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Dear Benjamin Banneker
by Andrea Davis Pinkney
Banneker, an 18th-century astronomer and mathematician, was a free African American who corresponded with Thomas Jefferson about ending slavery.
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Topics
African American History,
18th-Century History - Age Group Early Elementary: K-3
- Book Type Nonfiction
- Award
- Publisher Voyager Books, 1998, New York, NY
Dinner at Aunt Connie’s House
by Faith Ringgold
Children encounter the portraits of 12 famous African American women during a summer visit to Aunt Connie's house.
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Topics
African American History,
Women's History,
19th-Century History,
20th-Century History - Age Group Early Elementary: K-3
- Book Type Fiction
- Award
- Publisher Hyperion Books for Children, 1993, New York, NY
Dizzy Gillespie
by Gentry, Tony
A biography of Dizzy Gillespie, as an ambassador of jazz who introduced the world to bebop.
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Topics
African American History,
20th-Century History - Age Groups Late Elementary: 4-6, Middle School, High School
- Book Type Nonfiction
- Award
- Publisher Chelsea House Publishers, 1991, New York, NY
Duke Ellington: The Piano Prince and His Orchestra
by Andrea Davis Pinkney
A brief picture book on the career of this jazz musician and composer who, along with his orchestra, created music that was beyond category.
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Topics
African American History,
20th-Century History - Age Groups Early Elementary: K-3, Late Elementary: 4-6
- Book Type Nonfiction
- Awards Caldecott Medal, Coretta Scott King Award
- Publisher Hyperion Books for Children, 1998, New York, NY
Elijah of Buxton
by Curtis, Christopher
Elijah has the distinction of being the first child born in the Buxton Settlement, which was founded in Ontario in 1849 as a haven for former slaves. Narrator Elijah tells an episodic story that builds a broad picture of Buxton's residents before plunging into the dramatic events that take him out of Buxton and, quite possibly, out of his depth.
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Topics
African American History,
19th-Century History - Age Group Middle School
- Book Type Fiction
- Award Scott O'Dell Historical Fiction Award
- Publisher Scholastic Paperbacks, 2009, New York, NY
Award Key
- Caldecott Medal
- Most distinguished American picture book for children (annually).
- Newberry Medal
- Most distinguished contribution to American literature for children (annually).
- Coretta Scott King Award
- Distinguished books by authors and illustrators of African descent which promote an understanding and appreciation of the American dream (annually).
- Golden Kite Award
- Outstanding examples of text, illustration, fiction and nonfiction (four awards annually).
- Scott O'Dell Historical Fiction Award
- Outstanding work of historical fiction published by a U.S. publisher set in the New World.
