Description: Real African-American experiences in picture book format, especially good for learning culture and history with children grades K-3.
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Last updated: February 8, 2012, 4:42 pm

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• 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 5 available:
• Downtown Youth, Malletts Youth, Pittsfield Youth, West Youth

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2

Book

• 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 5 available:
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3

Book

• 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:
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4

Book

• Jazz Age Josephine (2012)
• Winter, Jonah, 1962-
• Call number: E WIN
• Added to list on February 8, 2012, 4:28 pm
• There are currently 5 available:
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5

Book

• Ellen's broom (2012)
• Lyons, Kelly Starling.
• Call number: E LYO
• Added to list on February 8, 2012, 4:28 pm
• There are currently 4 available:
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6

Book

• 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:
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Book

• 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 are currently 2 available:
• Downtown Youth, Pittsfield Youth

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8

Book

• We march (2012)
• Evans, Shane.
• Call number: E EVA
• Added to list on February 8, 2012, 4:36 pm
• There are currently 4 available:
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• 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 4 available:
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10

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• 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 4 available:
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• 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 are currently 3 available:
• Downtown Youth, Pittsfield Youth, West Youth

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12

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• 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 5 available:
• Downtown Youth, Malletts Youth, Pittsfield Youth, Traverwood Youth, West Youth

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13

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• 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

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14

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• 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 3 available:
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15

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• 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 are currently 3 available:
• Malletts Youth, Pittsfield Youth, West Youth

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16

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• 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:
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17

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• 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:
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18

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• 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 is currently 1 available:
• Traverwood Youth

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19

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• 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 4 available:
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20

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• 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:
• Downtown Youth, Traverwood Youth, West Youth

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