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Rap and read along with today's freshest hip-hop arists--the poets of a new generation--as they impart positive, powerful life lessons. An original CD recording of the song is packaged with each book. It's never easy being the new kid at school, especially if you're different from everyone else! Legendary rapper Doug E. Fresh tells the story of two kids who dislike each other because of the…
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- 9780439567169
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 17 cm
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- Hip Kid Hop
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Sister Anne's hands
It's the early 1960s, and Anna has never seen a person with dark skin before. At first she is afraid of her new second grade teacher, but she quickly discovers how wonderful Sister Anne is. Then one of Anna's classmates directs a racist remark toward Sister Anne. The teacher's wise way of turning the incident into a powerful learning experience has a profound impact on Anna.
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- 051488006992
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- 36 pages : illustration ; 26 cm
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Freedom school, yes!
Jolie has a lot to be scared about since the new Freedom School teacher, Annie, came to town. Bricks thrown through windows in the dead of night, notes filled with hate, and now a fire has burnt down the church where Annie was supposed to start teaching tomorrow! Without the church, how can she possibly teach Jolie and the other townspeople about black poets and artists, historians and inventor…
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- 0399230068
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- 40 pages : illustration ; 28 cm
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The bus ride
With its inspiring introduction by Rosa Parks, The Bus Ride is a timely reminder for readers of all ages that no act is too small when it comes to confronting injustice. Sarah and her mother ride the bus every day. There are lots of other people on the bus, but some passengers aren't allowed to sit in certain areas. One day, Sarah decides to see what she's missing by sitting at the back of …
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- 9781880000601
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 27 cm
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Chicken Sunday
After being initiated into a neighbor's family by a solemn backyard ceremony, a young Russian American girl and her African American brothers' determine to buy their grandma Eula a beautiful Easter hat. But their good intentions are misunderstood, until they discover just the right way to pay for the hat that Eula's had her eye on. A loving family story woven from the author's childhood.
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- 059046244X
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 27 cm
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Shades of black : a celebration of our children
I am Black / I am Unique / I am the creamy white frost in vanilla ice cream / and the milky smooth brown in a chocolate bar...Using simple poetic language and stunning photographs, Sandra and Myles Pinkney have created a remarkable book of affirmation for African-American children. Photographic portraits and striking descriptions of varied skin tones, hair texture, and eye color convey a strong…
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- 0439358655
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 20 cm
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Freedom summer
John Henry swims better than anyone I know. He crawls like a catfish, blows bubbles like a swamp monster, but he doesn't swim in the town pool with me. He's not allowed. Joe and John Henry are a lot alike. They both like shooting marbles, they both want to be firemen, and they both love to swim. But there's one important way they're different: Joe is white and John Henry is black, and in t…
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- 9780689878299
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
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The boing boing races
All the kangaroos are lined up at the start. The Boing Boing races are about to begin. But what's this? Emu has joined the line. Can Emu join in a race for kangaroos? Pa Roo, the wise old man of the district, relates the tales of the adventures of the other characters. The race in this book is not a horse race, but a kangaroo race!
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- 0864612257
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 28 cm
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Yo! Yes?
This Caldecott Honor classic is a simple yet important story about friendship. Two kids meet on a street. "Yo!" says one. "Yes?" says the other. And so begins a conversation that turns strangers into friends. With vibrant illustrations, Chris Raschka's rhythmic read-aloud is a celebration of differences -- and how it just takes a few words to overcome them. More relevant than ever in our divid…
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- 9780439921855
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- 26 pages : illustration ; 27 cm
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All the colors of the Earth
Included in Brightly's list of recommended diverse poetry picture books for kids, this beautifully illustrated book "celebrates the beauty of diversity to the fullest through engaging, rhyming text," commented Charnaie Gordon in her Brightly review. All the Colors of the Earth "would be a wonderful book to use in multicultural classrooms in schools."
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- 9780688170622
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 27 cm
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