After Abraham Lincoln announces that all slaves are free, Little Virgie wants to attend school, just like her brothers do. But it's not going to be that easy. Will Virgie be able to persuade her parents to let her go to school? This picture-book, with watercolor illustrations throughout, is loosely based on the author's family history. A 2001 ...
Each year at Christmas, Joe sends his wish list to Santa. But they've had a few misunderstandings in the past. This year, young Joe gets more than he bargains for when Santa brings him exactly what he wants--a real-live penguin. Full color.
When Little Cliff's great-grandmother sends him to the store to buy a pound of butter, she urges him to get back home "lickety-split." On the way to the store, Little Cliff meets up with many of his neighbors--all of whom try to help him complete his errand, but their "help" only serves to slow Little Cliff down. Will Cliff ever manage to get home ...
One of the best known and most uplifting African-American spirituals is brought to life by the Coretta Scott King Honor-winning illustrator in this picture book which tells the story of a boy whose inner light shines from the inside out. Includes the song's score. Full color.
A Tanzanian boy saves his coins to buy a bicycle so that he can help his parents carry goods to market, but then he discovers that in spite of all he has saved, he still does not have enough money.
A young African American girl named Keyana complains to her mother about how difficult it is to care for her hair. Keyana hates the nighttime ritual when her mother combs the knots out of her hair because, no matter how gentle her mother tries to be, it still hurts. Keyana's mother explains to her how lucky she is to have the kind of hair that she ...
This third book starring Zuri Jackson and Danitra Brown follow the best friends into the classroom, where--through 14 interrelated poems--they share their thoughts and feelings about the trials of a new school year. Full color.
The Measure of America is the first-ever human development report for a wealthy, developed nation. It introduces the American Human Development Index, which provides a single measure of well-being for all Americans, disaggregated by state and congressional district, as well as by gender, race, and ethnicity. The Index rankings of the 50 states and ...
Ada Ruth's mother temporarily moves to Chicago for a job cleaning railroad cars, an opportunity for African-American women occurring because World War II siphoned off so much of the work force. Ada Ruth stays behind with her grandmother, waiting for news and much-needed money to arrive in the mail from her mother as the icy rural Michigan winter ...
Reginald loves playing his violin--he's always practicing, and loves listening to the sweet sounds that come from the sleek strings. But his father, a coach for a baseball team, wants him to be the batboy for the team and focus less on his violin. Reginald knows that he loves music too much to give it up, but how can he make his father understand ...
A writer, educator, editor, historian, and sociologist, W.E.B. Du Bois was an early proponent of civil rights in the United States. He believed that the color line was the central problem of the 20th century. A controversial figure who was in many ways ahead of his time, Du Bois espoused racial and political beliefs of such variety and apparent ...
In this picture book, a young girl named Annie must deal with the fact that her mother suffers from an unnamed mental illness. Sometimes Annie's mother is bright, shiny, and full of energy, but other times she is angry and closed off, and young Annie is left to take care of herself. Although Annie is sad about her mother's illness, she knows she ...
Praise for Bernard Lewis "For newcomers to the subject[el]Bernard Lewis is the man." TIME Magazine "The doyen of Middle Eastern studies." The New York Times "No one writes about Muslim history with greater authority, or intelligence, or literary charm." British historian Hugh Trevor-Roper "Bernard Lewis has no living rival in his field." Al ...
Two siblings dash from their porch one morning to join the second-line parade stamping, swaying, and dancing behind the jazz band marching through their New Orleans neighborhood.
This touching picture book follows six-year-old Lily's friendships over summer Wednesdays at the pool. While she longs to be friends with aloof seven-year-old Tamika, the older girl and her best friend, Shanice, call her "baby." Disappointingly, a new cute new swimsuit and diving lessons don't seem to make a difference. But when Shanice is gone ...
Now fully updated and revised, this official Microsoft RESOURCE KIT delivers the in-depth information and tools you need to help protect your Windows-based clients, servers, networks, and Internet services. Security experts Ben Smith and Brian Komar, working in conjunction with the Microsoft Security Team, explain how core Windows security ...
Inspired by accounts in the WPA "Slave Narrative Collection, Night Boat to Freedom" is a memorable celebration of courage, hope, and unselfish love. Full color.
As her father prepares for a trip back to his childhood home in Ethiopia, Desta begins to worry. Where does her father truly belong - in Ethiopia or in America with her? And will his love for his family be enough to bring him back to them?
Like the bestselling "The Other Side," E.B. Lewis's striking, atmospheric watercolors bring to life a moving story of baseball, music, and how two young people try to bridge the divide of prejudice. Full color.
So many unanswered questions weigh down thirteen-year-old C.J. as he struggles to understand why his father walked out. His father is back now, though C.J. is not as quick to forgive as the other members of his family. He still feels the weight of responsibility that fell on his shoulders when Daddy was gone, and he's not prepared to give that up. ...
Wharton's nonfiction in this collection includes book reviews, introductions to editions of her own works, eulogies, and several incisive critical studies, including "The Vice of Reading"--which argues that reading is not a boring duty but an imaginative skill--"The Criticism of Fiction"--which defends French formalist fiction--and essays on ...
A picture book retelling of an Ethiopian folktale. Alemayu, a young shepherd boy, accepts a challenge from his master--he will spend a night in the mountains with only his clock for protection and warmth. Alemayu survives the night, but when he goes to collect what his master promised him, a sack of money and four cows, the master refuses. Will ...
In a small town in the 1920s--when segregation ruled--Joe-Joe's father works at the airport, one of the first in the area. Even though the workers were promised flying jobs, the owner refuses to let them fly. When the town loses hope, Joe-Joe wants to return hope to the townspeople. Illustrations.
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