James Ransome
23) Do like Kyla
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English
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A little girl imitates her big sister Kyla all day, until in the evening Kyla imitates her.
24) The Creation
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English
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A 20th-century poem based on the story of creation from the first book of the Bible, accompanied by new illustrations.
27) Visiting day
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English
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A young girl and her grandmother visit the girl's father in prison.
31) Quilt alphabet
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English
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Presents a rhyming riddle for each letter of the alphabet and includes folk art illustrations that provide clues to the answers.
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3rd Grade Reading
Celebrate Black Excellence
Diverse Books - African American/ Black Experience in the U.S.
Celebrate Black Excellence
Diverse Books - African American/ Black Experience in the U.S.
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This is the inspirational story of two tennis legends who were fierce competitors on the courts, but close sisters above all.
37) Freedom bird
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English
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In the antebellum South, two siblings shelter a large, mysterious, wounded bird and eventually follow it west toward freedom.
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English
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"The baseball legend, Joe DiMaggio's picture book biography"--
A tribute to the golden-era baseball star traces his upbringing as a fourth-generation Italian in San Francisco while describing the influences that the Depression, World War II and his proud father made on his history-making career. --Publisher's description.