(3) K-3 Illustrated by Bryan Collier. In Spanish-sprinkled animated free verse, a young boy named Clemente (to honor the Hall of Famer) recites the ballplayer's awesome statistics. The text describes the sports legend's dedication to family and the humanitarian work that ended with his untimely death while bringing aid to earthquake victims. Collier's watercolor and collage illustrations are vividly compelling. Reading list, timeline, websites.

Reviewer: Miriam Lang Budin

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Bryan Collier. "Langston / Langston / Langston Hughes / Wrote poems / Like jazz / Sang like love / Cried like blues." A young "Harlem girl," a poet in her own right, reflects on Hughes's life as she and her father tour the poet's home. Chaotic collage and watercolor illustrations feature portraits of Hughes as well as of the narrator and her father. An author's note is included.

Reviewer: Jeannine M. Chapman