Welcome to the Bank Street Children's Book Committee's (CBC) Searchable Best Books List, a tool designed to help educators, families, librarians, and others access developmentally appropriate and engaging books for young readers (ages birth - 18).
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Whirligigs: The Wondrous Windmills of Voillis Simpson's Imagination
Carol Boston Weatherford
Illustrator: Edwin Fotheringham, photgraphs by Keith Barnes and Duffy Healey
Ages: 6+
Published: 2024
Publisher: Calkins Creek/Astra BFYR/Astra Publishing House
ISBN: 978-1-6626-8041-0
Keywords: Biography/Memoir-wind-powered machines, visionary, official folk art, World War 11 veteran,
Using spare parts and scrap metal, a creative mechanic constructed huge, elaborate, brightly colored towers on his North Carolina farm. Cheerful, dynamic illustrations and color photos. Back matter.