Jerry Pinkney
3) Noah's ark
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Retells the biblical story of the great flood and how Noah and his family faithfully responded to God's call to save life on earth.
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An African American woman searches for a fulfilling relationship through two loveless marriages and finally finds it in the person of Tea Cake, an itinerant laborer and gambler. Their Eyes Were Watching God, an American classic, is a luminous and haunting novel about Janie Crawford, a Southern black woman in the 1930s whose journey from a free-spirited girl to a woman of independence and substance has inspired writers and readers for close to seventy...
10) The jungle book
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When Mowgli is discovered in the jungle by wolves, they bring him up as one of their own. However, the jungle is not always easy for a man-cub and Mowgli must learn its secrets from Baloo the bear, Bagheera the panther and Kaa the python, especially if he is to avoid the Monkey-People and the evil tiger, Shere Khan.
11) John Henry
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Retells the legend of the African American railroad builder who raced against a steam drill to cut through a mountain.
14) Puss in Boots
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A clever cat wins for his master a fortune and the hand of a princess.
20) The nightingale
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Despite being neglected by the emperor for a jewel-studded bird, the little nightingale revives the dying ruler with its beautiful song. A retelling set in Northwest Africa.