Hugh Brewster, Author, Eric Velasquez, Illustrator , illus. by Eric Velasquez. Abrams $18.95 (48p) ISBN 978-0-8109-5720-6
Brewster (Anastasia's Album
) immerses readers in 18th-century France in this picture-book biography of little-known musician Joseph Bologne Saint-George (1745–1799). Famous for more than just his music, the man's drive and talents...
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Hugh Brewster, Author, Laurie Coulter, Joint Author, Laurie McGaw, Illustrator HarperCollins Publishers $17.95 (64p) ISBN 978-0-06-029480-9
Hugh Brewster and Laurie Coulter tell true stories of 12 famous females in To Be a Princess: The Fascinating Lives of Real Princesses. Among them: Queen Victoria, who ascended the throne at age 13, and Hawaii's Princess Ka`iulani, whose mother on
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Hugh Brewster, illus. by Laurie McGaw. Firefly, $19.95 (40p) ISBN 978-0-228-10382-0
Employing novelistic flare and ample quotations, Brewster captures the life of 19th-century fashion designer Lucy Duff Gordon (1863–1935) in this text-heavy biography. Organized into chapter-like sections that provide snapshots of Gordon’s life from
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