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Simple text and illustrations of a variety of insects introduce the numbers one through five....
CORETTA SCOTT KING – JOHN STEPTOE ILLUSTRATOR AWARD FOR NEW TALENT WINNER This final, magnificent picture book from three-time Coretta Scott King Aw...
Newbery Honor–winning author McKissack and Caldecott Medal–winning illustrator Pinkney have outdone themselves in this heart-warming picture book ...
Newbery Honor author Patricia McKissack and Coretta Scott King Award–winning illustrator Floyd Cooper lovingly recreate a slice of turn-of-the-centu...
Bessey finally cleans up her messy room....
A wily fox, notorious for stealing eggs, meets his match when he encounters a bold little girl in the woods who insists upon proof that he is a fox be...
Tippy Lemmey, the neighborhood dog, is a nuisance and sworn enemy to the local children, but when Tippy gets in trouble, only Leanne, Paul, and Jeanni...
From 1865 to the Present
From the beginning of Reconstruction to the present, traces the struggle of blacks to gain their civil rights in America, with a brief comparison of t...
Who will be Mirandy's partner for the junior cakewalk?...
A Voice to Remember
Examines the life of the twentieth-century African-American singer and actor who spoke out against racism and injustice....
This book provides a basic introduction to the life and writings of Zora Neale Hurston....
The Father of Black History
An important figure for children to know about, Carter G. Woodson founded Negro History Week, later expanded to Black History Month, and educated peop...
Leader for Equality
Profiles the life of Mary Church Terrell, the civil rights pioneer....
A Voice for Freedom
Describes the life of the anti-slavery and women's rights activist, from her beginnings in slavery to her tireless campaign for the rights and welfare...
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Acclaimed authors Patricia C. McKissack and Frederick L. McKissack have collaborated with their son, John, to deliver a novel that is as suspenseful a...
Being the History of His Peculiar Life at Home and Astonishing Adventures in Foreign Parts
The adventures of a kind-hearted doctor, who is fond of animals and understands their language, as he travels to Africa with some of his favorite pets...
Describes the history, language, social classes, customs, culture, religion, and warfare of the ancient Central American civilization of the Mayas....
From the author of the Newbery Honor-winning "The Dark-Thirty" comes a deliciously funny, not-too-scary picture book featuring a spunky heroine and th...
An easy-to-read retelling of the well-known fable about two mice and the discovery they make....
Fighter for Justice
"A simple biography about Ida B. Wells Barnett for early readers"--Provided by publisher....
Southern Tales of the Supernatural
With an extraordinary gift for suspense, McKissack brings us ten original, spine-tingling tales inspired by African American history and the mystery o...
A Voice for Change
"A simple biography about Paul Robeson for early readers"--Provided by publisher....
The year is 1859, and it's Christmastime on a Virginia Plantation. The slaves are cleaning and setting up the Big House--where their masters live--for...
An easy-to-read retelling of the traditional tale about the little red hen and her lazy friends....
Scientist and Inventor
"A simple biography about George Washington Carver for early readers"--...
Jazz Musician
Louis Armstrong was the father of the modern jazz trumpet style. He was also famous for his singing and playing of the song, Hello Dolly. Give your re...
Self-made Millionaire
Profiles the life of Sarah Breedlove, also known as Madam C. J. Walker, the black laundress who founded a cosmetics company and became the first femal...
A Biography of Lorraine Hansberry
A biography of the black playwright who received great recognition for her work at an early age....
Fighter Against Slavery
"A simple biography about Frederick Douglass, Jr. for early readers"--Provided by publisher....
Traces the rise of the Incan civilization with emphasis on their culture, social structure, government, economy, and the fatal encounter with the Span...
The Peanut Scientist
Simple text and illustrations describe the life and accomplishments of the scientist who promoted the idea of crop rotation and found many uses for pe...
A Voice Against Violence
Presents the life of civil rights worker, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, devoted to working for racial equality for African Americans....
The Story of African-American Whalers
A history of African-American whalers between 1730 and 1880, describing their contributions to the whaling industry and their role in the abolitionist...
The Diary of Clotee, a Slave Girl, Belmont Plantation, Virginia, 1859
"Belmont Plantation, Virginia, 1859"--Cover....
Discusses, in simple text and illustrations, the meaning of life and death and God's promise of eternal life....
Ain't I a Woman?
A biography of the former slave who became well-known as an abolitionist and advocate of women's rights....
In segregated 1950s Nashville, a young African American girl braves a series of indignities and obstacles to get to one of the few integrated places i...
Messy Bessey discovers that with proper care her garden will flourish....