Floyd Cooper
Author
Publisher
Philomel
Pub. Date
c1992.
Language
English
Description
Izumi's parents are embarrassed that their daughter is known as the Girl Who Loves Caterpillars, but Izumi doesn't care. She finds worms, toads, and especially caterpillars much more fascinating than the hobbies of the refined ladies in the Emperor's court.
23) Brick by brick
Author
Publisher
Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Describes the building of the White House, the home of the United States president, and how it took many hands, several of them slaves', who will be remembered throughout history for their extraordinary feat.
26) Satchmo's blues
Author
Publisher
Doubleday Book for Young Readers
Pub. Date
1996.
Language
English
Description
A fictional recreation of the youth of trumpeter Louis Armstrong in New Orleans.
Author
Publisher
Harper, an Imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Frederick Douglass was a self-educated slave in the South who grew up to become an icon. He was a leader of the abolitionist movement, a celebrated writer, an esteemed speaker, and a social reformer, proving that, as he said, "Once you learn to read, you will be forever free."
29) A beach tail
Author
Publisher
Boyds Mills Press
Pub. Date
c2010.
Language
English
Description
When his father tells him not to leave the lion he is drawing on the beach, a little boy starts making a very, very long tail--and a trail to follow back.
31) Mountain men
Author
Series
Reflections of a black cowboy volume 4
Publisher
Silver Burdett
Pub. Date
c1999.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Carolrhoda Books
Pub. Date
c2010.
Language
English
Description
When Ruth and her parents take a motor trip from Chicago to Alabama to visit her grandma, they rely on a pamphlet called "The Negro Motorist Green Book" to find places that will serve them. Includes facts about "The Green Book."
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Michael Jordan was once just an ordinary little boy growing up in a North Carolina suburb, trying to keep up with his older brother Larry. Michael was always good at sports, but it seemed like Larry was always going to be bigger, quicker, and luckier. But Michael never gave up, and his practicing began to pay off. Then one summer day during a backyard game of one-on-one, Larry Jordan's "little" brother took him--and the whole family--by surprise!...
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
In Charleston, South Carolina, in 1865, ten-year-old Eli and other newly freed slaves gather to honor the memory of fallen Union soldiers, an event considered to be one of the first celebrations of what is now called Memorial Day. Includes author's note.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
A moving tribute to the little-known history behind the first Memorial Day, illustrated by Coretta Scott King Award winner Floyd Cooper
Today is a special day. Eli knows it's important if he's allowed to miss one second of school, his "hard-earned right."
Inspired by true events and told through the eyes of a young boy, this is the deeply moving story about what is regarded as the first Memorial Day on May 1, 1865. Eli dresses up...
Today is a special day. Eli knows it's important if he's allowed to miss one second of school, his "hard-earned right."
Inspired by true events and told through the eyes of a young boy, this is the deeply moving story about what is regarded as the first Memorial Day on May 1, 1865. Eli dresses up...
Author
Publisher
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Formats
Description
Ben, a young slave, uses every chance he gets to teach himself to read, practicing with the words he sees on street signs and in shop windows and even in cast-off newspapers he finds in the gutter.
But after the Civil War breaks out, his master leaves town and Ben finds himself in a slave prison. One night, the prisoners bribe a guard to get their hands on a newspaper, and to the applause of his fellow slaves, Ben reads aloud the momentous news...
But after the Civil War breaks out, his master leaves town and Ben finds himself in a slave prison. One night, the prisoners bribe a guard to get their hands on a newspaper, and to the applause of his fellow slaves, Ben reads aloud the momentous news...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Coretta Scott King Author Honor Award
The stunning voice and hard life of legendary jazz singer Billie Holiday is revealed through evocative, accessible poetry.
In 1915, Sadie Fagan gave birth to a daughter she named Eleanora. The world, however, would know her as Billie Holiday, possibly the greatest jazz singer of all time. Eleanora's journey to become a legend took her through pain, poverty, and run-ins with the law. By...
The stunning voice and hard life of legendary jazz singer Billie Holiday is revealed through evocative, accessible poetry.
In 1915, Sadie Fagan gave birth to a daughter she named Eleanora. The world, however, would know her as Billie Holiday, possibly the greatest jazz singer of all time. Eleanora's journey to become a legend took her through pain, poverty, and run-ins with the law. By...
Author
Publisher
Lerner Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Formats
Description
The picture book inspiration for the Academy Award-winning film The Green Book
Ruth was so excited to take a trip in her family's new car! In the early 1950s, few African Americans could afford to buy cars, so this would be an adventure. But she soon found out that Black travelers weren't treated very well in some towns. Many hotels and gas stations refused service to Black people. Daddy was upset about something called Jim Crow laws . . . Finally,...