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A. Z. Kelley Elementary - Kids Non-Fiction 1 available
323 Wea
Alex Green Elementary - Kids Non-Fiction 1 available
323 Wea
Amqui Elementary - Kids Non-Fiction 1 available
323 Wea
Publication Date | Publisher | Physical Description | Language | Availability | |
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2018. | Bloomsbury | 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm | English | On Shelf
A. Z. Kelley Elementary - Kids Non-Fiction 1 available 323 Wea Alex Green Elementary - Kids Non-Fiction 1 available 323 Wea Amqui Elementary - Kids Non-Fiction 1 available 323 Wea |
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2018 | OverDrive | Bloomsbury Publishing | English | Available Online
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2018 | Bloomsbury Publishing | English | Available Online
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"You can be a King. Stamp out hatred. Put your foot down and walk tall. You can be a King. Beat the drum for justice. March to your own conscience. Featuring a dual narrative of the key moments of Dr. King's life alongside a modern class as the students learn about him, Carole Weatherfor's poetic text encapsulates the moments that readers today can reenact in their own lives. See a class of young students as they begin a school project inspired by...
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Antioch Middle - Teen Everyone 1 available
E 323 Wea
Lawrence Carter Elementary - Kids Non-Fiction 1 available
323.0973 WEA
Maxwell Elementary - Kids Non-Fiction 1 available
323.09 WEA
Publication Date | Publisher | Physical Description | Language | Availability | |
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2010 | Eerdmans Books for Young Readers | 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 30 cm. | English | On Shelf
Antioch Middle - Teen Everyone 1 available E 323 Wea Lawrence Carter Elementary - Kids Non-Fiction 1 available 323.0973 WEA Maxwell Elementary - Kids Non-Fiction 1 available 323.09 WEA |
Description
The Beatitudes form the backdrop for Weatherford's free-verse poem that traces the African American journey from slavery to civil rights.
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A. Z. Kelley Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available
B COL WEA
Cane Ridge Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available
B COL WEA
Glenview Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available
B COL WEA
Publication Date | Edition | Publisher | Physical Description | Language | Availability | |
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2008 | 1st ed. | Henry Holt | 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 26 cm. | English | On Shelf
A. Z. Kelley Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available B COL WEA Cane Ridge Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available B COL WEA Glenview Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available B COL WEA |
Description
This lyrical picture-book biography of John Coltrane focuses on his childhood and how he interpreted sounds before he made his music.
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Cane Ridge Elementary - Everyone 1 available
E WEA
Crieve Hall Elementary - Everyone 1 available
E WEA
Publication Date | Publisher | Physical Description | Language | Availability | |
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c2007 | Dial Books for Young Readers | 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 23 x 29 cm. | English | On Shelf
Cane Ridge Elementary - Everyone 1 available E WEA Crieve Hall Elementary - Everyone 1 available E WEA |
Description
Story based on the discrimination faced by the 1955 Cannon Street YMCA Little League All-Stars when the white teams refused to play them in the series tournament.
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Cane Ridge Elementary - Everyone 1 available
E WEA
Croft Middle - Teen Everyone 1 available
E WEA
Hull-Jackson Montessori - Everyone 1 available
E WEA
Publication Date | Edition | Publisher | Physical Description | Language | Availability | |
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2006 | 1st ed. | Scholastic Press | 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm. | English | On Shelf
Cane Ridge Elementary - Everyone 1 available E WEA Croft Middle - Teen Everyone 1 available E WEA Hull-Jackson Montessori - Everyone 1 available E WEA |
Description
Young Ovella rejoices as her community comes together to raise money and build a much-needed school in the 1920s, with matching funds from the president of Sears, Roebuck, and Company and support from Professor James of the Normal School.
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Eagle View Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available
B Lan Wea
Harris Hillman - Teen Biography 1 available
B Lan Wea
Meigs Middle Magnet - Teen Biography 1 available
B LAN WEA
Publication Date | Publisher | Physical Description | Language | Availability | |
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[2017] | Albert Whitman & Company | 1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm. | English | On Shelf
Eagle View Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available B Lan Wea Harris Hillman - Teen Biography 1 available B Lan Wea Meigs Middle Magnet - Teen Biography 1 available B LAN WEA |
Description
"Before she raised her lens to take her most iconic photo, Dorothea Lange took photos of the downtrodden from bankers in once-fine suits waiting in breadlines, to former slaves, to the homeless sleeping on sidewalks. A case of polio had left her with a limp and sympathetic to those less fortunate. Traveling across the United States, documenting with her camera and her fieldbook those most affected by the stock market crash, she found the face of the...
