"Meddaugh's color-pencil and watercolor paintings suit the text well; they leand extra dimension to the animals' characterizations as the story unfolds. Readers and listeners of all ages will find this an irresistibly satisfying tale".--Publishers Weekly.
This dramatic evocation of the forever poignant and courageous struggle of the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s is told in words, pictures, and the voices of participants, and is accompanied by two audio CDs.
The acting couple of Ossie David and Ruby Dee, who celebrated 50 years of marriage in 1998, switch off narrating this dual memoir. They recall their individual upbringings, his in the Southern U.S., hers in the North, their first meeting as co-performers on Broadway in 1945, their lives as Black entertainers in film, on stage, and on television, ...
Long ago, when all the animals lived together in peace, the mighty leopard was king of the jungle, and all the animals respected their king. But it came time to name a successor and all the animals vied for the position. Children will laugh as the mightiest of beasts fail the test. Full color.
Poetry and short pieces on various topics, including race relations and issues, tributes to fellow black entertainers and actors, and humorous musings on life and society, by African-American actress Ruby Dee.
The ultimate gift to posterity from the incomparable actor, writer, and visionary Ossie Davis: a compilation of his stirring words that Americans will cherish for years to come.
Yaa, an old village woman, angers the sky god, Onyankopon, and he leaves the earth. The villagers try to get him to come back, but Onyankopon ignores them. Finally, Yaa and the villagers decide to build a tower all the way to heaven so they can talk to their sky god again. An African folktale based on versions originating in Ghana, West Africa. ...
The story of the forty year poetic troubadour ministry of Ric Masten both within and beyond the Unitarian Universalist denomination, and his poetic ministry to prostate cancer survivors.
"Meddaugh's color-pencil and watercolor paintings suit the text well; they leand extra dimension to the animals' characterizations as the story unfolds. Readers and listeners of all ages will find this an irresistibly satisfying tale".--Publishers Weekly.
Lorraine Hansberry wrote of Black consciousness before it was fashionable, but she bequeathed to all of us a legacy astounding in its richness and relevancy. Few writers, black or white, are more relevant to present-day America than Lorraine Hansberry. Here, for the first time, Caedmon has gathered many of her plays, interviews, and speeches into ...
Dorothy Epstein grew up in one of New York City's immigrant communities during the early years of the 20th century. Taking advantage of the city's free public higher education, she graduated with honors from Hunter College and entered the workforce during the depths of the Great Depression. Radicalized by the combination of the depression, the ...
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