Childrens Books

Discovering Black America : from the age of exploration to the twenty-first century

kells — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 21:20:56 +0000

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Book

Authors:

Tarrant-Reid,Linda

Source:

Abrams Books for Young Readers, New York, p.244 (2012)

Abstract:

Summary: Traces over four centuries of African American history, drawing on personal journals, interviews, and archival materials to document times ranging from the Colonial period and slavery through the Civil War and the Civil Rights era.

Publication Language:

eng

Notes:

Lexile measure 1370; Ages 10 and up

Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass : the story behind an American friendship

kells — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 21:20:45 +0000

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Book

Authors:

Freedman,Russell

Source:

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt/Clarion Books, Boston, p.119 (2012)

Call Number:

Cubb Curr E457.905 .F725 2012

URL:

http://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/9759322

Keywords:

1809-1865--Juvenile literature, 1818-1895--Juvenile literature, Abraham, African American abolitionists--Biography--Juvenile literature, Douglass, Frederick, Friendship--United States--Juvenile literature, Lincoln, Presidents--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature

Abstract:

Contents: Waiting for Mr. Lincoln -- Born into slavery -- Soul on fire -- Nothing but plenty of friends -- A house divided -- Debating the future of slavery in America -- Emancipation -- "Mr. Douglass...I am glad to see you" -- Lincoln's secret plan -- "My friend Douglass" -- Dialogue between a master and a slave -- Historic sites.; Summary: A clear-sighted, carefully researched account of two surprisingly parallel lives and how they intersected at a critical moment in U.S. history.

Publication Language:

eng

Notes:

Lexile measure 1110; Ages 8-14

Happy feet : the Savoy Ballroom Lindy Hoppers and me

kells — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 19:58:09 +0000

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Publication Type:

Book

Authors:

Michelson,Richard; Lewis,Earl B. ill

Source:

Gulliver Books/Harcourt, Volume 1st, Orlando, Fla (2005)

Call Number:

Cubb Curr PS3563 .I34 H37 2005

URL:

http://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/9932251

Keywords:

African Americans--Fiction, African Americans--Juvenile fiction, Dance--Fiction, Dance--Juvenile fiction, Fathers and sons--Fiction, Fathers and sons--Juvenile fiction, Harlem (New York, Harlem (New York, N.Y.)--History--20th century--Fiction, N.Y.)--Juvenile fiction

Abstract:

Summary: A young boy who loves to dance listens as his father retells the story of the night he was born, which coincided with the opening of the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem.

Publication Language:

eng

Notes:

Lexile measure 700; Book level 3.3; Ages 6-11; Historical fiction

Come on, rain

kells — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 19:22:57 +0000

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Publication Type:

Book

Authors:

Hesse,Karen; Muth,Jon J., ill

Source:

Scholastic Press, Volume 1st, New York (1999)

Call Number:

Cubb Curr PS3558 .E797867 C66 1999

URL:

http://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/9654810

Keywords:

African Americans--Fiction, African Americans--Juvenile fiction, African-American girls--Fiction, Dancing--Fiction, Girls--Fiction, Heat--Fiction, Mothers and daughters--Fiction, Mothers and daughters--Juvenile fiction, Rain and rainfall--Fiction, Rain and rainfall--Juvenile fiction, Summer--Fiction, Summer--Juvenile fiction

Abstract:

Summary: A young girl eagerly awaits a coming rainstorm to bring relief from the oppressive summer heat. "Come on, Rain!" Tess pleads to the sky as listless vines and parched plants droop in the endless heat. Then the clouds roll in and the rain pours. And Tess, her friends, and their mothers join in together in a rain dance to celebrate the shower that renews both body and spirit.

Publication Language:

eng

Notes:

Lexile measure 780; Book Level 3.6; Ages 5-8; Realistic fiction

In the land of words : new and selected poems

kells — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 22:20:48 +0000

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Publication Type:

Book

Authors:

Greenfield,Eloise; Gilchrist,Jan Spivey, ill

Source:

HarperCollins, Volume 1st, New York, p.47 (2004)

Call Number:

Cubb Curr PS3557 .R39416 I5 2004

URL:

http://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/9741635

Keywords:

American, American poetry, Children's poetry

Abstract:

