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| Shanté Keys and the New Year's Peas
by Gail Piernas-Davenport
Illustrated by Marion Eldridge
Library binding, ages: 4-8.
Shanté Keys' saves New Year's dinner by preparing the black eyed peas dish
that Grandma forgot to include. With quick thinking she goes to the neighbors
for help and finds herself learning about new year celebrations in other
cultures.
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Thank You, Dr. King!
by Robin Reid
Illustrated by Dan Kanemoto
Paperback, ages 4-8.
From the Nick Jr. series created by Bill Cosby, comes this book that teaches children about problem solving, valuing their families, and self-value.
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Who Was Martin Luther King, Jr.?
by Bonnie Bader
Illustrated
by Elizabeth Wolf
Paperback, ages: 9-12.
Celebrate the vision and legacy of Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
He was only a young man when he begin organizing African American people
against racism in the South and unlike many revolutionaries of this time, he
insisted on nonviolence and peaceful tactics as a means for making change.
King and his supporters successfully ended desegregation in Montgomery,
Alabama and is recognized for his advocacy on racial and economic equality.
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A Kid's Guide to African American History
by Nancy I. Sanders
Paperback, ages: 9-12.
A year-round activity and reference book on African American artists, inventors, and heroes
that helped shaped America. Educational activities include designing masks, making
medallions, rhyming games, riddles, and much more.
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Encyclopedia of African American History, 1619-1895: From the Colonial Period to the Age of Frederick Douglass
by Paul Finkelman
Hardcover, ages 12 and up.
3 volume set of historical accounts on African American, Caribbean, Native
American, and Latin American influences. Entries include aspects of daily life,
nationalism, political and collegiate events, wars and revolutionary movements,
arts, laws and voting rights, religion, and much more.
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Celebrating African-American History
by Doris Hunter Metcalf
Illustrated by Donald A. Smith
Paperback, ages: 8-12.
Enhance children's writing, speaking, listening, research, problem-solving, and creative thinking skills with this resourceful history book that celebrates the achievements and contributions of African Americans. Activites include: constructing kufis and calabashes, writing poetry, learning Swahili words, playing African games, and dramatizing historical events.
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Malcolm X: A Fire Burning Brightly
by Walter Dean Myers
Illustrated by Leonard Jenkins
Softcover, ages: 4-8.
A straightforward and compelling portrayal of one of America's most influential figures.
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Maybe My Baby
by Irene O'Book
Photographs by Paula Hible
Board book, ages: baby-3.
Dancer, astronaut, builder, athlete--what will baby grow up to be? Here is a love poem from parent to child, illustrated in a way that babies love--with funny photos of other babies.
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Pretty Brown Face
by Andrea Pinkney and Brian PinkneyBoard book, ages: baby-3.
A child examines his facial features.
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Watch Me Dance
by Andrea Pinkney and Brian Pinkney
Board book, ages: baby-3.
A child describes and shows how they are dancing.
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Please, Baby, Please
by Spike Lee and Tonya Lewis Lee
Illustrated by Kadir Nelson Paperback, ages: 2-6.
Filmmaker Spike Lee and wife Tonya Lewis Lee have written a sweet, rhythmic read-along about the endless energy of a toddler outlasting parents through a busy day.
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Please, Puppy, Please
by Spike Lee and Tonya Lewis Lee
Illustrated by Kadir Nelson
Hardcover book, ages 2-6.
Two young children celebrate the joy and challenges of taking care of a new puppy who is quite exuberant, energetic, and undisciplined.
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Grandfather and I
by Helen E. Buckley and Jan Ormerod
Softcover book, ages: 4-8.
When Grandfather is around, nobody needs to hurry. It's nice to know that there's someone who always lets you go at your own speed?
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Thunder Rose
by Jerdine Nolen
Illustrated by Kadir Nelson
Ages: 4-8.
Kadir Nelson, offers a Wild West tall tale about Thunder Rose, who can subdue the wiliest of outlaws.
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Down the Road
by Alice Schertle
Illustrated by E. B. Lewis
Hardcover book, ages 4-8.
Hetty is very careful with the eggs that she bought on her first trip to the store, but runs into trouble when she stops to pick apples.
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Two and Too Much
by Mildred Pitts Walter
Illustrated by Pat Cummings
Softcover book, ages 4-8.
Seven-year-old Brandon's attempt to take care of this two-year-old sister, Gina, results in one disaster after another.
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The Wedding
by Angela Johnson
Illustrated by David Soman
Hardcover book, ages 4-8.
Daisy describes the preparations leading up to her older sister's wedding and the joyous and bittersweet feelings surrounding the event itself.
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Sleeping Cutie
by Andrea Davis Pinkney
Illustrated by Brian Pinkney
Hardcover book, ages 4-8.
