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I Have Heard of a Land
by Thomas, Joyce Carol
The story of a brave African-American woman in her pursuit of pioneering a home.
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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 Coretta Scott King Award
- Publisher Harper Collins, 1998, New York, NY
Farmer George Plants a Nation
by Thomas, Peggy
A picture book for older readers celebrates George Washington’s role, not as victorious general and first president, but as lifelong farmer.
- Topic 18th-Century History
- Age Groups Early Elementary: K-3, Late Elementary: 4-6
- Book Type Fiction
- Award
- Publisher Calkins Creek, 2008, Honesdale, PA
Who Was Eleanor Roosevelt?
by Thompson, Gare
A biography of a woman who served as First Lady for the longest time, and who was the first President's wife to speak out about important issues.
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Topics
Women's History,
20th-Century History - Age Group Middle School
- Book Type Nonfiction
- Award
- Publisher Grosset and Dunlap, 2004, New York, NY
Love to Langston
by Tony Medina
Written in the art form Hughes cherished most, this biography in verse captures glimpses of the poet's world through his voice as author-poet Tony Medina imagines it.
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Topics
African American History,
20th-Century History - Age Group Late Elementary: 4-6
- Book Type Fiction
- Award
- Publisher Lee & Low Books, Inc., 2002, New York, NY
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
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.
