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Chapter Book · Ages 6–9 · April 4, 2023
Ella Fitzgerald
A young singer defies the odds to become a music legend.
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Andrea Davis Pinkney
Biography
Andrea Davis Pinkney says, “As an African American child growing up in the 1960s, at a time when I didn’t see others like me in children’s books, the expressiveness of Keats’s illustrations had a profound effect.”
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Dear Benjamin Banneker
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A free black man challenges Jefferson on slavery.
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Join a family meal and celebrate rhythm and movement with a joyful baby boy.
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A girl faces fierce opposition as she integrates an all-white school in the Civil Rights Era.
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15
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Illustrated
10
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Picture books
5
Chapter books
9
Board books
1
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Publication timeline from 1994 to 2023.
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Book type breakdown: 5 picture books, 9 chapter books, 1 board books.
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Ella Fitzgerald
Chapter Book · Ages 6–9 · 2023
A young singer defies the odds to become a music legend.
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$1899
Because of You, John Lewis
Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 2022
A young activist meets a civil rights hero, forging an unexpected bond.
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$1797
Bright Brown Baby
Chapter Book · Ages 0–3 · 2022
Celebrate the joy and love between children and caregivers through rhythmic poems and vibrant illustrations.
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Harriet Tubman
Chapter Book · Ages 6–9 · 2021
Harriet Tubman defies slavery, leading others to freedom on the Underground Railroad.
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Loretta Little Looks Back
Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2020
Three generations fight for freedom, each with a mystical gift, from cotton fields to the voting booth.
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Martin Rising
Chapter Book · Ages 9–12 · 2018
A poetic journey through MLK's final months and enduring legacy.
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A Poem for Peter
Picture Book · Ages 7–10 · 2016
An artist's dream defies odds, creating a groundbreaking children's book.
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The Red Pencil
Chapter Book · Ages 9–12 · 2014
A young girl flees her ravaged village, finding hope in a red pencil.
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Martin & Mahalia
Picture Book · Ages 8–12 · 2013
Two voices unite, sparking change and inspiring a movement.
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With the Might of Angels
Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2011
A girl faces fierce opposition as she integrates an all-white school in the Civil Rights Era.
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Sit-In
Picture Book · Ages 7–10 · 2010
Four students defy segregation with a simple order, sparking a pivotal civil rights protest.
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Let It Shine
Chapter Book · Ages 10–12 · 2000
Ten women defy oppression, igniting change and inspiring generations.
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Pretty Brown Face
Board Book · Ages 0–3 · 1997
Join a family meal and celebrate rhythm and movement with a joyful baby boy.
Bill Pickett
Picture Book · 1996
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Dear Benjamin Banneker
Chapter Book · Ages 6–9 · 1994
A free black man challenges Jefferson on slavery.
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