Portraits of African-American heroes
Here, ideal for African-American History Month, is a stunningly beautiful book consisting of portraits-in pictures and words-of twenty outstanding African-Americans. The individuals range from hist…
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- 0439684048
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- 88 pages : illustration ; 25 cm
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- 920 BOL
Little leaders : bold women in black history
Did you know the treatment for leprosy was developed by a young scientist called Alice Ball? And Josephine Baker- world famous cabaret singer and dancer- was also a spy for the French résistance?…
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- 9780241346839
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- 87 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
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- 920.72 HAR
Where the river runs : a portrait of a refugee family
The story of a Cambodian refugee family now living in the Allston neighborhood of Boston. After six years in the U.S., the grandmother, mother and three sons are participating in their new culture …
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- 0590203622
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- 71 pages : illustration ; 25 cm
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- 920 GRA
The dream keeper and other poems : including seven additional poems
Illus. in black-and-white. This classic collection of poetry is available in a handsome new gift edition that includes seven additional poems written after The Dream Keeper was first published. In …
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- 0590623966
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- 83 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
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- 811 HUG
In daddy's arms I am tall : African Americans celebrating fathers
FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Twelve poets give testimony to the powerful bond between African American fathers, children, and grandchildren in this brilliantly illustrated volume.
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- 0439056551
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- 32 pages : illustration : 22 cm
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- 811 STE
From slave ship to freedom road
Rod Brown and Julius Lester bring history to life in this profoundly moving exploration of the slave experience. From the Middle Passage to the auction block, from the whipping post to the fight fo…
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- 0439056535
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- 40 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
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- 759 LES
Henry's freedom box : a true story from the underground railroad
A stirring, dramatic story of a slave who mails himself to freedom by a Jane Addams Peace Award-winning author and a Coretta Scott King Award-winning artist. Henry "Box" Brown doesn't know how o…
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- 9780545057400
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- 40 pages : illustration ; 24 cm
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- Le
I can't take a bath!
The JUST FOR YOU!(tm) series features 24 beginning readers written and illustrated by people of color. Young readers will see themselves and their experiences reflected in these delightful books. T…
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- 9780439568524
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
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- Just for you!
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- S
The bracelet
Yoshiko Uchida draws on her own childhood as a Japanese-American during World War II in an internment camp to tell the poignant story of a young girl's discovery of the power of memory. Emi and her…
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- 9780698113909
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 24 cm
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Don't hit me!
When best friends get mad over a game of chess, one strikes out and the other reminds him that they should use their words, not their fists, when they disagree.
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- 9780439568609
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
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- F
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