Laura Freeman
Author
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Growing up in Baltimore, Thurgood Marshall could see that things weren't fair. The laws said that Black and white people couldn't use the same schools, parks, or water fountains. When Thurgood had to read the Constitution as punishment for a prank at school, his eyes were opened. It was clear to him that Jim Crow laws were wrong, and he was willing to do whatever it took to change them. His determination to make sure all Americans were treated equally...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"An inspiring picture book biography of Ida B. Wells-who was an educator, journalist, feminist, businesswoman, newspaper owner, public speaker, suffragist, civil rights activist, and women's club leader-as told by her great-granddaughter, Michelle Duster"--
5) Jazz baby
Author
Publisher
Lee & Low Books
Pub. Date
2002
Language
English
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Description
A group of children move and play, hum and sleep to a jazz beat.
Author
Publisher
Harpercollins Childrens Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Katherine, Dorothy, Mary, and Christine were hardworking and persistent and most important, smart. And that s why NASA hired them as mathematicians, also known as colored computers, to help send the United States into space for the very first time. This inspiring story brings to life these four hidden figures and what they overcame to succeed, changing not only their own lives, but the face of air and space travel forever.
Author
Series
The Carver chronicles volume 4
Publisher
Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Third grader Calvin is dealing with his next door neighbors moving away--and the school bully moving in. Meanwhile, competition at the school science fair is heating up, and Calvin must decide what to do when his data doesn't prove his theory"--
Author
Publisher
Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic, Inc
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"A stunning love letter to the important women who shape us -- from our own mothers and grandmothers to the legends who paved the way for girls and women everywhere"--
Includes a brief biography of each famous woman pictured and historical notes.
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Aretha Franklin is the Queen of Soul, a legend. But before she became a star, she was a shy little girl with a voice so powerful it made people jump up, sway, and hum along. Raised in a house full of talking and singing, Aretha learned the values that would carry her through life--from her church choir in Detroit to stages around the world. When she moved to New York City to start her career, it took years of hard work before she had a hit song....
Author
Publisher
Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Ketanji Brown Jackson is no stranger to overcoming obstacles. When a high school guidance counselor told her she should set her sights lower than Harvard, she decided to go to Harvard for college and law school. When she became a public defender and saw inequalities in the justice system, she used her legal skills to advocate for people who needed help, but couldn't afford an attorney. Ketanji's path to the Supreme Court was unique: She's the only...
13) I'm an American
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"A beautifully illustrated, thought-provoking picture book depicts the broad range of cultures in America, the values that bring us together as one people despite our differences, and the many ways we define what it means to be an American"--
Author
Publisher
little bee books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Georgia decided to help the best way she knew how. She worked together with a group of women and together they purchased the supplies they needed--bread, lettuce, and chickens. And off they went to cook. The women brought food to the mass meetings that followed at the church. They sold sandwiches. They sold dinners in their neighborhoods. As the boycotters walked and walked, Georgia cooked and cooked. Georgia Gilmore was a cook at the National Lunch...
16) Nikki & Deja
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
When an arrogant new girl comes to school, third-graders and best friends Nikki and Deja decide to form a club that would exclude her but find the results not what they expected.
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Stacey Abrams, politician and Nobel peace prize nominee, is brought to life in this poetic picture book biography that follows Abrams's fight for voters' rights. Narrated by Sojourner Truth, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Septima Clark, and Fannie Lou Hamer, this powerful story tells how Abrams's work was inspired by those luminaries before her." --
18) Pizza party
Author
Series
The Carver chronicles volume 6
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Third-grader Richard and his friends are four days from earning a pizza party for good behavior when a very strict substitute suspects that some of them have been cheating.
19) For you, I will
Author
Publisher
Andscape, Disney Hyperion
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Inspired by a segment originally aired on The Undefeated, ESPN Sports Center Anchor Elle Duncan shares a moving letter written for her daughter that will resonate with moms and daughters everywhere"--
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
A little known civil rights hero and college football MVP finally gets a voice in this fictional account detailing Chester Pierce's game-changing play as he became the first black college football player to compete south of the Mason-Dixon Line.