANDE GUERRE - Histoires inspirées par des objets emblématiques de 1914-1918

release date: Oct 14, 2015
LA GRANDE GUERRE - Histoires inspirées par des objets emblématiques de 1914-1918
David Almond (Je m’appelle Mina), Tracy Chevalier (La jeune fille à la perle), Timothée de Fombelle (Le livre de Perle), Michael Morpurgo (Cheval de Guerre)... Les plus grandes signatures de la littérature racontent la Première Guerre mondiale à partir d’objets emblématiques. Un superbe recueil contenant des nouvelles écrites par onze écrivains célébrés partout dans le monde : Timothée de Fombelle, Michael Morpurgo, Tracy Chevalier rendent hommage aux héros les plus ordinaires. Un soldat de plomb, un plat à beurre, une boussole... Des objets du quotidien. Pourtant, aux yeux de nos auteurs, ces artefacts touchent au cœur des vies humaines pendant la Première Guerre mondiale. Chaque auteur de ce recueil a été enjoint de choisir un objet qui avait un lien avec la guerre – une croix de Victoria pour Timothée de Fombelle, un kit d’écriture pour David Almond, un casque pour Michael Morpurgo – et de s’en servir comme inspiration pour une nouvelle originale. Le résultat : un recueil extraordinaire, illustré par Jim Kay (Quelques minutes après minuit), avec des photographies des objets qui ont inspiré les nouvelles.

The Good, the Bad, and the Barbie

release date: Aug 21, 2015
The Good, the Bad, and the Barbie
Acclaimed nonfiction author Tanya Lee Stone takes an unbiased look at how Barbie became the icon that she is, and at the impact that she''s had on our culture (and vice versa). Feau00adturing passionate anecdotes, original photou00adgraphs, source notes, and

The House That Jane Built

release date: Jun 23, 2015
The House That Jane Built
"Ever since she was a little girl, Jane Addams hoped to help people in need. She wanted to create a place where people could find food, work, and community. In 1889, she chose a house in a run-down Chicago neighborhood and turned it into Hull House--a settlement home--soon adding a playground, kindergarten, and a public bath, By 1907, Hull House included thirteen buildings. And by the early 1920s, more than nine thousand people visited Hull House each week. The dreams of a smart, caring girl had become a reality. And the lives of hundreds of thousands of people were transformed when they stepped into the house that Jane Addams built."--Provided by publisher.

Courage Has No Color - The True Story of the Triple Nickles

release date: Oct 08, 2013
Courage Has No Color - The True Story of the Triple Nickles
Examines the role of African-Americans in the military through the history of the Triple Nickles, America''s first black paratroopers, who fought against little-known attacks perpetrated on the American West by the Japanese during World War II, and p

Courage Has No Color, The True Story of the Triple Nickles

release date: Jan 22, 2013
Courage Has No Color, The True Story of the Triple Nickles
They became America’s first black paratroopers. Why was their story never told? Sibert Medalist Tanya Lee Stone reveals the history of the Triple Nickles during World War II. World War II is raging, and thousands of American soldiers are fighting overseas against the injustices brought on by Hitler. Back on the home front, the injustice of discrimination against African Americans plays out as much on Main Street as in the military. Enlisted black men are segregated from white soldiers and regularly relegated to service duties. At Fort Benning, Georgia, First Sergeant Walter Morris’s men serve as guards at The Parachute School, while the white soldiers prepare to be paratroopers. Morris knows that for his men to be treated like soldiers, they have to train and act like them, but would the military elite and politicians recognize the potential of these men as well as their passion for serving their country? Tanya Lee Stone examines the role of African Americans in the military through the history of the Triple Nickles, America’s first black paratroopers, who fought in a little-known attack on the American West by the Japanese. The 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion, in the words of Morris, “proved that the color of a man had nothing to do with his ability.” From Courage Has No Color What did it take to be a paratrooper in World War II? Specialized training, extreme physical fitness, courage, and — until the 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion (the Triple Nickles) was formed — white skin. It is 1943. Americans are overseas fighting World War II to help keep the world safe from Adolf Hitler’s tyranny, safe from injustice, safe from discrimination. Yet right here at home, people with white skin have rights that people with black skin do not. What is courage? What is strength? Perhaps it is being ready to fight for your nation even when your nation isn’t ready to fight for you. Front matter includes a foreword by Ashley Bryan. Back matter includes an author’s note, an appendix, a time line, source notes, and a bibliography.

A Is for America

release date: May 12, 2011
A Is for America
Little ones will love learning American history in Tanya Lee Stone''s latest alphabet book. Rhyming couplets that flow through the alphabet help kids celebrate everything from the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence to Thomas Jefferson and Harriet Tubman!

