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Great Migration: An American Story, The
by Lawrence, Jacob
An artistic account of the migration of African-Americans North during the civil war.
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Topics
African American History,
19th-Century History - Age Group High School
- Book Type Fiction
- Award
- Publisher Harper Trophy, 1995, New York, NY
I am Rosa Parks
by Jim Haskins and Rosa Parks
This brief autobiography introduces readers to Rosa Parks and the Montgomery bus boycott.
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Topics
African American History,
20th-Century History - Age Group Early Elementary: K-3
- Book Type Nonfiction
- Award
- Publisher Puffin Books, 1997, New York, NY
I Dream of Trains
by Johnson, Angela
This powerfully illustrated picture book looks at legendary engineer Casey Jones through the eyes of a fictional black child who toils in a cotton field near the railroad tracks.
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Topics
African American History,
19th-Century History,
20th-Century History - Age Groups Preschool, Early Elementary: K-3
- Book Type Fiction
- Award Golden Kite Award
- Publisher Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2003, New York, NY
I Have a Dream
by King, Martin Luther, Jr.
An illustrated version of the famous speech by Civil Rights leader, Martin Luther King Jr.
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Topics
African American History,
20th-Century History - Age Groups Late Elementary: 4-6, Middle School
- Book Type Nonfiction
- Award
- Publisher Scholastic Press, 1997, New York, NY
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
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.
