45 books in Juvenile Nonfiction - Ethnic
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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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I Once Knew an Indian Woman
Written by Ebbitt Cutler
Illustrated by Bruce E. Johnson
Format: eBook
On Sale: July 10, 2009
Price: $6.95
A memoir of childhood summers spent in a Laurentian village and of an Indian woman who lived according to her ancient code of courage and humanity. A heartwarming story.
From the Trade Paperback edition. Read more >
Written by Ebbitt Cutler
Illustrated by Bruce E. Johnson
Format: eBook
On Sale: July 10, 2009
Price: $6.95
A memoir of childhood summers spent in a Laurentian village and of an Indian woman who lived according to her ancient code of courage and humanity. A heartwarming story.
From the Trade Paperback edition. Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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The Jumping Tree
Written by Rene Saldana, Jr.
Format: eBook, 192 pages
On Sale: April 23, 2009
Price: $6.50
These lively stories follow Rey Castaneda from sixth through eighth grade in Nuevo Penitas, Texas. One side of Rey's family lives nearby in Mexico, the other half in Texas, and Rey fits in on both sides of the border. In Nuevo Penitas, he enjoys fooling around with his pals in the... Read more >
Written by Rene Saldana, Jr.
Format: eBook, 192 pages
On Sale: April 23, 2009
Price: $6.50
These lively stories follow Rey Castaneda from sixth through eighth grade in Nuevo Penitas, Texas. One side of Rey's family lives nearby in Mexico, the other half in Texas, and Rey fits in on both sides of the border. In Nuevo Penitas, he enjoys fooling around with his pals in the... Read more >
Also available as a
paperback.
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Holidays Around the World: Celebrate Chinese New Year
Written by Carolyn Otto
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 32 pages
On Sale: January 13, 2009
Price: $23.90
Children have never had so many reasons to learn how Chinese people everywhere ring in the new and ring out the old. As China takes its new place on the global stage, understanding Chinese culture and values becomes ever more essential to our next generation.
For two joyous weeks red is all... Read more >
Written by Carolyn Otto
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 32 pages
On Sale: January 13, 2009
Price: $23.90
Children have never had so many reasons to learn how Chinese people everywhere ring in the new and ring out the old. As China takes its new place on the global stage, understanding Chinese culture and values becomes ever more essential to our next generation.
For two joyous weeks red is all... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
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Holidays Around the World: Celebrate Chinese New Year
Written by Carolyn Otto
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: January 13, 2009
Price: $15.95
Children have never had so many reasons to learn how Chinese people everywhere ring in the new and ring out the old. As China takes its new place on the global stage, understanding Chinese culture and values becomes ever more essential to our next generation.
For two joyous weeks red is all... Read more >
Written by Carolyn Otto
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: January 13, 2009
Price: $15.95
Children have never had so many reasons to learn how Chinese people everywhere ring in the new and ring out the old. As China takes its new place on the global stage, understanding Chinese culture and values becomes ever more essential to our next generation.
For two joyous weeks red is all... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover library binding.
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Fiestas del mundo: Celebremos Navidad
Written by Deborah Heiligman
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: October 28, 2008
Price: $15.95
Read more >
Written by Deborah Heiligman
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: October 28, 2008
Price: $15.95
Read more >
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Holidays Around the World: Celebrate Hanukkah
Written by Deborah Heiligman
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: October 14, 2008
Price: $6.95
In Celebrate Hanukkah Deborah Heiligman welcomes readers to a holiday celebrated by Jewish communities around the world.
The vivid photography of National Geographic illustrates the joyous celebrations of Jewish people around the world—including Ghana, Uganda, India, Israel, Peru, the United States and Poland, as they light menorahs, spin dreidels, and make... Read more >
Written by Deborah Heiligman
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: October 14, 2008
Price: $6.95
In Celebrate Hanukkah Deborah Heiligman welcomes readers to a holiday celebrated by Jewish communities around the world.
The vivid photography of National Geographic illustrates the joyous celebrations of Jewish people around the world—including Ghana, Uganda, India, Israel, Peru, the United States and Poland, as they light menorahs, spin dreidels, and make... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
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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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Holidays Around the World: Celebrate Diwali
Written by Deborah Heiligman
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: September 9, 2008
Price: $6.95
Beautiful, dynamic photographs and brief, lively text introduce readers to the joyous holiday of Diwali, evoking the celebrations of Hindus, Sikhs and Jains around the world.