Elizabeth Leads the Way

release date: Feb 16, 2010
Elizabeth Leads the Way
Elizabeth Cady Stanton stood up and fought for what she believed in. From an early age, she knew that women were not given rights equal to men. But rather than accept her lesser status, Elizabeth went to college and later gathered other like-minded women to challenge the right to vote.Here is the inspiring story of an extraordinary woman who changed America forever because she wouldn''t take "no" for an answer. Elizabeth Leads the Way is a 2009 Bank Street - Best Children''s Book of the Year. This title has Common Core connections.

H is for Haunted House

release date: Jan 01, 2010
H is for Haunted House
A group of children enjoy the frights and fun of a Halloween party and trick-or-treating in this rhyming alphabet book.

T Is for Turkey

release date: Aug 20, 2009
T Is for Turkey
Little ones will love learning about Thanksgiving in Tanya Lee Stone''s newest shaped alphabet book. Join in as the elementary school puts on a play that tells the true story of the first Thanksgiving. Rhyming couplets that flow through the alphabet help kids celebrate everything from Harvest to Pilgrims to Turkey.

Laura Ingalls Wilder

release date: Jan 01, 2009
Laura Ingalls Wilder
A biography of the writer whose pioneer life on the American prairie became the basis for her "Little House" books.

Sandy's Circus

release date: Sep 04, 2008
Sandy's Circus
As a boy, Alexander ?Sandy? Calder was always fiddling with odds and ends, making objects for friends. When he got older and became an artist, his fiddling led him to create wire sculptures. One day, Sandy made a lion. Next came a lion cage. Before he knew it, he had an entire circus and was traveling between Paris and New York performing a brand-new kind of art for amazed audiences. This is the story of Sandy?s Circus, as told by Tanya Lee Stone with Boris Kulikov?s spectacular and innovative illustrations. Calder?s original circus is on permanent display at the Whitney Museum in New York City.

Ella Fitzgerald

release date: Jan 01, 2008
Ella Fitzgerald
Presents the life and accomplishments of the world-revered jazz singer who won thirteen Grammys, toured for more than fifty years, and became known as the First Lady of Song.

A Bad Boy Can Be Good for a Girl

release date: Jun 12, 2007
A Bad Boy Can Be Good for a Girl
Josie, Nicolette, and Aviva all get mixed up with a senior boy–a cool, slick, sexy boy who can talk them into doing almost anything he wants. In a blur of high school hormones and personal doubt, each girl struggles with how much to give up and what ultimately to keep for herself. How do girls handle themselves? How much can a boy get away with? And in the end, who comes out on top? A bad boy may always be a bad boy. But this bad boy is about to meet three girls who won’t back down.

Amelia Earhart

release date: Jan 01, 2007
Amelia Earhart
An introduction to one of America''s most famous pilots, who mysteriously disappeared in 1937 while flying over the Pacific Ocean.

B Is for Bunny

release date: Jan 01, 2006
B Is for Bunny
All the wonderful things about spring are shown from A to Z.

Unique Animals of the Northeast

release date: Jan 01, 2005
Unique Animals of the Northeast
Many different animals make their homes in the Northeast. Some animals, such as red foxes, cottontails, black bears, moose, and lobsters are especially well known in this region.

Abraham Lincoln

release date: Jan 01, 2005
Abraham Lincoln
Cover subtitle: A photographic story of a life.

Unique Animals of the Islands

release date: Jan 01, 2005
Unique Animals of the Islands
The islands of the Atlantic and Pacific are home to a variety of wildlife, including many that are endangered. Read about iguanas, parrots, coquis, leatherback turtles, coconut crabs, and more!

Unique Animals of the Mountains and Prairies

release date: Jan 01, 2005
Unique Animals of the Mountains and Prairies
Many different animals make their homes on the mountains and prairies. But when people think of this region, they often think of buffalo, bears, antelope, elk, and prairie dogs. Read about these animals and more!

Unique Animals of the Southwest

release date: Jan 01, 2005
Unique Animals of the Southwest
Highlight ten animals known to live in the Southeast, including the alligator, the blue heron, and manatee.

Unique Animals of the Southeast

release date: Sep 01, 2004
Unique Animals of the Southeast
Highlight ten animals known to live in the Southeast, including the alligator, the blue heron, and manatee.

Unique Animals of the Midwest

release date: Sep 01, 2004
Unique Animals of the Midwest
Highlights ten animals known to live in the Midwest, including the red fox, various varieties of birds, and the white-tail deer.

Unique Animals of Hawaii

release date: Sep 01, 2004
Unique Animals of Hawaii
The Hawaiian Islands are home to a variety of animals, including many that are endangered. Read about humpback whales, green sea turtles, hoary bats, stilt birds, tree snails, and more!

Polar Bears

release date: Apr 01, 2003
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