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One last word: wisdom from the Harlem Renaissance
Par Nikki Grimes. 2017
Collection of poetry with a fresh look at the poets of the Harlem Renaissance, including voices like Langston Hughes, Clara…
Ann Thompson, and many more writers of importance and resonance from this era. Grimes combines their work with her original poetry by using the Golden Shovel poetic form. For grades 6-9. 2017Grand Canyon
Par Jason Chin. 2017
An exploration of the Grand Canyon, from its length of 277 miles to its width of 18 miles. Highlights the…
ancient rock layers and the staggering elevations, and identifies the creatures and vegetation that thrive there. For grades 3-6. 2017The March against Fear: the last great walk of the civil rights movement and the emergence of Black power
Par Ann Bausum, National Geographic Kids. 2017
In 1966, James Meredith, an African American, was shot in Mississippi while marching to fight racism and fear. Recounts how…
civil rights leaders organized a group to continue the protest in the name of equality and justice. Violence and some strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2017Strong inside: the true story of how Perry Wallace broke college basketball's color line
Par Andrew Maraniss. 2017
Adaptation for a younger audience of a biography of Perry Wallace (born 1948), the first African American offered a sports…
scholarship in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) of the NCAA. Discusses the challenges he faced on campus during the civil rights movement. For grades 6-9. 2017Pathfinders: the journeys of 16 extraordinary Black souls
Par Tonya Bolden. 2017
Jazz day: the making of a famous photograph
Par Roxane Orgill, Francis Vallejo. 2016
A collection of poems recounts the efforts of Esquire magazine graphic designer Art Kane to photograph a group of famous…
jazz artists in front of a Harlem brownstone in 1958. For grades 4-7. 2016Discusses the protests that erupted across the nation following President Richard Nixon's announcement of the Cambodian invasion and the subsequent…
shooting deaths of Kent State University students by the National Guard in 1970. Highlights the iconic photograph that became a symbol of the antiwar movement. For grades 5-8. 2017Preaching to the chickens: the story of young John Lewis
Par Jabari Asim, E. B. Lewis. 2016
Portrait of civil rights leader John Lewis during his childhood. Young John tended the family farm's flock of chickens and…
regularly practiced his sermons on his new hen congregation. For grades K-3. 2016Hidden figures: the untold true story of four African-American women who helped launch our nation into space
Par Margot Lee Shetterly. 2016
Profiles four African American women who worked as human computers for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, now known as…
NASA. Details their lives and groundbreaking contributions to the space program. Basis for the 2016 movie. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 2016Black lives matter (Special Reports)
Par Sue Bradford Edwards. 2016
Explores police shootings and vigilante violence toward African Americans in the United States, community reactions, activist-driven protests, and court proceedings…
surrounding the trials. Highlights the origins of the Black Lives Matter movement, and a call for change. Some violence. For senior high and older readers. 2016Trombone Shorty
Par Bryan Collier, Troy Andrews. 2015
Autobiography of music prodigy Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews, who was leading his own band by age six. Today this Grammy-nominated…
artist headlines the legendary New Orleans Jazz Fest. Coretta Scott King Award. For grades K-3 and older readers. 2015Grover Cleveland, again!: a treasury of American presidents
Par Ken Burns, Gerald Kelley. 2016
Profiles forty-three American presidents and provides insight into their personal lives, from odd nicknames to the types of pets they…
owned--President Woodrow Wilson used his sheep to trim the White House lawn--to the occupations they held prior to holding office. For grades 5-8. 2016The first step: how one girl put segregation on trial
Par Susan E. Goodman, E. B. Lewis. 2016
Recounts the story of four-year-old Sarah Roberts, an African American girl who took her fight to court in order to…
integrate a local white school in Boston. Discusses how the mid-nineteenth-century case set the tone for equality in education. For grades 2-4. 2016Angel Island: gateway to Gold Mountain
Par Russell Freedman. 2013
Recounts the history of the Angel Island Immigration Station. The San Francisco Bay island served as an entry point for…
half a million Asian immigrants to the United States in the early twentieth century. Highlights life in the detention barracks, interrogations, and the hardships the immigrants endured. For grades 5-8. 2013Moonshot: the flight of Apollo 11 (Journeys 2014)
Par Brian Floca. 2009
Green city: how one community survived a tornado and rebuilt for a sustainable future
Par Allan Drummond. 2016
Recounts the story of Greensburg, Kansas, a town that rebuilt completely green after a deadly tornado leveled Greensburg in nine…
minutes. Describes how they recycled their old kitchen cabinets, built sustainable homes and businesses, constructed a hurricane-proof water tower, and more. For grades K-3. 2016The extraordinary Suzy Wright: a colonial woman on the frontier
Par Teri Kanefield. 2016
Biography of Susanna "Suzy" Wright (1697-1784), a Quaker who was an intelligent, independent woman and who helped settle the Pennsylvania…
frontier, defended the rights of Native Americans, and provided legal counsel to her neighbors. For grades 5-8. 2016Heart and soul: the story of America and African Americans
Par Kadir Nelson. 2011
Presents an introduction to African American history beginning with Revolutionary-era slavery. Topics include the jazz boom in Harlem and the…
civil rights activism of a generation inspired by Dr. King, Malcolm X, and other leaders. Coretta Scott King Award. For grades 4-7. 2011My name is Truth: the life of Sojourner Truth
Par Ann Turner, Ann Warren Turner, James Ransome. 2015
Building the White House (What You Didn't Know about History Ser.)
Par Benjamin Proudfit. 2015
Discusses the history behind the construction of the White House, which started in 1792. Nine architects presented their plans for…
the mansion, and the final plan was based on Ireland's Leinster House. Includes fun facts, describes cool modern additions such as a bowling alley, and more. For grades 2-4. 2015