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c2009 | 1st ed. | Marshall Cavendish | 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm. | English | Available at another branch
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2010 | OverDrive | Marshall Cavendish | English | Available Online
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Description
The new U.S. President, Barack Obama, and his family search for the perfect family dog to take to the White House. The choose a Portuguese water dog and name him Bo.
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Antioch Middle - Teen Everyone 1 available
E WEA
Apollo Middle - Teen Everyone 1 available
E WEA
Charlotte Park Elementary - Kids Non-Fiction 1 available
976.3 Wea
Publication Date | Edition | Publisher | Physical Description | Language | Availability | |
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[2016] | First edition. | Little Bee Books | 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm. | English | On Shelf
Antioch Middle - Teen Everyone 1 available E WEA Apollo Middle - Teen Everyone 1 available E WEA Charlotte Park Elementary - Kids Non-Fiction 1 available 976.3 Wea |
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2017 | OverDrive | Unabridged | Dreamscape Media | English | Available Online
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[2017] | Unabridged. | Findaway World, LLC | 1 audio media player (14 hr.) : digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in. | English | On Shelf
Hickman Elementary - Kids Fiction 1 available F Wea |
Description
"As slaves relentlessly toiled in an unjust system in 19th century Louisiana, they all counted down the days until Sunday, when at least for half a day they were briefly able to congregate in Congo Square in New Orleans. Here they were free to set up an open market, sing, dance, and play music. They were free to forget their cares, their struggles, and their oppression. This story chronicles slaves' duties each day, from chopping logs on Mondays to...
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Alex Green Elementary - Everyone 1 available
E Wea
Cameron College Prep - Teen Everyone 1 available
E WEA
Croft Middle - Teen Fiction 1 available
E Wea
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2007, c2005 | Puffin Books | [32] p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 23 x 26 cm. | On Shelf
Alex Green Elementary - Everyone 1 available E Wea Cameron College Prep - Teen Everyone 1 available E WEA Fall-Hamilton Elementary - Everyone 1 available E WEA | |
c2005 | Dial Books for Young Readers | 1 v. (unpaged) : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 24 x 26 cm. | On Shelf
Croft Middle - Teen Fiction 1 available E Wea Fall-Hamilton Elementary - Everyone 1 available E WEA Jere Baxter Middle - Teen Everyone 1 available E WEA |
Description
The 1960 civil rights sit-ins at the Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, are seen through the eyes of a young Southern black girl.
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Cane Ridge Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available
B PAR WEA
Eagle View Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available
B Par Wea
Granbery Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available
B Par Wea
Publication Date | Publisher | Physical Description | Language | Availability | |
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[2015] | Albert Whitman & Company | 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm. | English | On Shelf
Cane Ridge Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available B PAR WEA Eagle View Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available B Par Wea Granbery Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available B Par Wea |
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2015 | OverDrive | Albert Whitman & Company | English | Available Online
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Gordon Parks is most famous for being the first black director in Hollywood. But before he made movies and wrote books, he was a poor African American looking for work. When he bought a camera, his life changed forever. He taught himself how to take pictures and before long, people noticed.
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Charlotte Park Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available
B New Wea
Cole Elementary - Kids Non-Fiction 1 available
264.23 Wea
Ruby Major Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available
B New Wea
Publication Date | Edition | Publisher | Physical Description | Language | Availability | |
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[2018] | First edition. | Atheneum Books for Young Readers | 1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 29 cm | English | On Shelf
Charlotte Park Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available B New Wea Cole Elementary - Kids Non-Fiction 1 available 264.23 Wea Ruby Major Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available B New Wea |
Description
An incredibly moving picture book biography of the man behind the hymn Amazing Grace and the living legacy of the song Caldecott Honorwinning author Carole Boston Weatherford and award-winning illustrator Frank Morrison. One stormy night at sea, a wayward man named John Newton feared for his life. In his darkest hour he fell to his knees and prayedand somehow the battered ship survived the storm. Grateful, he changed his ways and became a minister,...
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Cane Ridge Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available
B HEN WEA
Cole Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available
B HEN WEA
Gateway Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available
B HEN WEA
Publication Date | Publisher | Physical Description | Language | Availability | |
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2008 | Walker | 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 28 cm. | English | On Shelf
Cane Ridge Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available B HEN WEA Cole Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available B HEN WEA Gateway Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available B HEN WEA |
Description
A look at the life of the African American explorer who, together with Robert E. Peary, discovered the North Pole in 1909.
