Meet one smart chicken chaser. She can catch any chicken on her grandmother's farm except one - the elusive Miss Hen. In a hilarious battle of wits, the spirited narrator regales readers with her campaign to catch Miss Hen, but this chicken is "fast as a mosquito buzzing and quick as a fleabite." Our chicken chaser has her mind set on winning, ...
In musical verse, Harrington tells the story of a black family living a hardscrabble life in the rural South more than 60 years ago. Set on the eve of the Civil Rights era, this collection is the winner of the 2008 Kate Tufts Discovery Award.
In this story set during the 1960s, an African American family living in Alabama decides to relocate to the North in search of a better life far from the segregated South. However, traveling across the South can be a dangerous journey--will they have enough gas to make it to the next filling station that serves African American customers? Will ...
Roberto, a classic character from "Dreams, Louie," and "Pet Show!," stars in this first-ever picture book inspired by the works of Keats. After his older brother Miguel promises to walk Roberto home from school, he forgets. Roberto is mad and walks home alone. How will Miguel make it up to Roberto? Full color.
This booklet provides insight into multiculturalism as a perspective that librarians can bring to programming, collection building, outreach work and patron service for children, so as to reflect, preserve and affirm the literary traditions of the communities they serve.
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