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(0)Bryan Collier
Author
Publisher
Orchard Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Beloved gospel anthem and civil rights protest song We shall overcome is brought to life by esteemed illustrator Bryan Collier; following in the footsteps of one young girl, Collier traverses between historic civil rights monuments and contemporary political protests happening today. Beautifully interwoven with song lyrics that embody a message of strength and overcoming adversity"--inside front cover.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"A boy wakes up one morning to find his father gone. At first, he feels lost. But his father has left him a letter filled with advice to guide him through the times he cannot be there"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When David asks his mother about the man on television, she tells him the story of Barack Obama, discussing his childhood in Hawaii and Indonesia, his parents' divorce, and his desire to help others.
6) We are here
Author
Publisher
Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Lyrical, affirmational, and bursting with love, We Are Here is a poignant story about Black and brown heritage and community. Full of assurance, tenderness, and triumph, this much-anticipated follow-up to the New York Times bestselling picture book All Because You Matter offers an equally inspirational and arresting ode to all of the Black women and men throughout history who have made momentous contributions from the beginning of time"-- Provided...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A former slave and inspiring educator describes the hardships he overcame in youth, the circumstances that challenged his efforts to learn how to read and his triumphant pursuit of a college education.
Author
Publisher
Atheneum, Atheneum Boooks for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Shares the life of the explorer and slave who mapped the Mammoth Cave of Kentucky, discovered new species of fish inside the cave, and gave regular tours through the cave.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"A picture book biography of Diane Nash, a Civil Rights Movement leader at the side of Martin Luther King Jr. and John Lewis. Born in 1938 in Chicago, Diane went on to take command of the Nashville Movement, leading lunch counter sit-ins and peaceful marches. Diane decides to fight not with anger or violence, but with love. With her strong words of truth and actions, she works to stop segregation"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic, Inc
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A lyrical, heart-lifting love letter to Black and Brown children everywhere reminds them how much they matter, that they have always mattered and they always will.
11) Thurgood
Author
Publisher
Schwartz & Wade Books, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, a division of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Before Rosa Parks, before Martin Luther King Jr., before the civil rights movement there was Thurgood, fighting for African Americans - and winning. Here is the powerful story of the trailblazer who proved that separate is not equal." --Provided by Publisher.
12) Trombone Shorty
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Hailing from the Treme neighborhood in New Orleans, Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews got his nickname by wielding a trombone twice as long as he was high. A prodigy, he was leading his own band by age six, and today this Grammy-nominated artist headlines the legendary New Orleans Jazz Fest.
13) Maya's song
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Formats
Description
"From bestselling, award-winning creators Renée Watson and Bryan Collier comes a stunningly crafted picture book chronicling the life of poet and activist Maya Angelou"-- Provided by publisher.
14) Hey black child
Author
Publisher
[Library Ideas, LLC]
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
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Description
Six-time Coretta Scott King Award winner and four-time Caldecott Honor recipient Bryan Collier brings this classic, inspirational poem to life, written by poet Useni Eugene Perkins. Hey black child, Do you know who you are? Who really are? Do you know you can be ,What you want to be, If you try to be What you can be? This lyrical, empowering poem celebrates black children and seeks to inspire all young people to dream big and achieve their goals.
16) Rosa
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Provides the story of the black woman whose refusal to give up her seat on a bus in Alabama set in motion all the events of the civil rights movements that resulted in the end of the segregated South.
18) City shapes
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"A young girl walks through the bustling city, while a pigeon flies above, both spotting hidden shapes at every turn"--
