Wed. N-F Picture Books - Awesome

  Time to share on Wednesdays with Alyson Beecher's Non-Fiction Picture Book Challenge at her blog, Kidlit Frenzy.  Interesting titles this week, again all with a similar thread!

        Thanks Alyson!   Tweet - #NFPB15

                I found and read these books because so many others have shared how wonderful they are, the stories and the illustrations. They are indeed inspiring stories. Find them if you haven't yet read them. 

               This week, all about people, the known and the little known, but making a difference in our world. I appreciate that they did so much.

Special Link: 2015 Amelia Elizabeth Walden Book Award Finalists Have Been Announced: You can see all the award-winners here with Kellee Moye at Unleashing Readers.

Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews wrote this autobiography to inspire other young kids who love music, but who may not be able to play an instrument because they are poor. His family, his neighborhood, his town (New Orleans) all surrounded Troy with music. His brother was in a band, and included Troy as much as he could. At four, Troy got his first trombone, as a young boy he played with Bo Diddley. As his story tells, he played and practiced, then started again. He was a dedicated man. The illustrations are multimedia collage, filled with color and people and photographs, so interesting to see.