J. Brian Pinkney
3) Puppy truck
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Carter gets a truck instead of a much wanted puppy, but he soon discovers his new toy is just as fun and rascally as a pet.
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Black History Month
Diverse Books - African American/ Black Experience in the U.S.
Not To Be Missed Rhyming Books For Preschoolers
Diverse Books - African American/ Black Experience in the U.S.
Not To Be Missed Rhyming Books For Preschoolers
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"Follow a little girl as she moves, swings, and grooves her way through her bedtime routine, dancing all the while, until she finally closes her eyes and dances through her dreams"--
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"This picture book is a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the momentous Woolworth's lunch counter sit-in, when four college students staged a peaceful protest that became a defining moment in the struggle for racial equality and the growing civil rights movement."--Amazon.com.
11) Alvin Ailey
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Describes the life, dancing, and choreography of Alvin Ailey, who created his own modern dance company to explore the black experience.
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Throughout his life Banneker was troubled that all blacks were not free. And so, in 1791, he wrote to Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson, who had signed the Declaration of Independence. Banneker attacked the institution of slavery and dared to call Jefferson a hypocrite for owning slaves. Jefferson responded. This is the story of Benjamin Banneker—his science, his politics, his morals, and his extraordinary correspondence with Thomas Jefferson.
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