Sawyer Cloud
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Always turning to her Wheel of Fortunes, a cardboard circle covered with wisdom she's collected from fortune cookies, for answers and a dose of luck, 12-year-old Maya must find the courage to write her own fortune to answer her deep-down questions.
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Delphine Denise Debreaux loves everything about the New Orleans Mardi Gras celebration, especially riding bikes with her friends in the parade, but this year she is determined to win the prize for best float, with or without them. Includes notes about Mardi Gras and New Orleans.
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Katherine Johnson was one of the best mathematicians in the history of the United States. Before her math skills helped send the first American astronauts safely into space, she was a smart and curious girl who loved to learn new things about the world around her. She studied hard in school and became one of the first Black women hired by NASA to figure out difficult math problems. This book helps kids explore how Katherine went from being a young...
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"With colorful illustrations and a timeline, this introductory history of Juneteenth for kids details the evolution of the holiday commemorating the date the enslaved people of Texas first learned of their freedom. On June 19, 1865--more than two years after President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation--the enslaved people of Texas first learned of their freedom. That day became a day of remembrance and celebration that changed and grew from year...
6) Black swans
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Discover the stories of six Black ballet dancers, past and present, who dared to follow their dreams and lead the way for others!
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Today, Dr. Mae Jemison is famous for being the first Black woman to travel into outer space. But when she was growing up, she felt torn between two passions: science and dance. It seemed like an impossible choice. There had to be some way to make room for both-and Mae found one. As an adult, she combined her gifts of scientific logic and artistic creativity and became an astronaut." --publisher's website.
Author
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Sojourner Truth, born Isabella Baumfree, was one of the most important leaders in the anti-slavery movement. Before she fought for freedom and changed American history, she was a young enslaved girl who wanted a better life for herself and for all Black people. She overcame many incredible challenges as she bravely stood up for equality and justice."--
14) Seeds of change
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Rhyming text illustrates how small acts become powerful seeds that improves oneself and the community.
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First Rockridge Press trade paperback edition.
Language
English
Description
"On June 19, 1865, a Union soldier traveled to Texas to tell the enslaved people who lived there that they were free--that slavery was now illegal in every state. The people danced and sang in celebration of their freedom. Today, we pay tribute to this historical day with a special holiday on June 19 called Juneteenth. This . . . illustrated story takes kids on a . . . journey through all the events that led up to the first Juneteenth, the day itself,...
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
This "story [is] about the importance of a mother's embrace and the joy it brings to children told from the witty perspective of a child. This book is a reminder to all mothers to stop and enjoy the bond we share with our children even when it is most challenging, like those days where all baby wants is to be held. Despite longing for Dear Mama's embrace, Baby learns to defeat the big, bad daily nap time separation by joining Dear Mama in adventurous...
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