Discover These Iconic People!

• The Heartbeat Drum: The Story of Carol Powder, Cree Drummer and Activist by DEIRDRE HAVRELOCK. Carol Powder loved the music her family made, and played it on the drum her grandfather created for her. As Carol grew up, she passed down the songs of her family to her children, grandchildren, and many women in her community, even as women and children became increasingly excluded from sitting at the drum. Despite those who disapproved, she formed her own drumming group called Chubby Cree.
• The Running Machine: The Invention of the Very First Bicycle by KEITH NEGLEY. Before there were trains or cars or planes, people rode horses to travel from place to place. Then came the Year Without a Summer, when a cloud of volcanic ash blocked the sun, and crops withered across half the world, starving the horses. Everyone despaired — how would they get around? But one day a young forester had a bright idea in the darkness...
• Doña Fela's Dream: The Story of Puerto Rico's First Female Mayor by MONICA BROWN. Though she was born before women on her island were allowed to vote, Felisa Rincón de Gautier, affectionately called Doña Fela, did not let that stop her from becoming the first female mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico, in 1946. Beloved by her people, she brought lasting change to the island!
• Charles & Ray: Designers at Play: A Story of Charles and Ray Eames by JAMES YANG. Charles was an architect. Ray was a painter. Together they made the perfect team! By using structure, shape, and color, they knew they could transform anything!