A former educator, Cynthia Levinson writes (mostly) nonfiction books for young readers ages 5 and up that focus on history, law, policy, and social justice. Her books have received the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal, the Carter G. Woodson and Jane Addams Book Awards, the IRA Nonfiction Book Award, the National Jewish Book Award Finalist, and NAACP and Golden Kite Honors, among others. She divides her time between Austin, Texas and Boston, Massachusetts.
Who Owns the Moon? And Other Conundrums of Exploring and Using Space (co-authored with Jennifer Swanson)
Free to Learn: How Alfredo Lopez Fought for the Right to Go to School
The People's Painter: How Ben Shahn Fought for Justice with Art
The Youngest Marcher: The Story of Audrey Faye Hendricks, a Young Civil Rights Activist
Fault Lines in the Constitution: The Framers, Their Fights and the Flaws that Affect Us Today (co-authored with Sanford Levinson)
Fault Lines in the Constitution: The Graphic Novel
We've Got a Job: The 1963 Birmingham Children's March
Hillary Rodham Clinton: Do All the Good You Can
Watch Out for Flying Kids: How Two Circuses, Two Countries, and Nine Kids Confront Conflict and Build Community
A School for Problems: Myles Horton and the Highlander Folk School