12 Books Published by Magic Wagon on AALBC — Book Cover Collage

Ana & Andrew are going to Ghana Papa is travelling to Ghana and the family gets to go too Ana & Andrew love learning about Ghanaian culture, especially the food While there, they visit Cape Coast Castle to honor their ancestors. There, they learn about the origins of the slave trade. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.

Every summer, the Lewis family gathers in Savannah, Georgia, for a family reunion. This year is the 75th anniversary Ana & Andrew go on a road trip, swim and play with their cousins, and learn about the importance of family. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards.

Ana & Andrew think they have seen every fun place in their hometown of Washington, DC. They are surprised when Papa takes the family to a spot they haven’t visited There, they honor an ancestor who fought for freedom. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards.

Ana & Andrew are finally old enough to play team sports Andrew tries out for the baseball team. When he is nervous before his first game, Papa tells him to think of Jackie Robinson, the first African American to play modern Major League Baseball. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards.

For Black History Month, Ana & Andrew join a research group at the Community Center. They learn many interesting things about Martin Luther King Jr. Later, with the help of some other children, they make one of Martin’s famous dreams come true. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards.

Ana & Andrew get to start a backyard garden They go along to the nursery to pick up peanut seedlings. While they’re planting, Mama and Papa tell them about one of the first African American botanists, George Washington Carver. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards.

Papa surprises Ana & Andrew with a day trip to Harlem in New York City They visit places where famous African American artists lived, wrote, and played during the Harlem Renaissance. On the way home, they make some art of their own Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards.

During Carnival, Ana & Andrew travel to visit their family on the island of Trinidad. They love watching the parade and dancing to the music. This year, they learn how their ancestors helped create the holiday Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards.

Ana and Andrew are excited when Grandma comes to stay. During her visit, the family tours the Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture and learns about important African American achievements. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards.

School is canceled Ana and Andrew play in the snow with their neighbors and learn to make snow ice cream. They save a snowball in the freezer for their cousins in Trinidad who have never seen snow. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards.