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Angel to Angel In the cherished tradition of Brown Angels and Glorious Angels, award-winning author Walter Dean Myers has once again combined his inimitable verse with his painstakingly assembled collection of antique photographs.
Speak softly in the morning "It's the feelings of love that define the relationship between a mother and child," writes Walter Dean Myers. In this beautiful book he asks us to join him in a celebration of families from across the country, and across the years, and of mothers most of all.
Brown Angels
"An exquisite album. The 42 superbly reproduced black-and-white and sepia prints radiate intensely with the personalities of their subjects." --School Library Journal
Glorious Angels The stunning companion volume to Brown Angels. This combination of turn-of-the-century photographs of children and poetry pays tribute to the universal joyousness of childhood.
Rosa Parks One December evening forty years ago, Rosa Parks took a heroic stand in the front of a bus that earned her the title of "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement." This is her story.
Honey, I Love Each of these sixteen "love poems" is spoken straight from the heart of a child. Riding on a train, listening to music, playing with a friend ... each poem elicits a new appreciation of the rich content of everyday life. And each poem is accompanied by a beautiful drawing, both portrait and panorama, that deepens the insights contained in the singing words.
Brown Honey in Broomwheat Tea In this joyous and unusually moving collection of poems, National Book Award winner Joyce Carol Thomas writes of family, individuality, and pride of heritage. She asks us to remember where we came from, to cherish who we are, and to consider the place we choose to hold in the world. Brown Honey in Broomwheat Tea is a book of celebration for all ages to treasure.
Jordan: A Life Above the Rim Cut from the Varsity basketball team in high school when he first tried out, Michael nonetheless became the best basketball player that ever lived. This is a facinating look at both the evolution of basketball, the changing roles of athletes in society, and Michael's stunning climb to the pinnacle of his sport.
Mary McLeod Bethune The wonderfully illustrated biography of a dedicated black educator living in rural South Carolina just after the Civil War where opportunities for blacks to go to school were nonexistent.
| Runaway to Freedom A Story of the Underground Railway Written by Barbara Smucker Pictures by Charles Lily The harrowing story of two 12-year-old slaves and their struggle to reach Canada and freedom. "The action is immediate and the plot gripping." --Booklist
The Black Americans
This volume covers three and a half centuries of black life in the United States and consists of letters, speeches, newspaper articles, and book excerpts.
Africa Dream
An African-American child dreams of long-ago Africa, where she sees animals, shops in a marketplace, reads strange words from an old book, and returns to the village where her long-ago granddaddy welcomes her.
The March on Washington
Haskins traces the history of the civil rights movement and details the planning, events, and outcome of the largest demonstration for human rights in the U.S. to date.
A Gathering of Flowers A celebration of diversity and a joyous tribute to the races and cultures of America, this distinguished collection of short stories - written by such luminaries as Maxine Hong Kingston, Lois Lowry, Gary Soto, and Joyce Carol Thomas - fairly pulses with intricate patterns and powerful rhythms. From fables and fantasies to real-life dramas and comedies, these stories illuminate the glory of young people across the country - and address what it truly means to be both ethnic and American.
Harriet Tubman "An unusually well-written and moving life of 'The Moses of her people'-Harriet Tubman who led over 300 [African-American] up from slavery to freedom in the north."--The Horn Book
Tituba of Salem Village
The story of the life of Tituba and her husband John Indian from the day they were sold in Barbados through the Salem witchcraft trials.
Now Is Your Time!
"A compelling exploration of the African-American experience from slavery through the 1960s civil rights movement to contemporary times. This fascinating book will engender pride in heritage for young African-Americans and provide insight into American history for all." --The Horn Book
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