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Lookin' for Bird in the Big City
by Robert Burleigh
A story of Miles Davis as a teenager searching for Charlie Parker in New York City.
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Topics
African American History,
20th-Century History - Age Group Early Elementary: K-3
- Book Type Fiction
- Award
- Publisher Harcourt, Inc., 2001, 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
M. L. K.: The Journey of a King
by Bolden, Tonya
Bolden brings readers close to the great leader, Martin Luther King, and to the civil rights movement through detailed historical analysis and extensive notes.
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Topics
African American History,
20th-Century History - Age Groups Late Elementary: 4-6, Middle School
- Book Type Nonfiction
- Award
- Publisher Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2007, New York, NY
Martin’s Big Words: The Life of Martin Luther King, Jr.
by Rappaport, Doreen
An illustrated biography and chronology of Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement era.
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Topics
African American History,
20th-Century History - Age Groups Late Elementary: 4-6, Middle School
- Book Type Nonfiction
- Awards Caldecott Medal, Coretta Scott King Award
- Publisher Hyperion Books, 2001, New York, NY
Mary McLeod Bethune
by Eloise Greenfield
Story of a woman who fought against many challenges in the Post-Civil-War South in her effort to bring education to all children.
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Topics
African American History,
Women's History,
20th-Century History - Age Group Late Elementary: 4-6
- Book Type Nonfiction
- Award
- Publisher HarperTrophy, 1977, 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.
