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School Library Journal
Reviewed on June 1, 2004
Gr 2-5 This unique scrapbook of American life from 1621 to 2001 has the feel of a well-captioned photo album. Each of the 18 chapters pairs a page of text with a full-page "snapshot." Strachan's almost three-dimensional depictions are real audience grabbers. Rendered in mixed media of clay, wood, and oil paint and photographed, they clarify the text wonderfully. Some of the images are truly inspired, such as a hopeful Harriet Tubman pointing to a guiding star, a determined Susan B. Anthony demanding he...Log In or Sign Up to Read More