Contents: In the land of words -- Part I: The poet/the poem -- Nathaniel's rap -- To catch a fish -- Keepsake -- New baby poem (I) -- New baby poem (II) -- Way down in the music -- Making friends -- Flowers -- Excerpt from Family -- Part II: In the land -- Books -- Story -- Twister -- Jokes -- Riddles -- Poet/poem -- Poem -- Two poems -- Oh, words -- I don't care -- I go to the land.; Summary: The words can come from a memory, or a dream, or something I see or hear or wonder about or imagine. Maybe there's a place where words live, where our minds and hearts can go and find them when we want to write or read. I like to imagine that there is such a place. I call it "The Land of Words." In this collection of twenty-one poems, National Council of Teachers of English Excellence in Poetry for Children Award winner Eloise Greenfield journeys to a place where words, creativity, and imagination abound. Featuring the poems "In the Land of Words," "Books," and "Poem," as well as favorites such as "Nathaniel's Rap" and "Way Down in the Music," this tribute to the written word invites readers to look within themselves and discover what inspires them.

Publication Language:

eng

Notes:

Book level 3.8; Ages 4-8

No crystal stair : a documentary novel of the life and work of Lewis Michaux, Harlem bookseller

kkerns — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 19:43:50 +0000

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Book

Authors:

Nelson,Vaunda Micheaux; Christie,R. Gregory

Source:

Carolrhoda Lab, Minneapolis, p.188 (2012)

Call Number:

Cubb Curric PS3564 .E478 N6 2012

URL:

http://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/9655791

Keywords:

1885-1976--Juvenile literature, African Americans--Books and reading--Juvenile literature, Bookstores--New York (State)--New York--Juvenile literature, Harlem (New York, Lewis H, Michaux, N.Y.)--Intellectual life--20th century--Juvenile literature

Publication Language:

eng

Notes:

Ages 12-18; fictionalized biography

The Great Migration : journey to the North

kkerns — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 22:31:08 +0000

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Book

Authors:

Greenfield,Eloise; Gilchrist,Jan Spivey

Source:

Amistad, Volume 1st, New York (2011)

Call Number:

Cubb Curric PS3557 .R39416 G74 2011

URL:

http://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/9569220

Keywords:

African Americans--History--1877-1964--Juvenile poetry, African Americans--History--1877-1964--Poetry, African Americans--Migrations--History--20th century--Juvenile poetry, African Americans--Migrations--Poetry, African Americans--Poetry, African Americans--Southern States--History--20th century--Juvenile poetry, American, Children's poetry

Abstract:

Contents: Author's note -- I. The news -- II. Goodbyes: Man, Girl and boy, Woman, Very young woman -- III. The trip -- IV. Question: Men and women -- V. Up North, My family -- Selected bibliography.; Summary: Describes the period of the 20th century when many African Americans left the South to make better lives for themselves in the northern states.

Publication Language:

eng

Notes:

Lexile 730; grade level 4.5; Informational history, Poetry
Awards: Coretta Scott King Author Honor, 2012

Never forgotten

kells — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 18:04:07 +0000

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Book

Authors:

McKissack,Pat; Dillon,Leo, ill; Dillon,Leo, ill

Source:

Schwartz & Wade Books, New York (2011)

Call Number:

Cubb Curr PS3563 .C38323 N48 2011

URL:

http://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/9427415

Keywords:

African Americans--Fiction, African Americans--Juvenile fiction, Blacks--Mali--Fiction, Blacks--Mali--Juvenile fiction, Blacksmiths--Fiction, Blacksmiths--Juvenile fiction, Families--Fiction, Families--Juvenile fiction, Four elements (Philosophy)--Fiction, Four elements (Philosophy)--Juvenile fiction, Novels in verse, Slavery--Fiction, Slavery--Juvenile fiction

Abstract:

Summary: In eighteenth-century West Africa, a boy raised by his blacksmith father and the Mother Elements--Wind, Fire, Water, and Earth--is captured and taken to America as a slave.

Publication Language:

eng

Notes:

Awards: Coretta Scott King Honor, Author, 2012.; Awards: ALA children's award.; Ages 8-14

Underground

kells — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 22:30:29 +0000

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Book

Authors:

Evans,Shane

Source:

Roaring Brook Press, Volume 1st, New York (2011)

Call Number:

Cubb Curr E450 .E94 2011

URL:

http://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/9617480

Keywords:

Abolitionists, Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century--Juvenile literature, Antislavery movements, Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century--Juvenile literature, Fugitive slaves, Fugitive slaves--United States--History--19th century--Juvenile literature, Underground Railroad, Underground Railroad--Juvenile literature

Abstract:

Summary: "A family silently crawls along the ground. They run barefoot through unlit woods, sleep beneath bushes, take shelter in a kind stranger's home. Where are they heading? They are heading for Freedom by way of the Underground Railroad."--from publisher description

Publication Language:

eng

Notes:

