Category: nonfiction

Parts of a Whole
by Magda Gargulakova (Author) and Federico Bonifacini (Illustrator)
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Booktalk: You may be surprised to learn how many individual parts make up the things around us. Do you know all the things that go into alphabet soup, a sandpit or a clock? Can you imagine how lovely all the parts look when sorted and arranged side by side? You can’t? An inquisitive cat called Ada will show you what makes up lots of ordinary and special things and places.

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It’s STEM Friday! (STEM is Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)

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Dorothy & Herbert: An Ordinary Couple and Their Extraordinary Collection of Art
by Jackie Azúa Kramer (Author) and Julia Breckenreid (Illustrator)
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Booktalk: In the heart of Manhattan lived a librarian and a postal clerk who loved art so much that they collected it. Over the years, Dorothy and Herbert brought home hundreds of works of art–from little-known SoHo artists to luminaries such as Chuck Close and Christo and Jeanne-Claude–to their small, empty-walled apartment, much to the curiosity and delight of their eight cats and tank of fish. Their passion for art and support of artists was so impressive, Dorothy and Herbert became famous themselves. And when they gifted their extraordinary collection to the National Gallery of Art, their art became ours, inspiring new generations of artists.

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And when there was a new museum exhibit
or gallery show in town,
Dorothy and Herbert were always there,
hand in hand.

Art filled them with WONDER.

It’s Nonfiction Monday!

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