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Isla
by Arthur Dorros
A little girl and her grandmother take a flying journey to visit the Caribbean island where the grandmother grew up. Book is available in English and Spanish
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Topics
Latino History,
Women's History,
20th-Century History - Age Group Early Elementary: K-3
- Book Type Fiction
- Award Caldecott Medal
- Publisher Puffin Books, 1995, 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
Jazz Anecdotes
by Bill Crow
A compilation of stories, interviews, biographies, and other sources and organized them by general topics (importance of a good nickname, stage fright, etc).
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Topics
African American History,
20th-Century History - Age Group High School
- Book Type Nonfiction
- Award
- Publisher Oxford University Press, 1990, New York, NY
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
Jazz in American Culture
by Peretti, Burton W.
A look at how jazz is history and its history key to the development of American culture since the early 1900s, and the role of the arts in history.
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Topics
African American History,
20th-Century History - Age Group High School
- Book Type Nonfiction
- Award
- Publisher Ivan R. Dee, 1997, Chicago, IL
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.
