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Get a kick outta this invention

The Sole Man: Jan Matzeliger's Lasting Invention by Shana Keller and Stephen Costanza

October 2, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The Sole Man: Jan Matzeliger’s Lasting Invention by Shana Keller, Stephen Costanza who is the illustrator.   I read this book via an online reader copy, however, it is available. I was looking through old links I have and this popped up. I was oh, okay, that’s interesting. I clicked the link and the cover hopped onto the screen. I loved the covers’ rich colors and bold use of them. The blues and pink popped, the creamy title both soothing and bounced. The story is […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Cultural, inventors, Jan Ernst Matzeliger, regional, science, Shana Keller, Shana Keller and Stephen Costanza, shoe industry, shoemakers, Stephen Costanza, technology, United States/19th Century

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:364 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: Cultural, inventors, Jan Ernst Matzeliger, regional, science, Shana Keller, Shana Keller and Stephen Costanza, shoe industry, shoemakers, Stephen Costanza, technology, United States/19th Century ·
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People Who Made a Difference” Or “People Who Tried”

Joey: The Story of Joe Biden by Jill Biden and Kathleen Krull

Dr. Fauci: How a Boy from Brooklyn Because America's Doctor by Kate Messner

King Of Ragtime: The Story of Scott Joplin by Stephen Costanza

November 29, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I do not care what you think about Joe Biden, Dr. Anthony Fauci, or Scott Joplin (he fits my theme, if not a smidgen loosely, which is “People Who Made a Difference” Or “People Who Tried”), but these books are really cool. Okay, not “cool” as in The Fonz was cool or a snowman is cool, but in the way that a good book can be cool. Each of the below titles (though all are available, I read via online reader copies) talks about how […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: Alexandra Bye, Amy June Bates, doctor, Dr. Anthony Fauci, Jill Biden, Jill Biden and Kathleen Krull, Joe Biden, Kate Messner, Kathleen Krull, medicine, politics, president, Scott Joplin, Stephen Costanza

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:841 · Genres: Children's Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: Alexandra Bye, Amy June Bates, doctor, Dr. Anthony Fauci, Jill Biden, Jill Biden and Kathleen Krull, Joe Biden, Kate Messner, Kathleen Krull, medicine, politics, president, Scott Joplin, Stephen Costanza ·
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“I came from ole Virginy from the county Acomac…..” well actually Texarkana, TX but they heard him around the world

King of Ragtime: The Story of Scott Joplin by Stephen Costanza

August 18, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

King of Ragtime: The Story of Scott Joplin by Stephen Costanza pretty much says it all. This is a book about the young man who was a “quiet kid (who) could make a piano laugh out loud” (via the publisher description). In a more romantic look at Joplin’s life, you see the ups and downs of his world, but all done tastefully for the 5 and up crowd. Older readers can start reading solo (with help) and the older-older readers without help. However, due to […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Fiction, Non-Fiction Tagged With: music, ragtime, Scott Joplin, Stephen Costanza, United States - African American & Black

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:232 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Fiction, Non-Fiction · Tags: music, ragtime, Scott Joplin, Stephen Costanza, United States - African American & Black ·
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