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3rd Grade Rocks
Caldecott Medal & Honor Books - Present to 1938
Ezra Jack Keats Award and Honor Books
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Caldecott Medal & Honor Books - Present to 1938
Ezra Jack Keats Award and Honor Books
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When the aroma of Omu's homemade stew fills the air, her neighbors arrive, one by one, for a taste until all is gone except for her generous spirit.
9) We could fly
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Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"At a sparrow's urging, a young girl feels a mysterious trembling in her arms, a lightness in her feet, a longing to be free. Her mother tells her that her Granny Liza experienced the same, as did many of their people before her. Perhaps it's time, Mama says, to slip the bonds of earth and join the journey started long ago. To hold each other tight and rise"--
10) Bird
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Pub. Date
[2008]
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English
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Bird, an artistic young African American boy, expresses himself through drawing as he struggles to understand his older brother's drug addiction and death, while a family friend, Uncle Son, provides guidance and understanding.
12) ¡Gracias, Omu!
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Pub. Date
2020.
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Español
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¡Todos en el vecindario sueñan con probar el delicioso guiso de Omu! Uno por uno, siguen sus narices hacia el delicioso aroma. Y uno por uno, Omu ofrece una porción de su comida. Pronto la olla está vacía. ¿Ha sido tan generosa que ya no le queda nada?
When the aroma of Omu's homemade stew fills the air, her neighbors arrive, one by one, for a taste until all is gone except for her generous spirit.
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Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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"The possibilities are endless in this uplifting ode to the power of potential. With lyrical text by bestselling author Natasha Anastasia Tarpley and images by Regis and Kahran Bethencourt -- the team behind CreativeSoul Photography -- each page of The Me I Choose To Be is an immersive call for self-love that highlights the inherent beauty of all Black and brown children. "--
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English
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Caldecott Medal & Honor Books - Present to 1938
Children's Books to Support Conversations on Race, Racism and Resistance
Women's History - Tweens
Children's Books to Support Conversations on Race, Racism and Resistance
Women's History - Tweens
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Presents a collage-illustrated treasury of poems and spirituals inspired by the life and work of civil rights advocate Fannie Lou Hamer.
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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ALA Youth Media Awards 2023 - Children
Black History Month - Tweens
Caldecott Medal & Honor Books - Present to 1938
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Black History Month - Tweens
Caldecott Medal & Honor Books - Present to 1938
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"The story of the mother of Emmett Till, and how she channeled grief over her son's death into a call to action for the civil rights movement"--
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