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I Met a Great Lady
by Owens, Viven
This fictional story tells of a young woman's encounter with American Civil Rights leader and educator Mary McLeod Bethune and its impact on her life.
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Topics
African American History,
Women's History,
20th-Century History - Age Groups Late Elementary: 4-6, Middle School, High School, Adult
- Book Type Fiction
- Award
- Publisher Eschar Publications, 1998, Waynesboro, VA
I See the Rhythm
by Toyomi Igus
An overview of jazz from its African origins through to hip-hop. Each two-page section includes a prose poem, a historical timeline, and a painting.
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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 Coretta Scott King Award
- Publisher Children's Book Press, 1998, San Francisco, CA
If I Only Had a Horn
by Orgill, Roxane
The story of Louis Armstrong as a boy and how he was sent to The Colored Waif's Home, where a music teacher discovers Louis' musical talent and gives him a cornet.
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Topics
African American History,
20th-Century History - Age Group Early Elementary: K-3
- Book Type Fiction
- Award
- Publisher Houghton Mifflin Co., 1997, Boston, MA
If You Traveled on: The Underground Railroad
by Levine, Ellen
Informative children's book about the underground railroad.
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Topics
African American History,
19th-Century History - Age Group Early Elementary: K-3
- Book Type Nonfiction
- Award
- Publisher Scholastic, 1993, New York, NY
Jackie Robinson
by Phillip Abraham
An illustrated biography of baseball and civil rights legend Jackie Robinson.
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Topics
African American History,
20th-Century History - Age Group Early Elementary: K-3
- Book Type Nonfiction
- Award
- Publisher Children’s Press, 2002, 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.
