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The bat boy & his violin
Reginald loves to create beautiful music on his violin. But Papa, manager of the Dukes, the worst team in the Negro National League, needs a bat boy, not a "fiddler," and traveling with the Dukes doesn't leave Reginald much time for practicing. Soon the Dukes' dugout is filled with Beethoven, Mozart, and Bach -- and the bleachers are filled with the sound of the Dukes' bats. Has Reginald's v…
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- 0439216796
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 21 cm
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- C
The black snowman
Through the powers of a magical kente, a black snowman comes to life and helps young Jacob discover the beauty of his black heritage as well as his own self-worth
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- 9780590448734
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- 48 pages : illustration ; 26 cm
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- M
These hands
Illustrations and simple text describe some of the many things the hands of a young African American girl and her family can do.
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- 0439253926
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- 30 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
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Masai and i
A young black girl living in the city compares her life with that of the East African people called the Masai in this whimsical and energetic picture book. In school one day, a little girl named Linda learns about East Africa and a tall, proud people called the Masai. She feels a kinship with them and imagines how her life would be if she lived there. She would live in a circle of huts in a tin…
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- 9780689804540
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 20 cm
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- K
Lola at the library
Learn about the library, checking out books, and story time with Lola. Every Tuesday Lola and her mommy go to the library. Lola meets her friends there. They share books and don't have to be quiet all the time. The nice librarian tells stories. There is a big machine that buzzes Lola's books in and out, and she can take any books she wants home with her. Lola and her mommy always stop for a tre…
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- 9780439025638
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 24 cm
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- Mc
Richard Wright and the library card
As a young black man in the segregated South of the 1920s, Wright was hungry to explore new worlds through books, but was forbidden from borrowing them from the library. This touching account tells of his love of reading, and how his unwavering perseverance, along with the help of a co-worker, came together to make Richard's dream a reality An inspirational story for children of all backgrou…
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- 0590706489
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 25 cm
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- M
Handa's hen
In the sequel to the modern classic, Handa's Surprise, two girls count all of the exotic and exciting animals they discover as they search for their grandma's hen. Learn to count with Handa in the sequel to the bestselling Handa's Surprise. Every morning, Handa, a young girl from the Luo tribe of Kenya, feeds breakfast to Mondi, her grandma's black hen. This morning, however, Mondi is nowhere t…
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- 9780744598155
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 21 cm
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- Br
We're going on a lion hunt
This charming version of a well-known chant takes place on the African savanna. - We're going on a lion hunt. - We're going to catch a big one. - We're not scared. - Been there before. - In this beautifully illustrated rendition of a well-known children's chant, two sisters are looking not for a bear, but for a lion-a lion that lives on the African savanna, where the girls go through swishy swa…
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- 0439278422
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- 30 pages : illustration ; 26 cm
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- A
Zomo the rabbit : a trickster tale from West Africa
Zomo the Rabbit is a prominent member of the family of animal tricksters that populate the traditional tales of West Africa. These humorous stories of mischief and cunning are told to instruct as well as to entertain and have been kept alive by the powerful oral traditions of the African peoples.
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- 9781415592663
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 23 cm
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- 398.2 MCD
My first kwanzaa book
A look at Kwanzaa introduces readers to the annual week-long reunion of family and friends during which African Americans celebrate their heritage, describing the foods they eat, the clothes they wear, and the stories they enjoy.
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- 9780590457620
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- 28 pages : illustration ; 21 cm
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- 394.2 CHO
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