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A young Ashanti boy describes some of the wonders of his life in and around the West African village of Bonwire.
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A. Z. Kelley Elementary - Kids Biography
B THO YEB
1 available
B THO YEB
1 available
Amqui Elementary - Kids Biography
B YEB THO
2 available
B YEB THO
2 available
Andrew Jackson Elementary - Everyone
E Tho
1 available
E Tho
1 available
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Born in Ghana, West Africa, with one deformed leg, he was dismissed by most people--but not by his mother, who taught him to reach for his dreams. As a boy, Emmanuel hopped to school more than two miles each way, learned to play soccer, left home at age thirteen to provide for his family, and, eventually, became a cyclist. He rode an astonishing four hundred miles across Ghana in 2001, spreading his powerful message: disability is not inability. Today,...
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A. Z. Kelley Elementary - Everyone
E WAL
1 available
E WAL
1 available
Alex Green Elementary - Everyone
E WAL
1 available
E WAL
1 available
Amqui Elementary - Everyone
E WAL
1 available
E WAL
1 available
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Zura is worried about how her classmates will react to her Ghanaian Nana's tattoos on Grandparents Day, but Nana finds a way to show how special and meaningful they are.
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A. Z. Kelley Elementary - Everyone
E CHA
1 available
E CHA
1 available
Alex Green Elementary - Everyone
E Cha
1 available
E Cha
1 available
Andrew Jackson Elementary - Everyone
E CHA
1 available
E CHA
1 available
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"In the hills above Port-au-Prince, a young girl named Fallon wants more than anything to carry a large woven basket to the market, just like her Manman. As she watches her mother wrap her hair in a mouchwa, Fallon tries to twist her own braids into a scarf and balance the empty panye atop her head, but realizes it's much harder than she thought" --
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A little Haitian girl describes how her parents' house fills up with babies as relatives drop off their children on their way to work.
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"The sights, sounds and tastes of vibrant Saint Lucia come to life in this cumulative #OwnVoices tale of a girl's journey to Carnival. When a series of unexpected delays disrupts her journey to the big parade, Melba must adjust both her expectations and her route to the festivities. Who will she meet and what will she learn along the way?"--Amazon.
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Robert Churchwell Elementary - Everyone
E SEN
1 available
E SEN
1 available
Smith Springs Elementary - Everyone
E SEN
1 available
E SEN
1 available
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"Anna fetches water from the spring every day, but she can't carry it on her head like her older brothers and sisters. In this charming and poetic family story set in Jamaica, Prize-winning author Olive Senior shows young readers the power of determination, as Anna achieves her goal and overcomes her fear." --Publisher.
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Every day, Angelina dreams of her home in Jamaica and imagines she is there, until her mother finds a wonderful way to convince her that New York is now their home. Angelina's heart aches for Jamaica, and no matter how much Mama talks of having a better life in New York, Angelina still dreams about mangos, johnnycake, rainbow-colored birds, and the warmth of the sand under her feet. Then one day Mama sees something in the paper about Carnival in Brooklyn,...
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Cockrill Elementary - Everyone
E Eng
1 available
E Eng
1 available
Eagle View Elementary - Everyone
E Eng
1 available
E Eng
1 available
Explore! Community School - Everyone
E ENG
1 available
E ENG
1 available
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Park Avenue Elementary - Kids Audiobook
TALKING BOOK E Eng
1 available
TALKING BOOK E Eng
1 available
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A boy helps his father keep their very old car running as they make a trip to Havana for his newborn cousin's zero-year birthday. Includes author's note about cars in Cuba.
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Eagle View Elementary - Everyone
E Red
1 available
E Red
1 available
Glenview Elementary - Everyone
E Red
1 available
E Red
1 available
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"A young boy loses both parents as they attempt to flee Haiti for a better life, and afterward is only able to process his grief and communicate with the outside world through playing the drums. Includes author's note"--
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Malaika stories volume 1
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Explore! Community School - Everyone
E HOH
1 available
E HOH
1 available
Tom Joy Elementary - Everyone
E Hoh
1 available
E Hoh
1 available
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Participating in a first Carnival since her mother left to find a better job, Malaika fears she will not be able to dance in the parade without a costume and comes up with an idea to use scrap fabric to create a patchwork rainbow peacock outfit.
