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Thank You Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.!
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Mary Elouise is dying to be in the school play, but the part she gets is the last one she wants--narrator of the Black History skit. She'd rather be in the skit about presidents. Then one day, two storytellers come to school with glorious tales of Africa . . . and a new way for Mary Elouise to see herself and her heritage.
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Just an Overnight Guest
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When a disruptive and neglected four-year-old moves in with her family, nine-year-old Margie Carson has great difficulty adjusting.
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Don't Split the Pole
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Eleanora E Tate, Cornelius Van Wright (Illustrator), Ying-Hwa Hu (Illustrator)
A collection of folk wisdom that explains the origins of such proverbs as "big things come in small packages," "never leave your pocketbook on the floor," and "what goes around comes around." Illustrations accompany the text.
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Front Porch Stories at the One-Room School
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One hot night, Matthew Carson shares stories with his daughter Margie and his niece Ethel while sitting on the steps of the town's one-room school. Based on the author's own childhood in Canton, Missouri where she attended the one-room 'colored' Lincoln School, these ten stories are about family and friends.
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Secret of Gumbo Grove
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Raisin Stackhouse is use to doing odd jobs for the elderly and eccentric Miss Effie Pfluggins. However, she feels like she's in over her head when she agrees to help Miss Effie clean up the old church cemetery. When Raisin is grounded for sneaking out of the house, she loses her chance to compete in the Miss Ebony Pageant, and also falls behind in ...
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African American Musicians
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Twenty-five inspiring biographical profiles span two centuries of African American historyThis lively collection of profiles tells the inspiring stories of twenty-five African American musicians: both the legendary and the forgotten musical heroes whose contributions to the industry were invaluable to those who later followed in their footsteps. ...
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Secret/Gumbo Grove
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Raisin Stackhouse is use to doing odd jobs for the elderly and eccentric Miss Effie Pfluggins. However, she feels like she's in over her head when she agrees to help Miss Effie clean up the old church cemetery. When Raisin is grounded for sneaking out of the house, she loses her chance to compete in the Miss Ebony Pageant, and also falls behind in ...
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Minstrel's Melody
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Eleanora E Tate
In 1904, 12 year old Orphelia Bruce runs away from her small town of Calico Creek Missouri, to pursue her dream of a singing career. She stows away on a traveling minstrel show and ends up seeing the World's Fair. Illustrations.
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Celeste's Harlem Renaissance
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It's 1921, and when Celeste Lassiter Massey goes to stay with her Aunt Valentina in Harlem, she is not thrilled to trade her friends and comfortable North Carolina surroundings for scary big city life with a famous actress. While Celeste absorbs the excitement of the Harlem Renaissance in full swing, she sees as much grit as glamour. A passionate ...
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Black Stars of Civil War Times
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James Haskins, Clinton Cox, Otha Richard Sullivan
Inspiring stories of courage and determination for young readers For every Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman there are countless unsung heroes and heroines whose stories remain untold to the vast majority of young readers. Black Stars of Civil War Times collects inspiring biographical profiles of the major Civil War era figures and their less ...
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Black Stars of the Harlem Renaissance
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James Haskins, Eleanora E Tate, Clinton Cox
A collection of inspiring biographical profiles that bring notable African Americans from the Harlem Renaissance to life for young readers This fascinating book brings the lives of twenty pivotal figures of the famous Harlem Renaissance an exciting cultural period in American history. Each well-rounded portrait reveals the origins, challenges, and ...
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Black Stars of the Civil Rights Movement
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James Haskins, Eleanora E Tate, Clinton Cox
The courageous stories of Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, Rosa Parks, and many more Black Stars of the Civil Rights Movement collects inspiring biographical profiles of major Civil Rights figures as well as the stories of unsung heroes and heroines typically left out of history books bringing influential African Americans to life for children ...
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Just an Overnight
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When a disruptive and neglected four-year-old moves in with her family, nine-year-old Margie Carson has great difficulty adjusting.
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Secret of Gumbo Grove
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Elanora E Tate, Eleanora E Tate
Raisin Stackhouse is use to doing odd jobs for the elderly and eccentric Miss Effie Pfluggins. However, she feels like she's in over her head when she agrees to help Miss Effie clean up the old church cemetery. When Raisin is grounded for sneaking out of the house, she loses her chance to compete in the Miss Ebony Pageant, and also falls behind in ...
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Front Porch Stories at the One-Room Scho
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Eleanora E Tate, Eric Velasquez (Illustrator)
One hot night, Matthew Carson shares stories with his daughter Margie and his niece Ethel while sitting on the steps of the town's one-room school. Based on the author's own childhood in Canton, Missouri where she attended the one-room 'colored' Lincoln School, these ten stories are about family and friends.
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A Blessing in Disguise
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Eleamora E Tate, Eleanora E Tate
Zambia Brown has been living with her Aunt Limo, Uncle Leo and their daughter Aretha since she was four-years-old. Zambia considers life with her relatives to be safe and comfortable, but dull. She dreams of being taken in by her glamorous but shady father, Snake LaRange. When Snake opens a nightclub on Zambia's block, she sees it as a perfect ...
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Blessing in Disguise
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Zambia Brown has been living with her Aunt Limo, Uncle Leo and their daughter Aretha since she was four-years-old. Zambia considers life with her relatives to be safe and comfortable, but dull. She dreams of being taken in by her glamorous but shady father, Snake LaRange. When Snake opens a nightclub on Zambia's block, she sees it as a perfect ...
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Retold African myths
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Eleanora E Tate
"How the Dog Got Tame" - "The Poor Man and the Snake" - "Playing Possum" - "Anansi Takes a Ride" - "Mr. Rabbit Strikes Again" - "High-Flying Birds" - "Mrs. Wind and Mrs. Water: A Mother's Story" - "The Old Rooster and Why He Scratches" - "How the Alligator Got His Hide" - "Little Old Sparrow and His Big Old Mouth" - and more
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Front Porch Stories at Tmarchhe One-Room School
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The old one-room school house is the perfect setting for Margie's father's famous tales, including the one about the giant shadow that chased Aunt Daisy around the backyard, the time Great Grandpa Wally came back from the grave and the unforgettable visit from Eleanor Roosevelt. Based loosely on the author's own childhood, Front Porch Stories is a ...
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Doctor Martin Thank You
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Eleanora E Tate
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