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1) Dreamers
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"An illustrated picture book autobiography in which award-winning author Yuyi Morales tells her own immigration story"--
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Celebrate Black Excellence
Diverse Books - African American/ Black Experience in the U.S.
Picture Books for Black Lives
Picture Books for Black History Month
Diverse Books - African American/ Black Experience in the U.S.
Picture Books for Black Lives
Picture Books for Black History Month
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"Join us on a journey across borders, through time and even through space to meet 52 icons of color from the past and present in a celebration of achievement. Meet figureheads, leaders, and pioneers such as Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela, and Rosa Parks, as well as cultural trailblazers and sporting heroes, including Stevie Wonder, Oprah Winfrey, and Serena Williams. Discover how their childhood dreams and experiences influenced their adult...
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Picture Book Biographies for Hispanic Heritage Month
Picture Book Musician Bios Summer Challenge 2018 Music
Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
Rocking and Rolling Picture Book Biographies
Picture Book Musician Bios Summer Challenge 2018 Music
Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
Rocking and Rolling Picture Book Biographies
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Juan Garcia Esquivel was born in Mexico and grew up to the sounds of mariachi bands. He loved music and became a musical explorer. Defying convention, he created music that made people laugh and planted images in their minds. Juan's space-age lounge music popular in the fifties and sixties has found a new generation of listeners.
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Picture Book Biographies for Black History Month
Picture Books for Black History Month
Women's History Month: Read All About Her!
Picture Books for Black History Month
Women's History Month: Read All About Her!
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In exuberant verse and stirring pictures, Patricia Hruby Powell and Christian Robinson create an extraordinary portrait of the passionate performer and civil rights advocate Josephine Baker, the woman who worked her way from the slums of St. Louis to the grandest stages in the world. Meticulously researched by both author and artist, Josephine's powerful story of struggle and triumph is an inspiration and a spectacle, just like the legend herself....