9 Top nonfiction books like The People's Painter: How Ben Shahn Fought for Justice with Art by Cynthia Levinson

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The People's Painter: How Ben Shahn Fought for Justice with Art

By: Cynthia Levinson

4.16

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

An illustrated biography of Jewish artist and activist Ben Shahn“The first thing I can remember,” B…

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1. Big

By: Vashti Harrison

4.66

Format: 60 pages, Kindle Edition

This deeply moving story shares valuable lessons about fitting in, standing out, and the beauty of … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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2. Hot Dog

By: Doug Salati

4.29

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From a critically acclaimed creator comes this summery picture book featuring an overheated--and ov… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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3. Berry Song

By: Michaela Goade

4.43

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Caldecott Medalist Michaela Goade's first self-authored picture book is a celebration of the land s… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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4. Watercress

By: Andrea Wang

4.53

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Gathering watercress by the side of the road brings a girl closer to her family's Chinese Heritage.… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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5. Love in the Library

By: Maggie Tokuda-Hall

4.47

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Set in an internment camp where the United States cruelly detained Japanese Americans during WWII a… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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6. Mel Fell

By: Corey R. Tabor

4.47

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A tale about self-confidence and taking a leap of faith, starring a kingfisher. Sometimes, you m… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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7. Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre

By: Carole Boston Weatherford

4.48

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A look at the Tulsa Race Massacre, one of the worst incidents of racial violence in US history. The… read more

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  • history
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
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8. A Walk in the Words

By: Hudson Talbott

4.33

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

When Hudson Talbott was a little boy, he loved drawing, and it came naturally to him. But reading? … read more

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  • art
  • picture books
  • childrens
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9. Nicky & Vera: A Quiet Hero of the Holocaust and the Children He Rescued

By: Peter Sís

4.48

Format: 64 pages, Hardcover

In 1938, twenty-nine-year-old Nicholas Winton saved the lives of almost 700 children trapped in Naz… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • jewish
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
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10. Wonder Walkers

By: Micha Archer

4.19

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Micha Archer's detailed collages give readers an outlook on the splendors of nature. When two cu… read more

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  • art
  • picture books
  • childrens
"Is rain the day's tears? Is the moon the world's night light? I wonder. Me too."

-Micha Archer, Wonder Walkers

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11. Nina: A Story of Nina Simone

By: Traci N. Todd

4.50

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

This picture book biography tells the story of little Eunice who grew up to become the acclaimed si… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
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12. Have You Ever Seen a Flower?

By: Shawn Harris

3.87

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

One child experiences a flower with all five senses—from its color to its fragrance to the entire u… read more

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  • art
  • picture books
  • childrens
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13. Soul Food Sunday

By: Winsome Bingham

4.38

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Granny teaches her grandson to cook the family meal in this celebration of food, traditions, and ga… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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14. ¡Vamos! Let's Cross the Bridge (World of ¡Vamos!)

By: Raúl the Third

4.10

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Little Lobo and Bernabé are back in this story about coming together and celebrating community. Peo… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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15. The Great Stink: How Joseph Bazalgette Solved London's Poop Pollution Problem

By: Colleen Paeff

4.35

Format: None pages, None

Discover the true story about the determined engineer who fixed London’s pollution problem in this … read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
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16. Summertime Sleepers: Animals That Estivate

By: Melissa Stewart

4.16

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A 2022 Robert F. Sibert Honor Book Everyone knows about animals that hibernate in the winter. But … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
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17. Bright Star

By: Yuyi Morales

4.10

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Yuyi Morales weaves the tale of a fawn making her way through a landscape that is dangerous, beauti… read more

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  • social justice
  • picture books
  • childrens
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18. We Are Still Here!: Native American Truths Everyone Should Know

By: Traci Sorell

4.29

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Twelve Native American kids present historical and contemporary laws, policies, struggles, and vict… read more

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  • history
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
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19. A Boy Named Isamu: A Story of Isamu Noguchi

By: James Yang

3.83

Format: 31 pages, Hardcover

If you are Isamu, stones are the most special of all.How can they be so heavy?Would they float if t… read more

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  • art
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
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20. Child of the Flower-Song People: Luz Jiménez, Daughter of the Nahua

By: Gloria Amescua

4.38

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

The biography of an indigenous Nahua woman from Mexico who taught and preserved her people's cultur… read more

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  • art
  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
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21. The People's Painter: How Ben Shahn Fought for Justice with Art

By: Cynthia Levinson

4.16

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

An illustrated biography of Jewish artist and activist Ben Shahn“The first thing I can remember,” B… read more

Similar categories in Cynthia Levinson's The People's Painter: How Ben Shahn Fought for Justice with Art book and Cynthia Levinson's The People's Painter: How Ben Shahn Fought for Justice with Art

  • art
  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • jewish
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
  • activism

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Carole Boston Weatherford

4.48

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Peter Sís

4.48

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Traci N. Todd

4.50

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Jason Reynolds

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4.46

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Ibi Zoboi

4.54

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