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Child of the Civil Rights Movement
Written by Paula Young Shelton
Illustrated by Raul Colon
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 48 pages
On Sale: December 22, 2009
Price: $20.99
Paula Young Shelton, daughter of Civil Rights activist Andrew Young, brings a child’s unique perspective to an important chapter in America’s history. Paula grew up in the deep south, in a world where whites had and blacks did not. With an activist father and a community of leaders surrounding her, including... Read more >
Written by Paula Young Shelton
Illustrated by Raul Colon
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 48 pages
On Sale: December 22, 2009
Price: $20.99
Paula Young Shelton, daughter of Civil Rights activist Andrew Young, brings a child’s unique perspective to an important chapter in America’s history. Paula grew up in the deep south, in a world where whites had and blacks did not. With an activist father and a community of leaders surrounding her, including... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
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Child of the Civil Rights Movement
Written by Paula Young Shelton
Illustrated by Raul Colon
Format: Hardcover, 48 pages
On Sale: December 22, 2009
Price: $17.99
Paula Young Shelton, daughter of Civil Rights activist Andrew Young, brings a child’s unique perspective to an important chapter in America’s history. Paula grew up in the deep south, in a world where whites had and blacks did not. With an activist father and a community of leaders surrounding her, including... Read more >
Written by Paula Young Shelton
Illustrated by Raul Colon
Format: Hardcover, 48 pages
On Sale: December 22, 2009
Price: $17.99
Paula Young Shelton, daughter of Civil Rights activist Andrew Young, brings a child’s unique perspective to an important chapter in America’s history. Paula grew up in the deep south, in a world where whites had and blacks did not. With an activist father and a community of leaders surrounding her, including... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover library binding.
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On My Journey Now
Written by Nikki Giovanni
Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: September 8, 2009
Price: $8.99
"The intimate, unpretentious talk about familiar songs will grab readers, who will want to find out more about the inspiring history." — BOOKLIST (starred review)
Ever since she was a little girl attending three different churches, poet Nikki Giovanni has loved the spirituals. Now, with the passion of a poet and the... Read more >
Written by Nikki Giovanni
Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: September 8, 2009
Price: $8.99
"The intimate, unpretentious talk about familiar songs will grab readers, who will want to find out more about the inspiring history." — BOOKLIST (starred review)
Ever since she was a little girl attending three different churches, poet Nikki Giovanni has loved the spirituals. Now, with the passion of a poet and the... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
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Barack Obama: Out of Many, One
Written by Shana Corey
Illustrated by James Bernardin
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: August 11, 2009
Price: $3.99
Reading on your own
This is the story of a skinny little boy with a funny name and how he became part of America’s history.
In very clear and accessible language, newly independent readers can learn how the lessons and love of Obama’s mother and grandparents shaped him; how the places he... Read more >
Written by Shana Corey
Illustrated by James Bernardin
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: August 11, 2009
Price: $3.99
Reading on your own
This is the story of a skinny little boy with a funny name and how he became part of America’s history.
In very clear and accessible language, newly independent readers can learn how the lessons and love of Obama’s mother and grandparents shaped him; how the places he... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover library binding.
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Barack Obama: Out of Many, One
Written by Shana Corey
Illustrated by James Bernardin
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 48 pages
On Sale: August 11, 2009
Price: $12.99
Reading on your own
This is the story of a skinny little boy with a funny name and how he became part of America’s history.
In very clear and accessible language, newly independent readers can learn how the lessons and love of Obama’s mother and grandparents shaped him; how the places he... Read more >
Written by Shana Corey
Illustrated by James Bernardin
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 48 pages
On Sale: August 11, 2009
Price: $12.99
Reading on your own
This is the story of a skinny little boy with a funny name and how he became part of America’s history.
In very clear and accessible language, newly independent readers can learn how the lessons and love of Obama’s mother and grandparents shaped him; how the places he... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Holidays Around the World: Celebrate Kwanzaa
Written by Carolyn B. Otto
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: October 14, 2008
Price: $15.95
Celebrate Kwanzaa continues the spectacular Holidays Around the World series by focusing on this African-American holiday, which falls during the festive, gift-giving season and is celebrated by families, communities, and schools throughout America. With succinct, lively text and beautiful photographs, the book celebrates African-American culture and helps us to understand and... Read more >
Written by Carolyn B. Otto
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: October 14, 2008
Price: $15.95
Celebrate Kwanzaa continues the spectacular Holidays Around the World series by focusing on this African-American holiday, which falls during the festive, gift-giving season and is celebrated by families, communities, and schools throughout America. With succinct, lively text and beautiful photographs, the book celebrates African-American culture and helps us to understand and... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover library binding.
