Description: Real African-American experiences in picture book format, especially good for learning culture and history with elementary age children.
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Last updated: February 8, 2012, 4:42 pm

1		The Great Migration : journey to the North (2011) Greenfield, Eloise. Call number: J 811 Gr Added to list on February 8, 2012, 4:26 pm There are currently 3 available: Malletts Youth, NEW, Traverwood Youth, NEW, West Youth, NEW	Log in to request	Book
2		Freedom's a-calling me (2012) Shange, Ntozake. Call number: Y 811 Sh Added to list on February 8, 2012, 4:27 pm There are currently 4 available: Downtown Youth, Malletts Youth, NEW, Pittsfield Youth, NEW, Traverwood Youth, NEW	Log in to request	Book
3		When Grandmama sings (2012) Mitchell, Margaree King. Call number: E MIT Added to list on February 8, 2012, 4:27 pm There are currently 3 available: Downtown Youth PicBks,NEW, Malletts Youth PicBks,NEW, Pittsfield Youth PicBks,NEW	Log in to request	Book
4		Jazz Age Josephine (2012) Winter, Jonah, 1962- Call number: E WIN Added to list on February 8, 2012, 4:28 pm There are currently 3 available: Malletts Youth PicBks,NEW, Pittsfield Youth PicBks,NEW, Traverwood Youth Picbks NEW	Log in to request	Book
5		Ellen's broom (2012) Lyons, Kelly Starling. Call number: E LYO Added to list on February 8, 2012, 4:28 pm There are currently 3 available: Malletts Youth PicBks,NEW, Pittsfield Youth PicBks,NEW, West Youth PicBks, NEW	Log in to request	Book
6		Words set me free : the story of young Frederick Douglass (2012) Cline-Ransome, Lesa. Call number: J 921 Douglass, Frederick Added to list on February 8, 2012, 4:30 pm There are currently 5 available: Downtown Youth Desk, Malletts Youth, NEW, Pittsfield Youth, NEW, Traverwood Youth, NEW, West Youth, NEW	Log in to request	Book
7		Obama : only in America (2010) Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956- Call number: J 921 Obama, Barack Added to list on February 8, 2012, 4:34 pm There is currently 1 available: Malletts Youth, NEW	Log in to request	Book
8		We march (2012) Evans, Shane. Call number: E EVA Added to list on February 8, 2012, 4:36 pm There are currently 4 available: Downtown Youth PicBks,NEW, Pittsfield Youth PicBks,NEW, Traverwood Youth Picbks NEW, West Youth PicBks, NEW	Log in to request	Book
9		Oprah : the little speaker (2010) Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956- Call number: J 921 Winfrey, Oprah Added to list on February 8, 2012, 4:36 pm There are currently 3 available: Downtown Youth, Malletts Youth, NEW, Traverwood Youth, NEW	Log in to request	Book
10		Dave the potter : artist, poet, slave (2010) Hill, Laban Carrick. Call number: J 921 Dave , R Caldecott Honor 2011 Added to list on February 8, 2012, 4:39 pm There are currently 2 available: Malletts Youth, Pittsfield Youth	Log in to request	Book
11		Moses : when Harriet Tubman led her people to freedom (2006) Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956- Call number: J 921 Tubman, Harriet , R Caldecott Honor 2007 Added to list on February 8, 2012, 4:39 pm There is currently 1 available: Malletts Youth	Log in to request	Book
12		George Washington Carver (2008) Bolden, Tonya. Call number: J 921 Carver, George Washington Added to list on February 8, 2012, 4:39 pm There are currently 3 available: Downtown Youth, Malletts Youth, Pittsfield Youth	Log in to request	Book
13		When Marian sang : the true recital of Marian Anderson (2002) Ryan, Pam Muñoz. Call number: J 921 Anderson, Marian Added to list on February 8, 2012, 4:39 pm There are currently 4 available: Downtown Youth, Pittsfield Youth	Log in to request	Book
14		Keep on! : the story of Matthew Henson, co-discoverer of the North Pole (2009) Hopkinson, Deborah. Call number: J 921 Henson, Matthew Added to list on February 8, 2012, 4:40 pm There are currently 2 available: Downtown Youth, Malletts Youth	Log in to request	Book
15		Heart and soul : the story of America and African Americans (2011) Nelson, Kadir. Call number: Y 973.049 Ne Added to list on February 8, 2012, 4:40 pm There is currently 1 available: Traverwood Youth, NEW	Log in to request	Book
16		Pass it on : African-American poetry for children (1993) Call number: J 811.008 Pa Added to list on February 8, 2012, 4:40 pm There is currently 1 available: West Youth	Log in to request	Book
17		Mae Jemison : a space biography (1998) Yannuzzi, Della A. Call number: J 921 Jemison, Mae Added to list on February 8, 2012, 4:40 pm There is currently 1 available: Downtown Youth	Log in to request	Book
18		She loved baseball : the Effa Manley story (2010) Vernick, Audrey. Call number: J 921 Manley, Effa Added to list on February 8, 2012, 4:42 pm There are currently 3 available: Downtown Youth, Malletts Youth, Traverwood Youth	Log in to request	Book
19		America's black founders : revolutionary heroes and early leaders : with 21 activities (2010) Sanders, Nancy I. Call number: Y 973 Sa Added to list on February 8, 2012, 4:42 pm There are currently 5 available: Downtown Youth, Malletts Youth, Pittsfield Youth, Traverwood Youth, West Youth	Log in to request	Book
20		Sojourner Truth's step-stomp stride (2009) Pinkney, Andrea Davis. Call number: J 921 Truth, Sojourner Added to list on February 8, 2012, 4:42 pm There are currently 3 available: Malletts Youth, Traverwood Youth, West Youth	Log in to request	Book

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