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Kadir Nelson

Kadir Nelson 0000000038009108 Kadir Nelson is a renowned American artist and illustrator with a Bachelor's degree from Pratt Institute. Known for his work with major clients like Sports Illustrated, ...

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Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans

by Kadir Nelson

Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans Kadir Nelson 9780061730795 Nonfiction Amistad HarperCollins From Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans, written an...

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He’s Got The Whole World In His Hands

by Kadir Nelson

He’s Got The Whole World In His Hands Kadir Nelson 9780803728509 Nonfiction Dial Books for Young Readers Penguin Random House What began as a spiritual has developed into one of America’s best-known s...

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Basket Ball: The Story of the All-American Game

by Kadir Nelson

Basket Ball: The Story of the All-American Game Kadir Nelson 9780316209403 Nonfiction Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Hachette Book Group Kadir Nelson, award-winning creator, delivers the perfec...

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Baby Bear Board Book

by Kadir Nelson

Baby Bear Board Book Kadir Nelson 9780062931573 Fiction Balzer + Bray HarperCollins The acclaimed tale of a lost little bear searching for home from Caldecott Medal and Coretta Scott King Award winner...

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Nelson Mandela

by Kadir Nelson

Nelson Mandela Kadir Nelson 9780061783746 Nonfiction Katherine Tegen Books HarperCollins One day when Nelson Mandela was nine years old, his father died and he was sent from his village to a school fa...

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If You Plant a Seed

by Kadir Nelson

If You Plant a Seed Kadir Nelson 9780062298898 Fiction Balzer + Bray HarperCollins Kadir Nelson, acclaimed author of Baby Bear and winner of the Caldecott Honor and the Coretta Scott King Author and I...

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Change Has Come: An Artist Celebrates Our American Spirit

by Kadir Nelson

Change Has Come: An Artist Celebrates Our American Spirit Kadir Nelson 9781416989554 Nonfiction Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Simon & Schuster, Inc. The black and white images throughout a...

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We Are The Ship: The Story Of Negro League Baseball

by Kadir Nelson

We Are The Ship: The Story Of Negro League Baseball Kadir Nelson 9780786808328 Nonfiction Disney-Hyperion Disney Publishing Worldwide "We are the ship; all else the sea."-Rube Foster, founde...

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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

by Mildred D. Taylor

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Mildred D. Taylor 9781101993880 Fiction Dial Books for Young Readers Penguin Random House A stunning repackage of Mildred D. Taylor’s Newbery Award-winning masterpiece wit...

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The Village That Vanished

by Kadir Nelson

The Village That Vanished Kadir Nelson 9780142401903 Fiction Puffin Books Penguin Random House Young Abikanile and all of the villagers of Yao feel safe hidden deep within the African jungle. But word...

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The Souls of Black Folk: Includes “The Talented Tenth” and ”The Souls of White Folk”

by W.E.B. Du Bois

The Souls of Black Folk: Includes “The Talented Tenth” and ”The Souls of White Folk” W.E.B. Du Bois 9780140189988 Nonfiction Penguin Classics Penguin Random House The landmark book about being Black i...

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Matt De La Peña

Matt De La Peña 0000000439804364 Matt de la Peña, a New York Times Bestselling author, has written six young adult novels and award-winning picture books. He received his MFA in creative writing fro...

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I Have a Dream (Picture Book)

by Martin Luther King, Jr.

I Have a Dream (Picture Book) Martin Luther King, Jr. 9780375858871 Nonfiction Random House Children’s Books Penguin Random House From Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s daughter, Dr. Bernice A. King: “My ...

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Under the Same Sun

by Sharon Robinson

Under the Same Sun Sharon Robinson 9780545166720 Fiction Scholastic Press Scholastic Inc. Praise for PROMISES TO KEEP-Bank Street College Best Children’s Book of the Year, IRA Notable Book, YALSA Best...

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Testing the Ice: A True Story about Jackie Robinson: A True Story about Jackie Robinson

by Sharon Robinson

Testing the Ice: A True Story about Jackie Robinson: A True Story about Jackie Robinson Sharon Robinson 9780545052511 Nonfiction Scholastic Press Scholastic Inc. Sharon Robinson, daughter of baseball ...

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Be the Light: How She Became Angela Davis

by Daria Peoples

Be the Light: How She Became Angela Davis Daria Peoples 9780063206786 Nonfiction Greenwillow Books HarperCollins The life of civil rights icon Angela Davis is illuminated in an extraordinary picture b...

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Bessie the Motorcycle Queen

by Charles R. Smith Jr.

Bessie the Motorcycle Queen Charles R. Smith Jr. 9781338752472 Nonfiction Orchard Books Orchard Books Hop on the bike with Bessie Stringfield, the motorcycle queen of Miami, in this powerful picture b...

