Angela Joy
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Publication Date
2020.
Language
English
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Black Authors: Board and Picture Books (SCPL-YS)
Black History Month (kids)
Black History Month for Kids
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Black History Month (kids)
Black History Month for Kids
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Description
"A child reflects on the meaning of being Black in this anthem about a people, a culture, a history, and a legacy that lives on"-- Provided by publisher. Includes historical and cultural notes, song list, and two poems.
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Publication Date
2022.
Language
English
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2023 ALA Children's Award Winners and Nominees
2023 Caldecott & Newbery Awards (SCPL-YS)
Black Authors: Youth Biographies (SCPL-YS)
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2023 Caldecott & Newbery Awards (SCPL-YS)
Black Authors: Youth Biographies (SCPL-YS)
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Description
"The story of the mother of Emmett Till, and how she channeled grief over her son's death into a call to action for the civil rights movement"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Publication Date
2023.
Language
English
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Description
On ordinary days, you could see him. A beautiful boy, but small with a smile given only to lilacs growing between broken sidewalks carrying in his pockets a sound. Before Prince became one of the bestselling musicians of all time, he was a boy named Prince Rogers Nelson. Often overlooked and abandoned, he found his own inspiration in the world around him - teaching himself how to play the guitar, the piano, the drums, and much more. And when he grew...
Author
Publisher
The Quarto Group
Publication Date
2023.
Language
English
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Description
"They call him "HERO," but he's no HERO--not to me. Every day, on her way to school, a little girl sees a towering statue: a statue of a man who sold freedom for cotton and tea. The world around her says this man is hero. But she knows he's not a hero--not a real one. Heroes are hard to find. She looks for them around corners, under rocks, and on TV, but there are none that she can see. And so, the little girl writes their names and marches for them...