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This unique picture book is part history, part poetry, and entirely
inspirational. It takes the reader step by simple step through the
cumulative story of the US Civil Rights Movement, showing how
select pioneers' achievements led up to the landmark moment when we
elected our first black president. Each historical figure is
rendered by a different award-winning illustrator, highlighting the
singular and vibrant contribution that each figure made.
In luminous paintings and arresting poems, two of children's literature's top African-American scholars track Arturo Schomburg's quest to correct history.
Where is our historian to give us our side? Arturo asked.
Amid the scholars, poets, authors, and artists of the Harlem Renaissance stood an Afro-Puerto Rican named Arturo Schomburg. This law clerk's life's passion was to collect books, letters, music, and art from Africa and the African diaspora and bring to light the achievements of people of African descent through the ages. When Schomburg's collection became so big it began to overflow his house (and his wife threatened to mutiny), he turned to the New York Public Library, where he created and curated a collection that was the cornerstone of a new Negro Division. A century later, his groundbreaking collection, known as the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, has become a beacon to scholars all over the world.
Two acclaimed picture book talents combine in this award-winning
journey through the history and legacy of jazz, the unique American
musical art form. Carole Boston Weatherford’s poetic text is
perfectly matched with Eric Velasquez’s powerful oil paintings.
From an African drum to a slave ship to a Harlem nightclub, The
Sound That Jazz Makes explores the African-American experience that
gives jazz its passion and spirit.
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The Rain Stomper (Hardcover)
Addie Boswell; Illustrated by Eric Velasquez
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R419
R319
Discovery Miles 3 190
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Today is the day of the big neighborhood parade. Baton twirler
Jazmin is ready to lead the way for the dogs and kids, music and
fun. But then the clouds crowd in. The sky darkens. Thunder roars.
And the rain begins. . . . SLAP clatter clatter SLAP SLAP! Is
Jazmin's parade ruined? Or can she use her spirit, her fearless
energy, and her mighty baton to save the day? Award-winning
illustrator Eric Velasquez's artwork in oil paint on watercolor
paper is a perfect complement to debut author Addie Boswell's
lyrical, rhythmic words.
Alemitu lives with her mother in a poor village in Ethiopia, where
she must walk miles for water and hunger roars in her belly. Even
though life is difficult, she dreams of someday knowing more about
the world. When her mother has no choice but to leave her at an
orphanage to give her a chance at a better life, an American family
adopts Alemitu. She becomes Eva in her new home in America, and
although her life there is better in so many ways, she'll never
forget her homeland and the mother who gave up so much for her.
Told through the lens that water connects all people everywhere,
this eye-opening, emotional story will get readers thinking about
the world beyond their own.
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