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Jazz Baby
by Carole Boston Weatherford
Young children tap their feet, clap the beat, and are introduced to the rhythm of jazz as they read or listen to this story told in rhyme.
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Topics
African American History,
20th-Century History - Age Groups Preschool, Early Elementary: K-3
- Book Type Fiction
- Award
- Publisher Lee and Low Books, 2002, New York, NY
The Sound that Jazz Makes
by Carole Boston Weatherford
An overview of the evolution of jazz and jazz styles told in poetry. Each page includes a four-line poem and full-page illustration.
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Topics
African American History,
20th-Century History - Age Groups Early Elementary: K-3, Late Elementary: 4-6
- Book Type Nonfiction
- Award
- Publisher Walker and Co., 2000, New York, NY
First Ladies from Martha Washington to Laura Bush
by Caroli, Betty Boyd
Caroli takes a look at each First Lady and her effect on the job of First Lady. She also examines the ways the role of First Lady has changed over the years as American society and public expectations have changed.
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Topics
Women's History,
18th-Century History,
19th-Century History,
20th-Century History - Age Groups High School, Adult
- Book Type Nonfiction
- Award
- Publisher Oxford University Press, 2003, New York, NY
The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr.
by Carson, Clayborne
Carson, director of the Martin Luther King Jr. Papers, has pieced together an incomplete study of King's life by supplementing his extant autobiographies (e.g., Stride Toward Freedom and Where Do We Go from Here) with previously unpublished and published writings, interviews and speeches.
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Topics
African American History,
20th-Century History - Age Groups High School, Adult
- Book Type Nonfiction
- Award
- Publisher Grand Central Publishing, 2001, New York, NY
Julia Morgan Built a Castle
by Celeste Davidson Mannis
The life, education, and work of Julia Morgan, one of America's first female architects.
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Topics
Women's History,
19th-Century History,
20th-Century History - Age Groups Early Elementary: K-3, Late Elementary: 4-6, Middle School
- Book Type Nonfiction
- Award
- Publisher Viking, 2006, 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.