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The People Remember

by Ibi Zoboi

The People Remember Ibi Zoboi 9780062915641 Nonfiction Balzer & Bray/Harperteen HarperCollins From award-winning, New York Times bestselling author Ibi Zoboi comes her debut picture book—a tour de for...

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Michael’s Golden Rules

by Deloris Jordan

Michael’s Golden Rules Deloris Jordan 9781534495784 Fiction Paula Wiseman Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. "I’ve learned it takes heart to come out a winner every time, whether you win or lose." — Michael...

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Black Heroes of the Wild West

by James Otis Smith

Black Heroes of the Wild West James Otis Smith 9781943145515 Nonfiction Toon Graphics TOON Books This is Smith’s first book as both author and illustrator. NYPL’S TOP 10 BOOKS FOR KIDSExploring Ameri...

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Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad

by Ann Petry

Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad Ann Petry 9780062691309 Nonfiction Amistad HarperCollins This quintessential middle grade biography of Harriet Tubman now features a cover by NAAC...

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The Road to Memphis

by Mildred D. Taylor

The Road to Memphis Mildred D. Taylor 9781101997550 Fiction Puffin Books Penguin Random House A stunning repackage of a companion to Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, with cover art by two-time Caldecott ...

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Hewitt Anderson’s Great Big Life

by Jerdine Nolen

Hewitt Anderson’s Great Big Life Jerdine Nolen 9781442460355 Fiction Paula Wiseman Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. Young Hewitt Anderson is sweet, smart, polite—and very, very small. This warmly humorous...

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Mama Miti

by Donna Jo Napoli

Mama Miti Donna Jo Napoli 9781416935056 Fiction Paula Wiseman Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. NAACP Image Award Nominee “In a word, stunning.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)Through artful prose and bea...

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Abe’s Honest Words: The Life of Abraham Lincoln

by Doreen Rappaport

Abe’s Honest Words: The Life of Abraham Lincoln Doreen Rappaport 9781423104087 Nonfiction Disney-Hyperion Disney Publishing Worldwide From the time he was a young boy roaming the forests of the unsett...

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Please, Baby, Please (Board Book)

by Spike Lee

Please, Baby, Please (Board Book) Spike Lee 9781416949114 Fiction Little Simon Simon & Schuster, Inc. From moments fussy to fond, Academy Award–nominated filmmaker Spike Lee and his wife, producer Ton...

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Please, Baby, Please

by Spike Lee and Tonya Lewis Lee

Please, Baby, Please Spike Lee and Tonya Lewis Lee 9780689834578 Fiction Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Simon & Schuster, Inc. Go back to bed, baby please, baby, please. Not on your HEAD, ba...

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Please, Puppy, Please

by Spike Lee and Tonya Lewis Lee

Please, Puppy, Please Spike Lee and Tonya Lewis Lee 9780689868047 Fiction Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Simon & Schuster, Inc. Away from the gate, puppy puppy, please, puppy. Oh wait, puppy...

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Just the Two of Us

by Will Smith

Just the Two of Us Will Smith 9780439669436 Fiction Scholastic Paperbacks Scholastic Inc. Superstar Will Smith’s touching ode to fatherhood. Let the Scholastic Bookshelf be your guide through the whol...

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Ellington Was Not a Street

by Ntozake Shange

Ellington Was Not a Street Ntozake Shange 9780689828843 Nonfiction Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Simon & Schuster, Inc. In a reflective tribute to the African-American community of old, not...

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Brothers of the Knight

by Debbie Allen

Brothers of the Knight Debbie Allen 9780142300169 Fiction Puffin Books Penguin Random House Debbie Allen’s contemporary retelling of the classic tale The Twelve Dancing Princesses with illustrations f...

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Dancing In The Wings

by Debbie Allen

Dancing In The Wings Debbie Allen 9780803725010 Fiction Dial Books for Young Readers Penguin Random House Sassy worries that her too-large feet, too-long legs, and even her big mouth will keep her fro...

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Jerdine Nolen

Jerdine Nolen 000000006390290X Jerdine Nolen is an acclaimed children's book author known for award-winning works like “Thunder Rose” and “Hewitt Anderson's Great Big Life.” She lives in Ellicott Cit...

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Deloris Jordan

Deloris Jordan NONE Deloris Jordan, mother of NBA star Michael Jordan, is a bestselling children's book author and advocate for families. Known for works like “Salt in His Shoes,” she also contribute...

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The Undefeated

by Vanessa Vanzie

The Undefeated Vanessa Vanzie Book Review ℐf you have been searching for a book that will fill a child with the greatest sense of self-worth just for being who they are, then look no further. Ta...

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