Author

Kay, Verla

Gustavson, Adam (Illustrator)

Place of Publication

Berkeley, CA

Publisher

Tricycle Press

Publication Date

2007

Physical Description

Hardcover: 32 pages

Subject

Gender Reassignment

Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered Issues

Children's Self-Identity

LGBT

Abstract

In this picture-book biography, she introduces stagecoach driver Charley Parkhurst, whose astonishing secret was revealed after death: Hold your horses / Huge surprise . . . / He's a woman in disguise. Rhyming couplets follow Parkhurst from orphaned stableboy to Old West legend, known for coarse behavior and consummate driving skill. The pace is sometimes jarring, but Kay admirably distills the facts with the fewest possible words. Young people will quickly understand the unusual freedoms Charley enjoyed, in contrast to those of other women: They were bound by / Petticoats. / Couldn't drive or / Cast their votes. Realistic, oil paintings evoke the period and create a strong character in rough, formidable Charley.

ISBN

9781582461847

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Call Number

JUNIOR GA 600 KAY 2007

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Author

Cottin, Menena

Faria, Rosana

Amado, Elisa (Translator)

Place of Publication

[Toronto, ON]

Publisher

Groundwood Books

Publication Date

2008

Physical Description

Hardcover: [21 p.]

Subject

Picture Books

Braille

Vision/Vision Disorders. Visual Impairments

Visual Impairment

Abstract

Written in braille and text. It is very hard for a sighted person to imagine what it is like to be blind. This award-winning book endeavors to convey the experience of a person who can only see through his or her sense of touch, taste, smell or hearing. Raised black line drawings on black paper accompany a beautifully written text describing colors through imagery.

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Call Number

BRAILLE JUNIOR FH 300 COT 2008

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