Results for "Brown, Don"

Award-winning author-illustrator Don Brown explores the history of electricity in this installment of the Big Ideas That Changed the World series.   In 600 BCE, the Greek mathematician Thales observed a seemingly strange phenomenon: amber, when rubbed with a cloth, had the ability to attract li... Read More about All Charged Up!: Big Ideas That Changed the World #5

A young adult graphic novel that captures the complexities of the war in Ukraine, focusing on the siege of Mariupol (Feb ’22 – May ’22) and the brave people who stayed to defend their city against Russian forces as well as the resulting effects on global politics. A city ruined. In once quiet reside... Read More about 83 Days in Mariupol: A War Diary

A gripping nonfiction graphic novel that follows the stories of Jewish children, separated from their parents, who escaped the horrors of the Holocaust. From the Sibert Honor and YALSA Award–winning creator behind The Unwanted, Drowned City, and others.  In the tightening gr... Read More about Run and Hide: How Jewish Youth Escaped the Holocaust

Award-winning author and illustrator Don Brown explores the history of vaccines from smallpox to COVID-19 in this installment of the Big Ideas That Changed the World graphic novel series.  A Shot in the Arm! explores the history of vaccinations and the struggle to protect people from infectious... Read More about A Shot in the Arm!: Big Ideas that Changed the World #3

Award-winning author Don Brown explores the history of democracy in the United States in this installment of the Big Ideas That Changed the World series.   The Greek word democracy comes from demos (people) and kratos (rule)—meaning “the people hold power.” In this timely graphic novel, acclai... Read More about We the People!: Big Ideas that Changed the World #4

Sibert Honor Medalist · Kirkus’ Best of 2015 list · School Library Journal Best of 2015 · Publishers Weekly’s Best of 2015 list · Horn Book Fanfare Book · Booklist Editor's Choice On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina's monstrous winds and surging water ... Read More about Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans