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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Wire Zoo, The: How Elizabeth Berrien Learned to Turn Wire into Amazing Art
Natasha Wing
Illustrator: Joanie Stone
Ages: 6+
Published: 2024
Publisher: Paula Wiseman Books/Simon & Schuster BFYR/S & S
ISBN: 978-1-6659-4076-4
Keywords: Biography/Memoir-Sculpture, artists, self-discovery, perseverance
Frustrated by art teachers who wouldn't acknowledge that she was left-handed, a girl with a love of animals finally discovered the medium that allowed her talent to soar. Digitally rendered, realistic illustrations.