Cutie LaRue's sleeplessness causes problems for her parents. What is the new toy that they send for that introduces Cutie to the Dreamland Nightclub?
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Happy Feet
by Richard Michelson
Illustrated by E. B. Lewis
Hardcover book, ages: 4-8.
A young boy who loves to dance listens as his father retells the story of the night he was born and the opening of the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem.
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Hewitt Anderson's Great Big Life
by Jerdine Nolen
Illustrated by Kadir Nelson
Hardcover, ages: 4-8.
When the Anderson family - a family of giants - has a normal sized son, Hewitt, lives are turned upside-down. It's up to Hewitt to show all the generations of the Andersons the power of being small.
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Be Boy Buzz
by Bell Hooks and Chris Raschka Hardcover, ages: 4-8.
Celebrate being Bold. Boy running, Boy Jumping, Boy Sitting Down, and being in love with being a Boy.
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Zamani Goes to Market
by Muriel L. Feelings
Illustrated by Tom Feelings
Hardcover book, ages 4-8.
On Zamani's first trip to the market with his father and older brothers he learns how to bargain and pay for goods. What gift does Zamani surprise his Mother with when he returns home?
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Running The Road To ABC
by Denize Lauture
Illustrated by Reynold Ruffins
Hardcover book, ages: 4-8.
Get up early in the morning with the Haitian children and run to school where they learn the letters, sounds, and words of their beautiful books.
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Hush Songs: African-American Lullabies
by Joyce Carol Thomas
Illustrated by Brenda Joysmith
Hardcover book, ages 4-8.
From National Book Award winner Joyce Carol Thomas comes a glorious collection of ten African American lullabies. Here are the hush songs that have gentled babies and comforted children for generations. Beautifully illustrated, this one-of-a-kind collection includes easy-to-read music, historical headnotes, and an introduction by the author. It is a collection to share and to treasure.
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Finding The Green Stone
by Alice Walker
Paintings by Catherine Deeter
Hardcover book, ages: 7-11.
Johnny lives in a town where everyone owns a shiny green stone. He has one, too - until his mean-spirited behavior makes him lose it. His family and the whole town help him search for the stone. But, to find it, he alone must discover the "bright green sun in his heart."
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Shining
by Julius Lester
Illustrated by John Clapp
Hardcover book, ages: 7-11.
A girl who is rejected by the residents of her African village returns to become their leader.
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I, Matthew Henson: Polar Explorer
by Carole Boston Weatherford
Illustrated by Eric Velasquez
Hardcover, ages: 9-12.
Matthew Henson ventured from the port of Baltimore around the world and
eventually to the North Pole. Learn how he survived in the Arctic wilderness
and overcame fear, cold, and hunger to become a great influence in the history
of American explorers.
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Now Is Your Time!
by Walter Dean Myers
Softcover, ages: 8-12.
African-American historical stories.
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Shayla's Double Brown Baby Blues
by Lori Aurelia Williams
Paperback book, ages: 12+.
Things are changing for thirteen-year-old Shayla Dubois, no matter how hard she tries to fight it. Her father and his new wife have a baby girl named Gift, someone's been sending her best friend cruel packages, and Shayla's new friend, Lemm, makes her skin tingle in the weirdest way. He's handsome, smart, smooth talking, and has demons of his own to hide...
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Our Secret, Siri Aang
by Cristina Kessler
Hardcover book, ages: 12+.
Namelok, a Masai girl, tries to persuade her father to delay her tribal initiation and marriage so that she can have the freedom to continue protecting a mother rhino and baby from poachers.
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Little African-American Girl Paper Doll
by Sylvia Walker
Paperback, ages: 4-8.
Activity paper doll book of a smiling girl and 8 of her outfits. She can
dress up in her Sunday best, bathing suit, cheerleading outfit, tennis gear, and more.
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| Great African Americans Coloring Book
by Taylor OughtonPaperback, ages: 9-12.
A collection of illustrations of 45 influential African Americans that can be
colored or painted. Among those included are Frederick Douglass, Thurgood Marshall, Marian Anderson, Martin Luther King, Jr., Mother Hale, Althea Gibson, Duke Ellington, Ralph Ellison,
and Katherine Dunham.
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Captain Africa: The Battle for Egyptica
by Dwayne J. Ferguson
Paperback book, ages 12+.
Enter the exiting and futuristic world of Africa, technologically advanced and economically powerful, and meet her newest nemesis, the dark lord, Terror Supreme! For years he has been trying to rob the land of her immeasurable resources and the people of their minds but there has always been a thorn in his side, constantly stopping him in his tracks...a thorn called Captain Africa! Angry, desperate and power hungry, Terror Supreme has devised a weapon with a destructive force of such magnitude that it could wipe out the entire population of Africa and the entire world within hours! How will Captain African stop him this time?
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