Awards: Coretta Scott King Award, illustrator, 2012.; Ages 8-12 ; Historical fiction

Heart and soul : the story of America and African Americans

kells — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:40:50 +0000

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Book

Authors:

Nelson,Kadir

Source:

Balzer + Bray, Volume 1st, New York, p.108 (2011)

Call Number:

Cubb Curr E185 .N427 2011

URL:

http://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/9427386

Keywords:

African Americans--History, African Americans--History--Juvenile literature, Civil rights movement, Slavery, United States--Civilization--African American influences, United States--Civilization--African American influences--Juvenile literature

Abstract:

Contents: Declarations of independence -- Slavery -- Abolition -- Lincoln's war -- Reconstruction -- Cowboys and Indians: Native Americans and westward Negroes -- Turn of the century and the great migration -- Harlem and the vote for women -- Hard times and World War II -- Black innovation -- Jim Crow's a-dying -- Revolution -- Epilogue.; Summary: A simple introduction to African-American history, from Revolutionary-era slavery up to the election of President Obama. Includes a timeline.

Publication Language:

eng

Notes:

Lexile measure 1050; Ages 9 and up

I hadn't meant to tell you this

kells — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:10:49 +0000

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Book

Authors:

Woodson,Jacqueline

Source:

Laurel-leaf books, Bantam Doubleday Dell Books for Young Readers, New York, NY, p.115 (1994)

Call Number:

Cubb Curr PZ7 .W868 I47 1995

URL:

http://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/4037648

Abstract:

Summary: Marie, the only black girl in the eighth grade willing to befriend her white classmate Lena, discovers that Lena's father is doing horrible things to her in private.

Publication Language:

eng

Notes:

Lexile measure 740; Book level 4.1

I have heard of a land

kells — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:10:30 +0000

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Book

Authors:

Thomas,Joyce Carol; Cooper,Floyd

Source:

HarperCollins Publishers, Volume 1st, New York (1998)

Call Number:

Cubb Curr PZ7 .T36696 I3 1998

URL:

http://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/4037372

Keywords:

1889--Juvenile fiction, Afro-Americans--Fiction, Frontier and pioneer life--Fiction, Oklahoma--History--Land Rush, Oklahoma--History--Land Rush, 1889--Fiction

Abstract:

Summary: Describes the joys and hardships experienced by an African-American pioneer woman who staked a claim for free land in the Oklahoma territory.; Summary: Award-winning author Joyce Carol Thomas draws on family history for this account of America's little-known past. In the late 1880s, thousands of pioneers, many of them African Americans newly freed from slavery, raced to Oklahoma territory to stake a claim. All they needed were hope and courage.

Publication Language:

eng

Notes:

Book level 3.1; Ages 6-10

The faithful friend

kells — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:10:11 +0000

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Book

Authors:

San Souci,Robert D.; Pinkney,J. Brian; Emory University. Children's Reading Program

Source:

Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, New York, p.40 (1995)

Call Number:

Cubb Curr PZ8.1 .S227 F35 1995

URL:

http://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/4037636

Abstract:

Summary: A retelling of the traditional tale from the French West Indies in which two friends, Clement and Hippolyte, encounter love, zombies, and danger on the island of Martinique.

Publication Language:

eng

Notes:

Lexile measure 850; Book level 5.2; Ages 5-10

Running the road to ABC

kells — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:09:54 +0000

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Book

Authors:

Lauture,Denizé; Ruffins,Reynold

Source:

Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, Volume 1st, New York (1996)

Call Number:

Cubb Curr PZ7 .L9185 R86 1996

URL:

http://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/4037613

Keywords:

Blacks--Haiti--Juvenile fiction

Abstract:

Summary: Long before the sun even thinks of rising the Haitian children run to school where they learn the letters, sounds, and words of their beautiful books.; Summary: Never before has learning together been such a joyous event! Denize Lauture's buoyant, poetic text captures the happiness and youth of six energetic children on the way to school. Reynold Ruffins perfectly illustrates the rich beauty of Haiti with the brightly colored vibrance of Haitian folk art. A perfect read-aloud.

Publication Language:

eng

Notes:

Lexile measure 940; Ages 5-8

The tales of Uncle Remus : the adventures of Brer Rabbit

kells — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:09:30 +0000

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Publication Type:

Book

Authors:

Lester,Julius; Pinkney,Jerry

Source:

Dial Books, Volume 1st, New York, p.151 (1987)

Call Number:

Cubb Curr PZ8.1.L434 T34 1987

URL:

http://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/2723892

Keywords:

African Americans--Folklore, Animals--Fiction, Folklore, Afro-American, Tales--United States

Abstract:

Summary: A retelling of the Afro-American tales about the adventures and misadventures of Brer Rabbit and his friends and enemies.

