R. Gregory Christie
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Black Hands: Builders of Our Nation
$19.99 Read moreCommemorate the innumerable ways the African American community has shaped the foundation of the United States in this stunning, poetic picture book from the Caldecott Honor-winning team behind Freedo… [more below]
- Author: Weatherford, Carole Boston
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: April 28 2026
- ISBN10: 9798217031856
- Language: English
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Nana’s New Soul Food: Discovering Vegan Soul Food
$18.99 Add to cartTheater pioneer Will Power inspires families to connect through healthy eating choices, vegan soul food, and community in this heartwarming story of a boy’s love for his grandmother–and good food! In… [more below]
- Author: Power, Will
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: May 28 2024
- ISBN10: 0593652398
- Language: English
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The Library in the Woods
$19.99 Add to cartAfter a storm devastates the farm his parents have been renting, Junior moves with his family to Roxboro, North Carolina. The year is 1959, and the nine-year-old boy has to navigate the realities of t
- Author: Ramsey, Calvin Alexander
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: August 05 2025
- ISBN10: 1541599128
- Language: English
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Rich: A Dyamonde Daniel Book
$7.99 Read moreThe second book in the Dyamonde Daniels series, by bestselling author Nikki Grimes, is great for fans of the Keena Ford, Judy Moody, and Magnificent Mya Tibbs series and includes illustrations by Core… [more below]
- Series: Dyamonde Daniel Book #2
- Author: Grimes, Nikki
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: April 04 2017
- ISBN10: 0425288544
- Language: English
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It Jes’ Happened: When Bill Traylor Started to Draw
$11.95 Read moreThe inspiring biography of self-taught (outsider) artist Bill Traylor, a former slave who at the age of eighty-five began to draw pictures based on his memories and observations of rural and urban lif
- Author: Tate, Don
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: February 19 2019
- ISBN10: 1643790552
- Language: English
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Yesterday I Had the Blues
$8.99 Read moreEver had the blues? Yesterday one boy had them bad–not just the ordinary blues, the “deep down in my shoes” blues, the “go away Mr. Sun quit smilin’ at me” blues. But today he’s traded in those blues… [more below]
- Author: Ashford Frame, Jeron
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 01 2008
- ISBN10: 1582462607
- Language: English
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Almost Zero: A Dyamonde Daniel Book
$7.99 Add to cartThe third book in the Dyamonde Daniels series, by bestselling author Nikki Grimes, is perfect for fans of the Keena Ford, Judy Moody, and Magnificent Mya Tibbs series and includes illustrations by Cor… [more below]
- Series: Dyamonde Daniel Book #3
- Author: Grimes, Nikki
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: April 04 2017
- ISBN10: 425288552
- Language: English
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Halfway to Perfect: A Dyamonde Daniel Book
$7.99 Add to cartDyamonde knows it’s what’s on the inside that counts
Dyamonde loves eating her mom’s pancakes. Free loves eating . . . period. But lately Damaris just pushes her food around her plate, and Dyamonde s- Series: Dyamonde Daniel Book #4
- Author: Grimes, Nikki
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: April 03 2018
- ISBN10: 0425291758
- Language: English
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Brothers in Hope: The Story of the Lost Boys of the Sudan
$20.95 Add to cartCoretta Scott King Illustrator Award Honor – American Library Association (ALA)
Based on heartbreaking yet inspirational true events in the lives of the Lost Boys of Sudan, Brothers in Hope is a story
- Series: Coretta Scott King Honor – Illustrator Honor Title
- Author: Williams, Mary
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: April 01 2013
- ISBN10: 1584302321
- Language: English
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Jazz Baby
$19.99 Add to cartWith a simple clap of hands, an itty-bitty beboppin’ baby gets his whole family singing and dancing. Sister’s hands snap. Granny sings scat. Uncle soft-shoes–and Baby keeps the groove. Things start t… [more below]
- Author: Wheeler, Lisa
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: November 01 2007
- ISBN10: 0152025227
- Language: English
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Richard Wright and the Library Card
$10.95 Read moreThis is the true story of the renowned African American author Richard Wright and his determination to borrow books from the public library that turned him away because of his color.
