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Peggy Thomas is the author of more than 10 books for children, including Farmer George Plants a Nation, NSTA/CBC Outstanding Science Trade Book, and Full of Beans, an ALA Best STEM Book. Her most recent titles are A Family of Trees, illustrated by Cookie Moon, and The Soil in Jackie's Garden, illustrated by Neely Daggett. Tonya Engel is an award-winning artist and illustrator of more than 30 children's books, including Because Claudette by Tracey Baptiste, Hidden Figures- The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly, Bea Breaks Barriers by Caitlin DeLems. Her recent book Yaya and the Sea written by Karen Good Marable was a New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children's Book. Tonya's art can also be found on prints, greeting cards, and textiles.
""A thoughtful account of Alice Dunnigan (1906-1983), the first Black female journalist to receive Capitol press credentials. Growing up in Kentucky, the daughter of a sharecropper, young Alice railed against injustice such as segregation, but upon realizing that no one could 'care about something they didn’t know was going on', she vowed to fight through the written word. In clear, passionate language, Thomas follows Alice’s journey from child writer to educator to poorly paid but resolute reporter... A timely reminder about the power of words.""--Kirkus Reviews
