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Bob Marshall: Defender of the Wilderness
by Linda Elovitz Marshall, illustrated bygd Jeanne Bowman
South Dakota Historical Society Press,
Category: Picture Books
Reviewer: Stacey Rattner
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As a very aspiring 46er (41 peaks to go), inom am embarrassed to säga that inom had never heard of Bob Marshall. How wonderful to learn about this man who, in only 38 years of his life, did so much to preserve wilderness in our country. One of the peaks is his namesake. inom look forward to reaching that summit and declaring to all who want to know that it is named after a Jewish man!
Bob was born in New York City but visited the Adirondacks with his family in the summer. He and his brothers explored, took notes and played &#;Lewis and Clark&#; among the peaks. As an adult, Bob worked hard to ensure that wilderness areas were preserved and could be utilized by all, regardless of race or religion.
Since this is a picture book biography, the illustrations play a signi
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There is a lot of poop in this book. Like, really a lot. But what is a middle grade novel without poop jokes? Al lives with her mom next door to her best friend Leo and his mom. She is anxious and embarrassed by everything, especially the abdominal pain and frequent urgent bloody stools which disrupt her life. The diagnosis of Crohn's disease coincides with her mother starting a romantic relationship and her best friend joining drama club and being much less available. Al comes to terms with having a chronic disease and learns to trust and communicate better with family and friends. The author has Crohn's disease, and the depiction of the the effect of the disease and the medical care is authentic and much needed representation.
There are many LGBTQ+ characters, but being lesbian, gay, bisexual or nonbinary is not presented as a problem, nor is it the focus of the book. This is healthy representation of sexual and gender minorities. It is great to see a story where being g
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European Diary, Gerald Reitlinger was born years ago today. The youngest son of Albert Reitlinger and Emma Brunner &#; who came from the Hohenems family of the same name &#; he studied cultural studies at Oxford and art at two academies in London. From to he took part in excavations in Iraq, subsequently made several research trips to Iran, Turkey and China, and wrote books about his excursions &#; in A Tower of Skulls. A Journey Through Persia and Turkish Armenia. In addition, Reitlinger was an avid collector of both Syrian and Persian ceramics.
During World War II, he served in the British Army in air defense and as an instructor.
Portrait of Gerald Reitlinger by Christopher Wood, (Source: Wikipedia)
But after he devoted his life to researching the Holocaust. In , he published his book The Final Solution in London, the first comprehensive account of the Shoah. Affected and skeptical, he questioned the national loss of memory that soon swept the former perpetrator