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Holidays Around the World: Celebrate Kwanzaa
Written by Carolyn B. Otto
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 32 pages
On Sale: October 14, 2008
Price: $23.90
Read more >
Written by Carolyn B. Otto
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 32 pages
On Sale: October 14, 2008
Price: $23.90
Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
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Ain't Nothing but a Man
Written by Scott Reynolds Nelson and Marc Aronson
Format: Hardcover, 64 pages
On Sale: December 26, 2007
Price: $18.95
Who was the real John Henry? The story of this legendary African-American figure has come down to us in so many songs, stories, and plays, that the facts are often lost. Historian Scott Nelson brings John Henry alive for young readers in his personal quest for the true story of the... Read more >
Written by Scott Reynolds Nelson and Marc Aronson
Format: Hardcover, 64 pages
On Sale: December 26, 2007
Price: $18.95
Who was the real John Henry? The story of this legendary African-American figure has come down to us in so many songs, stories, and plays, that the facts are often lost. Historian Scott Nelson brings John Henry alive for young readers in his personal quest for the true story of the... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover library binding.
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Ain't Nothing but a Man
Written by Scott Reynolds Nelson and Marc Aronson
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 64 pages
On Sale: December 26, 2007
Price: $27.90
Who was the real John Henry? The story of this legendary African-American figure has come down to us in so many songs, stories, and plays, that the facts are often lost. Historian Scott Nelson brings John Henry alive for young readers in his personal quest for the true story of the... Read more >
Written by Scott Reynolds Nelson and Marc Aronson
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 64 pages
On Sale: December 26, 2007
Price: $27.90
Who was the real John Henry? The story of this legendary African-American figure has come down to us in so many songs, stories, and plays, that the facts are often lost. Historian Scott Nelson brings John Henry alive for young readers in his personal quest for the true story of the... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
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On My Journey Now
Written by Nikki Giovanni
Format: Hardcover, 128 pages
On Sale: February 13, 2007
Price: $18.99
With the passion of a poet and the knowledge of a historian, Nikki Giovanni tells the story of Africans in America through the glorious words of spirituals.
Ever since she was a little girl attending three different churches, poet Nikki Giovanni has loved the spirituals. In ON MY JOURNEY NOW, she paints... Read more >
Written by Nikki Giovanni
Format: Hardcover, 128 pages
On Sale: February 13, 2007
Price: $18.99
With the passion of a poet and the knowledge of a historian, Nikki Giovanni tells the story of Africans in America through the glorious words of spirituals.
Ever since she was a little girl attending three different churches, poet Nikki Giovanni has loved the spirituals. In ON MY JOURNEY NOW, she paints... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Free at Last!
Written by Doreen Rappaport
Illustrated by Shane W. Evans
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: September 12, 2006
Price: $7.99
"A glorious tribute to the lives of African-American heroes and heroines."
— SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL
An International Reading Association Teachers' Choice
A Cooperative Children's Book Center Choice
A Chicago Public Library Best Book
"Rappaport and Evans reprise the passion and power that informed their 2002 collaboration, shining their spotlight on the progess and... Read more >
Written by Doreen Rappaport
Illustrated by Shane W. Evans
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: September 12, 2006
Price: $7.99
"A glorious tribute to the lives of African-American heroes and heroines."
— SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL
An International Reading Association Teachers' Choice
A Cooperative Children's Book Center Choice
A Chicago Public Library Best Book
"Rappaport and Evans reprise the passion and power that informed their 2002 collaboration, shining their spotlight on the progess and... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
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Cause
Written by Tonya Bolden
Format: Hardcover, 144 pages
On Sale: December 27, 2005
Price: $19.95
After the destruction of the Civil War, the United States faced the immense challenge of rebuilding a ravaged South and incorporating millions of freed slaves into the life of the nation. On April 11, 1865, President Lincoln introduced his plan for reconstruction, warning that the coming years would be “fraught with... Read more >
Written by Tonya Bolden
Format: Hardcover, 144 pages
On Sale: December 27, 2005
Price: $19.95
After the destruction of the Civil War, the United States faced the immense challenge of rebuilding a ravaged South and incorporating millions of freed slaves into the life of the nation. On April 11, 1865, President Lincoln introduced his plan for reconstruction, warning that the coming years would be “fraught with... Read more >
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Freedom Riders
Written by Ann Bausum
Format: Hardcover, 80 pages
On Sale: December 27, 2005
Price: $18.95
Freedom Riders compares and contrasts the childhoods of John Lewis and James Zwerg in a way that helps young readers understand the segregated experience of our nation's past. It shows how a common interest in justice created the convergent path that enabled these young men to meet as Freedom Riders on... Read more >
Written by Ann Bausum
Format: Hardcover, 80 pages
On Sale: December 27, 2005
Price: $18.95
Freedom Riders compares and contrasts the childhoods of John Lewis and James Zwerg in a way that helps young readers understand the segregated experience of our nation's past. It shows how a common interest in justice created the convergent path that enabled these young men to meet as Freedom Riders on... Read more >
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Freedom Riders RLB
Written by Ann Bausum
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 80 pages
On Sale: December 27, 2005
Price: $28.90
Freedom Riders compares and contrasts the childhoods of John Lewis, growing up in black America, and Jim Zwerg, growing up in white America, in a way that helps young readers understand the segregated experience of our nation's past. It shows how a common interest in justice created the convergent path that... Read more >
Written by Ann Bausum
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 80 pages
On Sale: December 27, 2005
Price: $28.90
Freedom Riders compares and contrasts the childhoods of John Lewis, growing up in black America, and Jim Zwerg, growing up in white America, in a way that helps young readers understand the segregated experience of our nation's past. It shows how a common interest in justice created the convergent path that... Read more >
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Moving North
Written by Monica Halpern
Format: Hardcover, 40 pages
On Sale: December 27, 2005
Price: $12.95
After the Civil War, the South went through a period of rebuilding, termed Recon-struction, but because many white people in the South were not ready to accept African Americans as equals, unfair laws were passed which restricted the rights of blacks. These Black Codes and Jim Crow laws left African Americans... Read more >
Written by Monica Halpern
Format: Hardcover, 40 pages
On Sale: December 27, 2005
Price: $12.95
After the Civil War, the South went through a period of rebuilding, termed Recon-struction, but because many white people in the South were not ready to accept African Americans as equals, unfair laws were passed which restricted the rights of blacks. These Black Codes and Jim Crow laws left African Americans... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover library binding.
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Moving North
Written by Monica Halpern
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 40 pages
On Sale: December 27, 2005
Price: $21.90
After the Civil War, the South went through a period of rebuilding, termed Recon-struction, but because many white people in the South were not ready to accept African Americans as equals, unfair laws were passed which restricted the rights of blacks. These Black Codes and Jim Crow laws left African Americans... Read more >
Written by Monica Halpern
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 40 pages
On Sale: December 27, 2005
Price: $21.90
After the Civil War, the South went through a period of rebuilding, termed Recon-struction, but because many white people in the South were not ready to accept African Americans as equals, unfair laws were passed which restricted the rights of blacks. These Black Codes and Jim Crow laws left African Americans... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
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Freedom Struggle
Written by Ann Rossi
Format: Hardcover, 40 pages
On Sale: January 1, 2005
Price: $12.95
Read more >
Written by Ann Rossi
Format: Hardcover, 40 pages
On Sale: January 1, 2005
Price: $12.95
Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover library binding.
