Saving American Beach Sprites Spells & Splashes "Yolen does a superb job

"Yolen does a superb job of dramatizing the horrors of WWII and the Holocaust

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impressionistic illustrations from Caldecott Medal–winning illustrator Chris Raschka and spare

Saving American Beach Sprites Spells & Splashes "Yolen does a superb jobThis heartfelt picture book biography illustrated by the Caldecott Honoree Ekua Holmes, tells the story of MaVynee Betsch, an African American opera singer turned environmentalist and the legacy she preserved. MaVynee loved going to the beach. But in the days of Jim Crow, she couldn't just go to any beach most of the beaches in Jacksonville were for whites only. Knowing something must be done, her grandfather bought a beach that African American