Karen M. Greenwald
Based on real events, this story shows how a team of international volunteers worked together to save priceless artifacts after a flood.
When the Arno River floods the city of Florence, Italy in 1966, it leaves slimy, smelly mud everywhere. A young girl watches students from around the world, many from the US, help save the town’s rare treasures, earning themselves the nickname Gli Angeli del Fango, the Mud Angels.
PUBLISHER AND ACCOLADES
Albert Whitman & Company, April 2024
“An uplifting story about visiting students pitching in…to save part of Florence’s history. Beautiful illustrations show the city, both in its splendor and in its filth, and its people as they cycle through joy to despair and finally, hope.”
–Youth Services Book Review
“Lee’s scenes of tumultuous waves washing down city streets amply convey a sense of the widespread devastation to go with Greenwald’s vivid descriptions of the wreckage… A true episode worth commemorating.”
–Booklist
“A heartfelt…account of bravery and cooperation.”
–Kirkus Reviews
A Vote for Susanna,
The First Woman Mayor
In 1887, the state of Kansas gave women the right to vote in municipal elections. But some men in the city of Argonia, Kansas didn’t think women should have a say in choosing their next mayor, so they put a woman on the ballot―as a joke. That woman was Susanna Salter―and soon the men would find the joke was on them! Narrated by a grandmother who remembered what happened on that election day, this is the true story of a woman who stood up for her right to vote and accomplished so much more.
PUBLISHER AND ACCOLADES
Albert Whitman, October 2021
- Library of Congress National Book Festival Kansas State Selection – Great Reads from Great Places
- Named a Kansas Notable Book of 2022
- A Mighty Girl list of their 2021 Books of the Year
- Amazon Hot New Release
- Read Across America Mayoral Selection
“An engaging work of narrative nonfiction that has clear applications in classrooms and school libraries. Recommended for elementary collections”
-School Library Journal
“Factually Accurate and accessibly told.”
-Kirkus Reviews