14 Best picture books books like A Life of Service: The Story of Senator Tammy Duckworth by Christina Soontornvat

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A Life of Service: The Story of Senator Tammy Duckworth

By: Christina Soontornvat

4.32

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Thai American creators portray the inspirational and barrier-breaking life of Senator Tammy Duckwor…

If you liked the picture books plot in A Life of Service: The Story of Senator Tammy Duckworth by Christina Soontornvat , here is a list of 14 books like this:

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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
  • juvenile
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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. 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

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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4. 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
  • juvenile
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5. Attack of the Black Rectangles

By: Amy Sarig King

4.21

Format: 258 pages, Hardcover

When Mac first opens his classroom copy of Jane Yolen's The Devil's Arithmetic and finds some words… read more

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  • childrens
"Why do they treat kids like we don't mean anything?"

-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles

"If you're comfortable learning history, it's the wrong history."

-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles

"I love banned books. I used to read as many to you as I could when you were little, Mac."

-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles

"But if we want to change the world so it's good for everyone, it's important to talk about the truth."

-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles

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6. Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

By: Pedro Martín

4.27

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A poignant, hilarious, and unforgettable graphic memoir about a Mexican-American boy’s family and t… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • childrens
"It was like the driveway at Disneyland but with way more automatic weapons."

-Pedro Martín, Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

"I like to say that my stories are 100% true 90% of the time. My memory and my heart like to play tricks on each other. The results are what makes my stories."

-Pedro Martín, Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

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7. Saving Winslow

By: Sharon Creech

3.86

Format: 176 pages, ebook

About a young boy who befriends an ailing newborn donkey and nurses him back to health. Louie d… read more

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  • childrens
  • juvenile
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8. Gibberish

By: Young Vo

4.40

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

It's Dat's first day of school in a new country! Dat and his Mah made a long journey to get here, a… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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9. Keepunumuk: Weeâchumun's Thanksgiving Story

By: Danielle Greendeer

4.36

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

In this Wampanoag story told in a Native tradition, two kids from the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe learn… read more

Similar categories in Danielle Greendeer's Keepunumuk: Weeâchumun's Thanksgiving Story book and Christina Soontornvat's A Life of Service: The Story of Senator Tammy Duckworth

  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • history
  • childrens
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10. Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky

By: Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond

4.42

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Discover a world of creativity and tradition in this fascinating picture book that explores the his… read more

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  • history
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • juvenile
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11. One Kid's Trash

By: Jamie Sumner

3.89

Format: 226 pages, Hardcover

A middle grade novel about a boy who uses his unusual talent for decoding people’s trash to try to … read more

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  • childrens
  • juvenile
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12. The Tower of Life: How Yaffa Eliach Rebuilt Her Town in Stories and Photographs: How Yaffa Eliach Rebuilt Her Town in Stories and Photographs

By: Chana Stiefel

4.63

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A picture book biography of the woman who created The Tower of Faces, an exhibit at the US Holocaus… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
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13. Once Upon a Tim (Once Upon a Tim, #1)

By: Stuart Gibbs

3.96

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

A middle grade series about a peasant boy who wants to be a knight.Tim is just a peasant, but he dr… read more

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  • childrens
  • juvenile
Cover of Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement (Caldecott Honor Book) by Angela Joy

14. Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement (Caldecott Honor Book)

By: Angela Joy

4.66

Format: 64 pages, Hardcover

A picture book biography of the mother of Emmett Till, and how she channeled grief over her son's d… read more

Similar categories in Angela Joy's Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement (Caldecott Honor Book) book and Christina Soontornvat's A Life of Service: The Story of Senator Tammy Duckworth

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
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15. Maya’s Song

By: Renée Watson

4.59

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

From bestselling, award-winning creators Ren�e Watson and Bryan Collier comes a stunningly crafted … read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
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16. Tamarind & the Star of Ishta

By: Jasbinder Bilan

3.90

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

From the author of the Costa Award-winning Asha & the Spirit Bird comes a breathtaking, magical adv… read more

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  • childrens
Cover of A Perfect Fit: How Lena “Lane” Bryant Changed the Shape of Fashion by Mara Rockliff

17. A Perfect Fit: How Lena “Lane” Bryant Changed the Shape of Fashion

By: Mara Rockliff

4.19

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Discover how the Lane Bryant clothing brand changed the way we buy clothes forever by celebrating b… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • juvenile
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18. Escape at 10,000 Feet: D.B. Cooper and the Missing Money (Unsolved Case Files, #1)

By: Tom Sullivan

4.17

Format: 98 pages, Paperback

A minute-by-minute account of the only unsolved airplane hijacking in the U.S. CASE NO. 001: NO… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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19. Fighting for YES!: The Story of Disability Rights Activist Judith Heumann

By: Maryann Cocca-Leffler

4.38

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

From a very young age, Judy Heumann heard the word NO. When she wanted to attend public school, the… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • disability
  • juvenile
Cover of A Life of Service: The Story of Senator Tammy Duckworth by Christina Soontornvat

20. A Life of Service: The Story of Senator Tammy Duckworth

By: Christina Soontornvat

4.32

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Thai American creators portray the inspirational and barrier-breaking life of Senator Tammy Duckwor… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • politics
  • military fiction
  • picture books
  • war
  • nonfiction
  • disability
  • juvenile
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21. Noodles on a Bicycle

By: Kyo Maclear

4.28

Format: 40 pages, Library Binding

A vibrant historical picture book about Tokyo's bicycle food deliverers, or demae, who balanced tow… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens

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4.30

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