6 best-selling juvenile books like A Life Made by Hand: The Story of Ruth Asawa by Andrea D'Aquino

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A Life Made by Hand: The Story of Ruth Asawa

By: Andrea D'Aquino

4.05

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Ruth Asawa (1926-2013) was an influential and award-winning sculptor, a beloved figure in the Bay A…

If you liked the juvenile plot in A Life Made by Hand: The Story of Ruth Asawa by Andrea D'Aquino , here is a list of 6 books like this:

1. Edward Hopper Paints His World

By: Robert Burleigh , Wendell Minor

3.92

Format: None pages, Hardcover

As a boy, Edward Hopper knew exactly what he wanted to be when he grew up: on the cover of his penc… read more

Similar categories in Robert Burleigh's Edward Hopper Paints His World book and Andrea D'Aquino's A Life Made by Hand: The Story of Ruth Asawa

  • art
  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction

2. Cloth Lullaby: The Woven Life of Louise Bourgeois

By: Isabelle Arsenault , Amy Novesky

3.64

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A picture book biography of sculptor Louise Bourgeois focusing on how her childhood family life inf… read more

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3. Alma and How She Got Her Name

By: Juana Martinez-Neal

3.47

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

In which the protagonist asks her father about the long name he gave her. read more

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4. 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

Similar categories in Vashti Harrison's Big book and Andrea D'Aquino's A Life Made by Hand: The Story of Ruth Asawa

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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5. Knight Owl (The Knight Owl Series, 1)

By: Christopher Denise

4.51

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A Caldecott Honor Winner and  New York Times  Bestseller!  A determined Owl builds strength and … read more

Similar categories in Christopher Denise's Knight Owl (The Knight Owl Series, 1) book and Andrea D'Aquino's A Life Made by Hand: The Story of Ruth Asawa

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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6. There’s a Ghost in This House

By: Oliver Jeffers

4.43

Format: 44 pages, Hardcover

A captivating new picture book with interactive transparent pages, from world-renowned artist Olive… read more

Similar categories in Oliver Jeffers's There’s a Ghost in This House book and Andrea D'Aquino's A Life Made by Hand: The Story of Ruth Asawa

  • picture books
  • childrens
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7. Seen and Unseen: What Dorothea Lange, Toyo Miyatake, and Ansel Adams's Photographs Reveal About the Japanese American Incarceration

By: Elizabeth Partridge

4.53

Format: 132 pages, Hardcover

This important work of nonfiction features powerful images of the Japanese American incarceration c… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Partridge's Seen and Unseen: What Dorothea Lange, Toyo Miyatake, and Ansel Adams's Photographs Reveal About the Japanese American Incarceration book and Andrea D'Aquino's A Life Made by Hand: The Story of Ruth Asawa

  • art
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • childrens
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8. I'll Love You Till the Cows Come Home

By: Kathryn Cristaldi

4.35

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

I will love you till the cows come home from a trip to Mars through skies unknown, in a rocket ship… read more

Similar categories in Kathryn Cristaldi's I'll Love You Till the Cows Come Home book and Andrea D'Aquino's A Life Made by Hand: The Story of Ruth Asawa

  • picture books
  • childrens
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9. Your Name Is a Song

By: Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow

4.56

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Frustrated by a day full of teachers and classmates mispronouncing her beautiful name, a little gir… read more

Similar categories in Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow's Your Name Is a Song book and Andrea D'Aquino's A Life Made by Hand: The Story of Ruth Asawa

  • cultural
  • picture books
  • childrens
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10. Still This Love Goes On

By: Buffy Sainte-Marie

4.31

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A love letter to Indigenous communities everywhere, this picture book gorgeously illustrated by Jul… read more

Similar categories in Buffy Sainte-Marie's Still This Love Goes On book and Andrea D'Aquino's A Life Made by Hand: The Story of Ruth Asawa

  • picture books
  • childrens
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11. The Longest Letsgoboy

By: Derick Wilder

4.50

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey meets Dog Heaven in this profoundly beautiful book about the… read more