Publication Language:

eng

Notes:

Lexile measure 760; Ages 9-12

The magical adventures of Pretty Pearl

kells — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:09:05 +0000

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Book

Authors:

Hamilton,Virginia

Source:

Harper & Row, Volume 1st, New York, p.311 (1983)

Call Number:

Cubb Curr PZ7.H1828 M35 1983

URL:

http://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/2983965

Abstract:

Summary: Pretty Pearl, a spirited young African god child eager to show off her powers, travels to the New World where, disguised as a human, she lives among a band of free blacks who have created their own separate world deep inside a vast forest.; Summary: Pretty Pearl, a spirited young African god child eager to show off her powers, travels to the New World where, disguised as a human, she lives among a band of free blacks who have created their own separate world deep inside a vast forest.

Publication Language:

eng

Notes:

Lexile measure 620; book level 4.2;

Junius over far

kells — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:08:57 +0000

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Book

Authors:

Hamilton,Virginia

Source:

Harper & Row, Volume 1st, 1st American, New York, N.Y., p.277 (1985)

Call Number:

Cubb Curr PZ7.H1828 J81 1985

URL:

http://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/2983961

Keywords:

Blacks--Fiction, Caribbean Area--Fiction, Grandfathers--Fiction, Old age--Fiction

Abstract:

Summary: After his grandfather leaves his family and returns to a dangerous situation on his home island in the Caribbean, fourteen-year-old Junius decides to follow him in search of his lost heritage.

Publication Language:

eng

Jazmin's notebook

kells — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:08:48 +0000

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Book

Authors:

Grimes,Nikki

Source:

Dial Books, Volume 1st, New York, p.102 (1998)

Call Number:

Cubb Curr PZ7 .G88429 J3 1998

URL:

http://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/4037349

Keywords:

African Americans--Juvenile fiction, Afro-Americans--Fiction, Authorship--Fiction, Diaries--Fiction, Harlem (New York, N.Y.)--Fiction, Poetry--Fiction, Sisters--Fiction

Abstract:

Summary: Jazmin, an Afro-American teenager who lives with her older sister in a small Harlem apartment in the 1960s, finds strength in writing poetry and keeping a record of the events in her sometimes difficult life.

Publication Language:

eng

Notes:

Lexile measure 980; Book level 5.8; Ages 12-18

Neeny coming, Neeny going

kells — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:08:40 +0000

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Book

Authors:

English,Karen; Saint James,Synthia; Emory University. Children's Reading Program

Source:

BridgeWater Books, Mahwah, N.J., p.32 (1996)

Call Number:

Cubb Curr PZ7 .E62 N4 1996

URL:

http://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/4037614

Keywords:

African Americans--Fiction, African Americans--Juvenile fiction, Cousins--Fiction

Abstract:

Summary: Essie eagerly awaits the visit of her cousin but feels disheartened after her arrival because Neeny is no longer interested in life on the island from which she moved.

Publication Language:

eng

Notes:

Book level 3.2

Francie

kells — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:08:27 +0000

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Book

Authors:

English,Karen

Source:

Farrar Straus Giroux, Volume 1st, New York, p.199 (1999)

Call Number:

Cubb Curr PZ7 .E7232 F73 1999

URL:

http://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/4473469

Keywords:

African Americans--Juvenile fiction, Friendship--Juvenile fiction, Race relations--Juvenile fiction, Schools--Juvenile fiction

Abstract:

Summary: When the sixteen-year-old boy whom she tutors in reading is accused of attempting to murder a white man, Francie gets herself in serious trouble for her efforts at friendship.; Summary: A distinctive new voice in children's fiction Francie lives with her mother and younger brother, Prez, in rural Alabama, where all three work and wait. Francie's father is trying to get settled in Chicago so he can move his family up North. Unfortunately, he's made promises he hasn't kept, and Francie painfully learns that her dreams of starting junior high school in an integrated urban classroom will go unfulfilled. Amid the day-to-day grind of working odd jobs for wealthy white folks on the other side of town, Francie becomes involved in helping a framed young black man to escape arrest -- a brave gesture, but one that puts the entire black community in danger. In this vivid portrait of a girl in the pre--Civil Rights era South, first-time novelist Karen English completes Francie's world using lively vernacular and a wide array of flesh-and-blood characters. .

Publication Language:

eng

Notes:

Lexile measure 660; Book level 4.2; Ages 9-13