13) In your hands
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Eagle View Elementary - Everyone 1 available
E Wea
Glengarry Elementary - Everyone 1 available
E Wea
Publication Date | Edition | Publisher | Physical Description | Language | Availability | |
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[2017] | First edition. | Atheneum Books for Young Readers | 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm | English | On Shelf
Eagle View Elementary - Everyone 1 available E Wea Glengarry Elementary - Everyone 1 available E Wea |
Description
"A prayer from mother to son that he will always in safe hands"--
14) Jazz baby
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2002 | 1st ed. | Lee & Low Books | 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 19 cm. | English | On Shelf
Park Avenue Elementary - Everyone 1 available E WEA |
Description
A group of children move and play, hum and sleep to a jazz beat.
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Croft Middle - Teen Biography 1 available
B OWE WEA
Dupont Hadley Middle - Teen Biography 1 available
B OWE
Gateway Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available
B OWE WEA
Publication Date | Publisher | Physical Description | Language | Availability | |
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c2006 | Walker & Company | 1 v. (unpaged): col. ill. : 26 x 26 cm. | English | On Shelf
Croft Middle - Teen Biography 1 available B OWE WEA Dupont Hadley Middle - Teen Biography 1 available B OWE Gateway Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available B OWE WEA |
Description
Jesse Owens' mother frequently told him, "Put your best foot forward." So Jesse followed her advice, worked hard, and made his dreams come true as one of the greatest Olympic champions of all time. But it wasn't easy, as Jesse had to overcome many obstacles. Even though World War II hadn't started yet, Adolf Hitler controlled Germany during the 1936 Olympics. He wanted to prove during the games that Germans were a superior "race" to other people of...
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Cole Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available
B Hor Wea
Eagle View Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available
B Hor Wea
Harris Hillman - Teen Biography 1 available
B Hor Wea
Publication Date | Edition | Publisher | Physical Description | Language | Availability | |
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[2017] | First edition. | Atheneum Books for Young Readers | 1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm. | English | On Shelf
Cole Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available B Hor Wea Eagle View Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available B Hor Wea Harris Hillman - Teen Biography 1 available B Hor Wea |
Description
Surveys the life of the actress and civil rights activist, describing her childhood, early years in vaudeville, and achievements as the first African American actress to be offered a studio contract.
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Eagle View Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available
B Pri Wea
John Early Middle - Teen Biography 1 available
B PRI WEA
Robert Churchwell Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available
B PRI WEA
Publication Date | Edition | Publisher | Physical Description | Language | Availability | |
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[2014] | First edition. | Alfred A. Knopf | 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm. | English | On Shelf
Eagle View Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available B Pri Wea John Early Middle - Teen Biography 1 available B PRI WEA Robert Churchwell Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available B PRI WEA |
Description
An introduction to the life and career of the African American opera singer.
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Harpeth Valley Elementary - Everyone 1 available
E WEA
Mt. View Elementary - Everyone 1 available
E WEA
Norman Binkley Elementary - Everyone 1 available
E WEA
Publication Date | Publisher | Physical Description | Language | Availability | |
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c2008 | Upstart Books | 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm. | English | On Shelf
Harpeth Valley Elementary - Everyone 1 available E WEA Mt. View Elementary - Everyone 1 available E WEA Norman Binkley Elementary - Everyone 1 available E WEA |
Description
At night, a ghost visits the library to find the answer to a riddle.
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c2010 | 1st ed. | Marshall Cavendish | 1 v. (unpaged) : b col. ill. ; c 26 x 26 cm. | English | Available at another branch
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Description
A picture-book biography of the first African-American first lady that features lyrical text and illustrations that are a tribute to a woman who has worked hard and achieved great things.
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Andrew Jackson Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available
B TUB WEA
Antioch High - Teen Everyone 1 available
E B MOS WEA
Cane Ridge Elementary - Everyone 1 available
E WEA
Publication Date | Edition | Publisher | Physical Description | Language | Availability | |
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c2006 | 1st ed. | Hyperion Books for Children | [42] p. : col. ill. ; 30 cm. | English | On Shelf
Andrew Jackson Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available B TUB WEA Antioch High - Teen Everyone 1 available E B MOS WEA Cane Ridge Elementary - Everyone 1 available E WEA |
Description
Describes Tubman's spiritual journey as she hears the voice of God guiding her north to freedom on that very first trip to escape the brutal practice of forced servitude. Tubman would make nineteen subsequent trips back south, never being caught, but none as profound as this first one.