Similar categories in Derick Wilder's The Longest Letsgoboy book and Andrea D'Aquino's A Life Made by Hand: The Story of Ruth Asawa

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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12. If You Run Out of Words: A Picture Book

By: Felicita Sala

4.12

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

In this imaginative bedtime adventure from award-winning artist Felicita Sala, a father reassures h… read more

Similar categories in Felicita Sala's If You Run Out of Words: A Picture Book book and Andrea D'Aquino's A Life Made by Hand: The Story of Ruth Asawa

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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13. The Yellow Bus

By: Loren Long

4.36

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for fans of Love and Hello, Lighthouse , The Yellow Bus from #1 New York Times bestselling … read more

Similar categories in Loren Long's The Yellow Bus book and Andrea D'Aquino's A Life Made by Hand: The Story of Ruth Asawa

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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14. Being Home

By: Traci Sorell

4.18

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

From Sibert honor–winning author Traci Sorell and Caldecott Medal–winning artist Michaela Goade com… read more

Similar categories in Traci Sorell's Being Home book and Andrea D'Aquino's A Life Made by Hand: The Story of Ruth Asawa

  • cultural
  • picture books
  • childrens
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15. A Life Made by Hand: The Story of Ruth Asawa

By: Andrea D'Aquino

4.05

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Ruth Asawa (1926-2013) was an influential and award-winning sculptor, a beloved figure in the Bay A… read more

Similar categories in Andrea D'Aquino's A Life Made by Hand: The Story of Ruth Asawa book and Andrea D'Aquino's A Life Made by Hand: The Story of Ruth Asawa

  • cultural
  • art
  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • japan
  • juvenile
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16. The Spaceman

By: Randy Cecil

4.20

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Lovingly illustrated, this wry and gentle fantasy will speak to adults as well as children—and cast… read more

Similar categories in Randy Cecil's The Spaceman book and Andrea D'Aquino's A Life Made by Hand: The Story of Ruth Asawa

  • picture books
  • childrens
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17. There Was a Shadow

By: Bruce Handy

3.76

Format: 52 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times Best Children’s Book author Bruce Handy, a luminous picture book that invites c… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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18. Old Clothes for Dinner?!

By: Nathalie Alonso

4.32

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Magaly enjoys the yummy Cuban food her Abuela has been cooking since arriving from Havana, but when… read more

Similar categories in Nathalie Alonso's Old Clothes for Dinner?! book and Andrea D'Aquino's A Life Made by Hand: The Story of Ruth Asawa

  • picture books
  • childrens
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19. Woman, Life, Freedom

By: Marjane Satrapi

4.49

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

An urgent, groundbreaking and visually stunning new collection of graphic story-telling about the p… read more

Similar categories in Marjane Satrapi's Woman, Life, Freedom book and Andrea D'Aquino's A Life Made by Hand: The Story of Ruth Asawa

  • nonfiction
  • history
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20. Jackie Ormes Draws the Future: The Remarkable Life of a Pioneering Cartoonist

By: Liz Montague

3.73

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A stirring picture-book biography about Jackie Ormes, the first Black female cartoonist in America,… read more

Similar categories in Liz Montague's Jackie Ormes Draws the Future: The Remarkable Life of a Pioneering Cartoonist book and Andrea D'Aquino's A Life Made by Hand: The Story of Ruth Asawa

  • cultural
  • art
  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
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21. Best Thing Ever!

By: Beatrice Alemagna

3.29

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A new title featuring Pascaline, the delightful creation of award-winning picture-book maker Beatri… read more

Similar categories in Beatrice Alemagna's Best Thing Ever! book and Andrea D'Aquino's A Life Made by Hand: The Story of Ruth Asawa

  • picture books
  • childrens

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3.92

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Seen and Unseen: What Dorothea Lange, Toyo Miyatake, and Ansel Adams's Photographs Reveal About the Japanese American Incarceration

Elizabeth Partridge

4.53

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4.05

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4.49

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Kate DiCamillo

4.37

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Michelle Knudsen

4.43

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Xin Li

4.35

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Aaron Becker

4.24

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