Doreen Rappaport
Doreen Rappaport is an award-winning author of over 85 children's books, including fiction and non-fiction works that celebrate multiculturalism, folktales, myths, history, and the lives of world leaders and lesser-known figures.[3][7] Born in New York City, she earned a B.A. in music from Brandeis University and taught music and reading in New York and New Rochelle schools before working at a freedom school in McComb, Mississippi, which inspired her writing career.[1][2][4] She has received honors like the Washington Post Children’s Book Guild Award for lifetime achievement in non-fiction.[5]
children's literature
non-fiction
historical fiction
biography
folktales
Elizabeth Started All the Trouble
Victory or Death!: Stories of the American Revolution
MARTIN'S BIG WORDS THE LIFE OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING
The New King: Library Edition
Freedom River (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Books)
Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Helen's Big World: The Life of Helen Keller
Jack's Path of Courage: The Life of John F. Kennedy
Lady Liberty: Candlewick Biographies: A Biography
Eleanor, Quiet No More
Abe's Honest Words: The Life of Abraham Lincoln
Escape from Slavery: Five Journeys to Freedom
To Dare Mighty Things: The Life of Theodore Roosevelt
Beyond Courage: The Untold Story of Jewish Resistance During the Holocaust
Beyond Courage: The Untold Story of Jewish Resistance During the Holocaust
United No More!: Stories of the Civil War
The Flight of Red Bird: The Life of Zitkala-Sa
Freedom River (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Books)
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Story of the Young Women who Won the World Championship
Lady Liberty: Candlewick Biographies: A Biography
Lady Liberty: Candlewick Biographies: A Biography
Free at Last!: Stories and Songs of Emancipation
The Long Haired Girl: A Chinese Legend
Nobody Gonna Turn Me 'Round: Stories and Songs of the Civil Rights Movement