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Cane Ridge Elementary - Kids Biography
B SIM GRE
1 available
B SIM GRE
1 available
Smith Springs Elementary - Kids Biography
B SIM GRE
1 available
B SIM GRE
1 available
Waverly-Belmont Elementary - Kids Biography
B SIM GRE
1 available
B SIM GRE
1 available
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"A story inspired by events in the boyhood of Winston "Spree" Simon, a pioneer in the development of the steel drum, in which he discovers he can create tunes by banging on discarded cans. Includes author's note, glossary, and sources"--Provided by publisher.
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A. Z. Kelley Elementary - Everyone
E VER
1 available
E VER
1 available
Alex Green Elementary - Everyone
E VER
1 available
E VER
1 available
Amqui Elementary - Everyone
E VER
1 available
E VER
1 available
Checked Out
1 copy, 1 person is on the wait list.
Checked Out
1 copy, 1 person is on the wait list.
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"The story of one young girl's quest to bring clean drinking water to her African village"--
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Join Idia of the Benin Kingdom as she molds herself from the young and curious daughter of a village warrior to becoming the Queen of the ancient African Kingdom of Benin. Discover the journey of a young heroine who saw her future in a dream and works her way to becoming one of the most well-loved, praised, and successful queens in African History. Idia of the Benin Kingdom is a precious storybook that empowers young girls to create a vision of who...
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Alex Green Elementary - Kids Non-Fiction
398.2 SAN
1 available
398.2 SAN
1 available
Bellshire Elementary - Kids Non-Fiction
398.2 SAN
2 available
398.2 SAN
2 available
Cane Ridge Elementary - Kids Non-Fiction
398.2 SAN
2 available
398.2 SAN
2 available
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A Creole variant of the familiar Cinderella tale set in the Caribbean and narrated by the godmother who helps Cendrillon find true love.
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Amqui Elementary - Everyone
E Car
1 available
E Car
1 available
Moss Elementary - Everyone
E Car
1 available
E Car
1 available
Mt. View Elementary - Everyone
E Car
1 available
E Car
1 available
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Anita watches the dragons high above her as she hops from one cement roof to another in her village in the Dominican Republic. But being the valiant princesa she is, she never lets them scare her. Then one day, Anita must face her fears to begin a new life in a new country. Will she be brave enough to enter the belly of the beast and take flight to new adventures?
37) Sulwe
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A. Z. Kelley Elementary - Everyone
E NYO
1 available
E NYO
1 available
Andrew Jackson Elementary - Everyone
E NYO
1 available
E NYO
1 available
Antioch Middle - Teen Everyone
E NYO
1 available
E NYO
1 available
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When five-year-old Sulwe's classmates make fun of her dark skin, she tries lightening herself to no avail, but her encounter with a shooting star helps her understand there is beauty in every shade.
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Cora Howe School - Teen Everyone
E BEL
1 available
E BEL
1 available
Granbery Elementary - Everyone
E BEL
1 available
E BEL
1 available
Napier Elementary - Everyone
E BEL
1 available
E BEL
1 available
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While visiting her grandmother in the Sea Islands, a young girl hears about her African heritage and learns to weave a sea grass basket.
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"Joseph misses sharing meals with lots of people like he did back in the refugee camp, so when the neighbors finally come over, it's a feast! A companion book to Joseph's Big Ride, described in Kirkus as "a joyful, upbeat tale." When Joseph and Mama lived in a refugee camp in East Africa, everyone cooked and ate together. And Joseph could always hear someone playing the awal. It's much too quiet and lonely in his new home. Though Whoosh, the girl...
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A. Z. Kelley Elementary - Everyone
E TAR
1 available
E TAR
1 available
Amqui Elementary - Everyone
E TAR
1 available
E TAR
1 available
Andrew Jackson Elementary - Everyone
E TAR
1 available
E TAR
1 available
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"The possibilities are endless in this uplifting ode to the power of potential. With lyrical text by bestselling author Natasha Anastasia Tarpley and images by Regis and Kahran Bethencourt -- the team behind CreativeSoul Photography -- each page of The Me I Choose To Be is an immersive call for self-love that highlights the inherent beauty of all Black and brown children. "--