In Deborah Heiligman's inviting global odyssey of the Hindu holiday we learn that Diwali celebrates the triumph of good over evil, and of light over... Read more >
Written by Deborah Heiligman
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: September 9, 2008
Price: $6.95
Beautiful, dynamic photographs and brief, lively text introduce readers to the joyous holiday of Diwali, evoking the celebrations of Hindus, Sikhs and Jains around the world.
In Deborah Heiligman's inviting global odyssey of the Hindu holiday we learn that Diwali celebrates the triumph of good over evil, and of light over... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover and a
hardcover library binding.
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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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National Geographic Investigates Ancient Pueblo
Written by Anita Croy
Format: Hardcover, 64 pages
On Sale: November 13, 2007
Price: $17.95
At prehistoric sites in the "Four Corners" states (Colorado, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico) of the American Southwest, archaeologists have searched for years, looking for clues to the history of the Pueblo people. Learn what we know about these cliff dwellers. Study the thousands of rock carvings—petroglyphs—they left behind. Discover how modern... Read more >
Written by Anita Croy
Format: Hardcover, 64 pages
On Sale: November 13, 2007
Price: $17.95
At prehistoric sites in the "Four Corners" states (Colorado, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico) of the American Southwest, archaeologists have searched for years, looking for clues to the history of the Pueblo people. Learn what we know about these cliff dwellers. Study the thousands of rock carvings—petroglyphs—they left behind. Discover how modern... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover library binding.
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National Geographic Investigates Ancient Pueblo
Written by Anita Croy
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 64 pages
On Sale: November 13, 2007
Price: $27.90
At prehistoric sites in the "Four Corners" states (Colorado, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico) of the American Southwest, archaeologists have searched for years, looking for clues to the history of the Pueblo people. Learn what we know about these cliff dwellers. Study the thousands of rock carvings—petroglyphs—they left behind. Discover how modern... Read more >
Written by Anita Croy
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 64 pages
On Sale: November 13, 2007
Price: $27.90
At prehistoric sites in the "Four Corners" states (Colorado, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico) of the American Southwest, archaeologists have searched for years, looking for clues to the history of the Pueblo people. Learn what we know about these cliff dwellers. Study the thousands of rock carvings—petroglyphs—they left behind. Discover how modern... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
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National Geographic Investigates: Ancient Aztec
Written by Tim Cooke
Format: Hardcover, 64 pages
On Sale: August 14, 2007
Price: $17.95
Archaeology reveals the rich history and complex culture of the Aztecs. Journey to the center of this elevated ancient civilization, to a huge oval basin 7,500 feet above sea level, in the Valley of Mexico. Study National Geographic maps and behold the vast range of this intriguing empire. Learn how modern... Read more >
Written by Tim Cooke
Format: Hardcover, 64 pages
On Sale: August 14, 2007
Price: $17.95
Archaeology reveals the rich history and complex culture of the Aztecs. Journey to the center of this elevated ancient civilization, to a huge oval basin 7,500 feet above sea level, in the Valley of Mexico. Study National Geographic maps and behold the vast range of this intriguing empire. Learn how modern... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover library binding.
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National Geographic Investigates: Ancient Aztec
Written by Tim Cooke
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 64 pages
On Sale: August 14, 2007
Price: $27.90
Archaeology reveals the rich history and complex culture of the Aztecs. Journey to the center of this elevated ancient civilization, to a huge oval basin 7,500 feet above sea level, in the Valley of Mexico. Study National Geographic maps and behold the vast range of this intriguing empire. Learn how modern... Read more >
Written by Tim Cooke
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 64 pages
On Sale: August 14, 2007
Price: $27.90
Archaeology reveals the rich history and complex culture of the Aztecs. Journey to the center of this elevated ancient civilization, to a huge oval basin 7,500 feet above sea level, in the Valley of Mexico. Study National Geographic maps and behold the vast range of this intriguing empire. Learn how modern... 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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