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March volume 3
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English
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Black History Month
Celebrating Black Creators
OBD Coretta Scott King Award - YOUTH
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Celebrating Black Creators
OBD Coretta Scott King Award - YOUTH
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By the fall of 1963, the Civil Rights Movement has penetrated deep into the American consciousness, and as a chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, John Lewis is guiding the tip of the spear. Through relentless direct action, SNCC continues to force the nation to confront its own blatant injustice, but for every step forward, the danger grows more intense: Jim Crow strikes back through legal tricks, intimidation, violence, and...
2) Jazz
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Illustrations and rhyming text celebrate the roots of jazz music.
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English
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Black Authors: Youth Nonfiction (SCPL-YS)
Black History Month - ROD Children's
Black History Month - Youth
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Using an "Everyman" player as his narrator, Kadir Nelson tells the story of Negro League baseball from its beginnings in the 1920s through the decline after Jackie Robinson crossed over to the majors in 1947. Illustrations from oil paintings by artist Kadir Nelson.
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The story of the Great Irish Famine, through the eyes and memories of the Irish people. Tells how they lived, why their lives depended on the potato, how they dreaded the workhouse, and how they feared and defied the landlord who collected the rent and evicted them.
6) Thunder Rose
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Unusual from the day she is born, Thunder Rose performs all sorts of amazing feats, including building fences, taming a stampeding herd of steers, capturing a gang of rustlers, and turning aside a tornado.
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From the Publisher: In July 1969, the world witnessed an awe-inspiring historical achievement when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to set foot on the moon. For the young protagonist of this lyrical and hopeful picture book, that landing is something that inspires her to make one giant step toward all of the possibilities that life has to offer. Caldecott Honor-winning painter Jerry Pinkney and the poetic Dianna Hutts Aston...
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English
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Black Authors: Board and Picture Books (SCPL-YS)
OBD Black History Month (February) - YOUTH
OBD Coretta Scott King Award - YOUTH
OBD Black History Month (February) - YOUTH
OBD Coretta Scott King Award - YOUTH
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Collection of 19 folktales, legends, and true stories celebrating the heroic cunning, patience, and courage of African-American women and girls.
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Houghton Mifflin reading the literature experience volume level 3+
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English
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A Southern folktale in which kind Blanche, following the instructions of an old witch, gains riches, while her greedy sister makes fun of the old woman and is duly rewarded.
17) Just us women
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A young girl and her favorite aunt share the excitement of planning a very special car trip for just the two of them.
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