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 9, 2012, 1:55 pm

21

Book

• Coretta Scott (2009)
• Shange, Ntozake.
• Call number: J 921 King, Coretta Scott
• Added to list on February 8, 2012, 4:43 pm
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22

Book

• Barack Obama (2009)
• Wheeler, Jill C., 1964-
• Call number: J 921 Obama, Barack
• Added to list on February 8, 2012, 4:44 pm
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23

Book

• My people (2009)
• Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967.
• Call number: E HUG
• Added to list on February 8, 2012, 4:44 pm
• There are currently 5 available:
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24

Graphic
Novel

• Jackie Robinson (2008)
• Call number: Youth Graphic Novel Robinson
• Added to list on February 8, 2012, 4:45 pm
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25

Book

• Art from her heart : folk artist Clementine Hunter (2008)
• Whitehead, Kathy, 1957-
• Call number: J 921 Hunter, Clementine
• Added to list on February 8, 2012, 4:45 pm
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• Downtown Youth, Downtown Youth Art Shelf, West Youth

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26

Book

• Coretta Scott King : first lady of civil rights (2008)
• Call number: J Fiction Childhood
• Added to list on February 8, 2012, 4:45 pm
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27

Book

• We are the ship : the story of Negro League baseball (2008)
• Nelson, Kadir.
• Call number: J 796.357 Ne
• Added to list on February 8, 2012, 4:46 pm
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28

Book

• Nothing but trouble : the story of Althea Gibson (2007)
• Stauffacher, Sue, 1961-
• Call number: J 921 Gibson, Althea
• Added to list on February 8, 2012, 4:47 pm
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29

Book

• The Entrance place of wonders : poems of the Harlem Renaissance (2006)
• Call number: J 811 En
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30

Book

• An apple for Harriet Tubman (2006)
• Turner, Glennette Tilley.
• Call number: J 921 Tubman, Harriet
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31

Book

• Onward : a photobiography of African-American polar explorer Matthew Henson (2006)
• Johnson, Dolores, 1949-
• Call number: J 921 Henson, Matthew
• Added to list on February 8, 2012, 4:49 pm
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32

Book

• Come look with me : discovering African American art for children (2005)
• Rolling, James Haywood.
• Call number: J 700.899 Ro
• Added to list on February 8, 2012, 4:49 pm
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33

Book

• The forbidden schoolhouse : the true and dramatic story of Prudence Crandall and her students (2005)
• Jurmain, Suzanne.
• Call number: Y 921 Crandall, Prudence
• Added to list on February 8, 2012, 4:50 pm
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34

Book

• Bessie Coleman : daring to fly (2003)
• Walker, Sally M.
• Call number: J 921 Coleman, Bessie
• Added to list on February 8, 2012, 4:52 pm
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35

Book

• Fly high! : the story of Bessie Coleman (2000)
• Borden, Louise.
• Call number: J 921 Coleman, Bessie
• Added to list on February 8, 2012, 4:55 pm
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36

Book

• Bessie Smith and the night riders (2006)
• Stauffacher, Sue, 1961-
• Call number: J Fiction
• Added to list on February 8, 2012, 4:59 pm
• There is currently 1 available:
• Malletts Youth Picture Books

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37

DVD

• John Henry (2006)
• Call number: Youth-DVD Books-&-Stories Gr
• Added to list on February 9, 2012, 12:15 pm
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• Downtown Youth, Traverwood Youth

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38

Kit

• John Henry (1998)
• Lester, Julius.
• Call number: J-Kit CD 398.2 Le
• Added to list on February 9, 2012, 1:29 pm
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39

Book

• Sit-in : how four friends stood up by sitting down (2010)
• Pinkney, Andrea Davis.
• Call number: J 323.119 Pi
• Added to list on February 9, 2012, 1:53 pm
• There are currently 5 available:
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40

Book

• Duke Ellington : the piano prince and his orchestra (1998)
• Pinkney, Andrea Davis.
• Call number: J 921 Ellington, Duke , R Caldecott Honor 1999
• Added to list on February 9, 2012, 1:55 pm
• There are currently 4 available:
• Downtown Youth, Malletts Youth, Traverwood Youth

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