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Freedom Struggle
Written by Ann Rossi
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 40 pages
On Sale: January 1, 2005
Price: $21.90
Read more >
Written by Ann Rossi
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 40 pages
On Sale: January 1, 2005
Price: $21.90
Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
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To Establish Justice
Written by Patricia McKissack and Arlene Zarembka
Format: Hardcover, 160 pages
On Sale: September 14, 2004
Price: $18.95
AMERICA WAS FOUNDED on the idea of liberty for all. But it has not always achieved that ideal. To Establish Justice is an honest and powerful examination of the Supreme Court’s role in legalizing—or negating—civil rights for various groups. From the struggles of Native Americans at the country’s birth to the... Read more >
Written by Patricia McKissack and Arlene Zarembka
Format: Hardcover, 160 pages
On Sale: September 14, 2004
Price: $18.95
AMERICA WAS FOUNDED on the idea of liberty for all. But it has not always achieved that ideal. To Establish Justice is an honest and powerful examination of the Supreme Court’s role in legalizing—or negating—civil rights for various groups. From the struggles of Native Americans at the country’s birth to the... Read more >
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Cowboys on the Western Trail
Written by Eric Oatman
Format: Trade Paperback, 40 pages
On Sale: March 1, 2004
Price: $6.99
Read more >
Written by Eric Oatman
Format: Trade Paperback, 40 pages
On Sale: March 1, 2004
Price: $6.99
Read more >
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Escape to Freedom
Written by Barbara Brooks-Simon
Format: Trade Paperback, 40 pages
On Sale: March 1, 2004
Price: $6.99
Read more >
Written by Barbara Brooks-Simon
Format: Trade Paperback, 40 pages
On Sale: March 1, 2004
Price: $6.99
Read more >
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Free at Last!
Written by Doreen Rappaport
Illustrated by Shane W. Evans
Format: Hardcover, 64 pages
On Sale: December 1, 2003
Price: $19.99
True stories and traditional songs shed light on a lesser known era in African-American history - the crucial decades between Emancipation and the start of the Civil Rights movement.
In the dark of night, a mother risks her life to search for her four children, stolen by her former master. A wife... Read more >
Written by Doreen Rappaport
Illustrated by Shane W. Evans
Format: Hardcover, 64 pages
On Sale: December 1, 2003
Price: $19.99
True stories and traditional songs shed light on a lesser known era in African-American history - the crucial decades between Emancipation and the start of the Civil Rights movement.
In the dark of night, a mother risks her life to search for her four children, stolen by her former master. A wife... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Vision of Beauty
Written by Kathryn Lasky
Illustrated by Nneka Bennett
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: January 1, 2003
Price: $6.99
A vision of dignity and freedom and a powerful role model for girls and women of all races
"This impressive picture book will delight young readers as it gives a sense of this remarkable woman and the times in which she lived." — SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL (starred review)
"Lasky's engaging account moves smoothly... Read more >
Written by Kathryn Lasky
Illustrated by Nneka Bennett
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: January 1, 2003
Price: $6.99
A vision of dignity and freedom and a powerful role model for girls and women of all races
"This impressive picture book will delight young readers as it gives a sense of this remarkable woman and the times in which she lived." — SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL (starred review)
"Lasky's engaging account moves smoothly... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
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Meet Martin Luther King, Jr.
Written by James T. de Kay
Format: Trade Paperback, 112 pages
On Sale: January 2, 2001
Price: $4.99
Illus. with black-and-white photos. This revised edition of the popular Random House Step Up(TM) Biography of the great civil-rights leader and advocate for peaceful resistance now includes new text and additional dynamic photos. Reading level: 2.2. Read more >
Written by James T. de Kay
Format: Trade Paperback, 112 pages
On Sale: January 2, 2001
Price: $4.99
Illus. with black-and-white photos. This revised edition of the popular Random House Step Up(TM) Biography of the great civil-rights leader and advocate for peaceful resistance now includes new text and additional dynamic photos. Reading level: 2.2. Read more >
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Vision of Beauty
Written by Kathryn Lasky
Illustrated by Nneka Bennett
Format: Hardcover, 48 pages
On Sale: January 5, 2000
Price: $17.99
An inspiring picture-book biography of a woman who succeeded on her own terms.
Born December 23, 1867, Sarah Breedlove Walker was the youngest and first free-born child of Minerva and Owen Breedlove of Delta, Louisiana. As sharecroppers, their lives were hard, but slavery had ended, and the Breedlove family was free... Read more >
Written by Kathryn Lasky
Illustrated by Nneka Bennett
Format: Hardcover, 48 pages
On Sale: January 5, 2000
Price: $17.99
An inspiring picture-book biography of a woman who succeeded on her own terms.
Born December 23, 1867, Sarah Breedlove Walker was the youngest and first free-born child of Minerva and Owen Breedlove of Delta, Louisiana. As sharecroppers, their lives were hard, but slavery had ended, and the Breedlove family was free... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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