As a young black m
- Author: Miller, William
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: October 01 1997
- ISBN10: 1880000881
- Language: English
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The Book Itch: Freedom, Truth & Harlem’s Greatest Bookstore
$19.99 Add to cartCoretta Scott King Illustrator Honor, ALA Notable Children’s Book, CCBC Best Children’s Book of the Year, Jane Addams Children’s Book Award, Kirkus Best Children’s Books, NCTE Notable
In the 1930s, L
- Series: Carolrhoda Picture Books
- Author: Nelson, Vaunda Micheaux
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: November 01 2015
- ISBN10: 0761339434
- Language: English
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Answering the Cry for Freedom: Stories of African Americans and the American Revolution
$19.99 Add to cartUncover the lives of thirteen African-Americans who fought during the Revolutionary War.
Even as American Patriots fought for independence from British rule during the Revolutionary War, oppressive c- Author: Woelfle, Gretchen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: October 04 2016
- ISBN10: 162979306X
- Language: English
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Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshal
$19.99 Add to cartCoretta Scott King Author Award
Read about the fascinating life of Bass Reeves, who escaped slavery to become the first African American Deputy US Marshal west of the Mississippi.Sitting tall i
- Author: Nelson, Vaunda Micheaux
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: August 01 2009
- ISBN10: 0822567644
- Language: English
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Sweet Justice: Georgia Gilmore and the Montgomery Bus Boycott
$18.99 Read moreAn inspiring picture-book biography about the woman whose cooking helped feed and fund the Montgomery bus boycott of 1956, from an award-winning illustrator.
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY- Author: Rockliff, Mara
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: January 11 2022
- ISBN10: 152472064X
- Language: English
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Flying Free: How Bessie Coleman’s Dreams Took Flight
$18.99 Read moreBased on Karyn Parson’s critically acclaimed Sweet Blackberry video series comes the story of Bessie Coleman, the first African American female to earn her pilot’s license.
Before Bessie Coleman blazed… [more below]- Series: A Sweet Blackberry Book
- Author: Parsons, Karyn
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: December 01 2020
- ISBN10: 0316457191
- Language: English
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Grandma’s Hands
$18.99 Read more“Grandma’s Hands” is a timeless, universal song originally featured on Bill Withers’ 1971 album, “Just As I Am.” With soulful lyrics, the song captures the significant impact that Withers’ grandmother… [more below]
- Author: Withers, Bill
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 0
- Publish Date: July 01 2023
- ISBN10: 9.79822E+12
- Language: English
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Memphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop: The Sanitation Strike of 1968
$17.99 Add to cartCoretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book – School Library Journal Best Book of the Year – Booklist Editors’ Choice – Kirkus Reviews Best Children’s Book – Booklist Top 10 Diverse Books for Middle Gra… [more below]
- Author: Duncan, Alice Faye
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: August 28 2018
- ISBN10: 1629797189
- Language: English
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Saving the Day: Garrett Morgan’s Life-Changing Invention of the Traffic Signal
$18.99 Add to cartFrom Karyn Parson’s critically acclaimed Sweet Blackberry video series comes the little known story of Garrett Morgan, an African American inventor who created the traffic signal.
Before Garrett Morg- Series: A Sweet Blackberry Book
- Author: Parsons, Karyn
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: December 07 2021
- ISBN10: 0316457264
- Language: English
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Rock, Rosetta, Rock! Roll, Rosetta, Roll!: Presenting Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the Godmother of Rock & Roll
$18.99 Add to cart“A profile as bold and vivacious as the singer herself.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
“Terrific for all collections that want to inspire the musically inclined and highlight innovative pioneers.”
- Author: Bolden, Tonya
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: February 14, 2023
- ISBN10: 0062994387
- Language: English
