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A classical musician born a slave, a movie star, a primatologist, a woman who walked over Niagara Falls in a barrel and what is presented as a man to beat in the civil war are the biographies unusual subjects for a picture book news.
Before there was Mozart: The story of Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier de Saint George (Schwartz Wade, 40 pages, $ 17.99, children 5 to 9) by Lesa Cline-Ransome, illustrated by James E. Ransome .Although the text can be confusing - the story follows the release of a child born to a slave owner and his black whiteplantation - Boulogne history is fascinating. He was born in 1739 Inthe West Indies, educated in a school of violin in Paris, and later executed, directed and composed, inspiring a young Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The pictures painted by his wife writtenby Ransome increase text.


Just be Audrey (HarperCollins, 32 pages,  ages 4 to 8), by Margaret Cardillo, illustrated by Julia Denos.The star of "attractive" Funny Face, My Fair Lady, Roman Holiday, Sabrina, and many other films are shown in a picture book that highlights the beauty, the grace of Audrey Hepburn charmand. The story begins with childhood the actress' in occupiedNetherlands Nazis during World War II and continues in his later years, when it became Hepburn aspokeswoman for UNICEF. DENOS 'colorful illustrations to understand the stars' s distinctiveface.
Me. JaneMe. Jane (Little, Brown, 40 pages, , children 3 to 6) by Patrick McDonnell .Can you guess, when Jane Goodall was young she was fascinated by Tarzanstories Jane. This book combines perfectly a child loves the outdoors and imaginative WithEvents Goodall childhood which led her to become a champion of chimpanzees and the environment. McDonnell, creator of the comic strip Mutts, with charming drawings of animals youngJane with drawings and puzzles created by Goodall as a child. The book will be missing April 4.

Queen of the Falls (Houghton Mifflin, 40 pages,  ages 4 to 8) by Chris Van Allsburg
The creator of The Polar Express is transformed into fiction with the extraordinary story of 62 years, Annie EdsonTaylor, rose in 1901 in Niagara Falls in a barrel and survived - but was never rich. It hadbeen His goal: to earn enough money to keep the waterfall outside the hospice. The story ofhow Taylor designed the barrel, followed by his fall on the majestic waterfalls, it's exciting. inword photos and shades of brown, Van Allsburg captures the vertiginous drama. The book will be releasedApril 5.



Nurse, Soldier, Spy (Abrams, 40pages, from 9 to 12) by Marissa Moss, illustrated byJohn Hendrix
The unusual history of the Civil War Sarah Emma Edmonds - who dressed as a man to 19 years to become FrankThompson, Union soldier - is presented in a book that uses high-energy pen and ink and type acrylicillustrations oversize to highlight dramatic passages of the text. Edmonds was asa soldier so well (and man) went on to become a spy for the Union Army and later the first woman andonly recognized as a veteran of the civil war.