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Tag Archives: black history
The Undefeated
This picture book, The Undefeated, by Kwame Alexander and Kadir Nelson, is profoundly beautiful. My library has it categorized under poetry, and it is that, too. Every word hits home, powerfully, meaningfully, the cadence spot on with the page turn. … Continue reading
Posted in Biography, Love that art, Love that prose, Picture books, Poetry, Voice, Word choice
Tagged black history, nonfiction, picture book, poetry
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What Do You Do With a Voice Like That?
What Do You Do With a Voice Like That?: The Story of Extraordinary Congresswoman Barbara Jordan by Chris Barton, illustrated by Ekua Holmes, tells the true story of Barbara Jordan’s life, beginning with her childhood. In 1966, Barbara Jordan became the first … Continue reading
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All Different Now
All Different Now: Juneteenth, the First Day of Freedom is a picture book about the day slaves were set free. It shows the slow progression that word-of-mouth took to tell slaves everywhere about freedom, and then the celebration that ensued. Angela Johnson, … Continue reading
Walk Together Children
Selected and illustrated by world-renowned artist Ashley Bryan, Walk Together Children: Black American Spirituals, is complete with music for each song. The linoleum print artwork, stunning in black and white if you can get your hands on a 1974 edition, has … Continue reading
I Have A Dream
Kadir Nelson illustrates Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.‘s dream using the words of that well-known speech. Nelson creates a balance between history and a vision for the future: We see both Dr. King on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial … Continue reading
Wilma Unlimited
Overcoming multiple obstacles, including crippling polio, Wilma Rudolph persisted and exercised and ran her way to being the first American woman to win three gold medals at one Olympics. In the aftermath of the Summer Olympic Games in London, this … Continue reading
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Tagged black history, books, fabulous illustrations, high interest, history, Olympics
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Henry’s Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad
All of the angst of a child born into slavery and yearning for freedom is poured into Kadir Nelson‘s artwork of Henry, a real person who mailed himself to freedom in a wooden crate. Ellen Levine‘s story weaves fact and … Continue reading
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Tagged black history, children's books, Kadir Nelson, picture book, serious book, underground railroad
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The Cruisers
While set in the present day, Walter Dean Myers‘ The Cruisers takes us back to the mindset of the Civil War era through eighth grade students. Zander and his friends, the Cruisers, have to prove their potential at Da Vinci Academy, a … Continue reading
Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshal
A true hero of the Wild West, Bass Reeves captured many outlaws from 1875 to 1907. Filled with integrity, Bass Reeves’s bravery and ingenuity made for great true stories written by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson and illustrated by R. Gregory Christie. … Continue reading
These Hands
Grandpa’s hands can tie shoes, play the piano and throw a curve ball, but they were not allowed to touch the bread dough at the Wonder Bread factory in the 1950s and early ’60s. As Grandpa lyrically relates to Joseph … Continue reading