Carole Boston Weatherford
42) Jazz baby
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A group of children move and play, hum and sleep to a jazz beat.
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Fathers Day Titles for StoryCorps Blog Post June 2023
Preschool Read Alikes for 2024 Nashville Reads!
Preschool Read Alikes for 2024 Nashville Reads!
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A collection of poems celebrating African-American fathers by Angela Johnson, E. Ethelbert Miller, Carole Boston Weatherford, and others.
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"Before she raised her lens to take her most iconic photo, Dorothea Lange took photos of the downtrodden from bankers in once-fine suits waiting in breadlines, to former slaves, to the homeless sleeping on sidewalks. A case of polio had left her with a limp and sympathetic to those less fortunate. Traveling across the United States, documenting with her camera and her fieldbook those most affected by the stock market crash, she found the face of the...
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Picture Book Musician Bios Summer Challenge 2018 Music
Picture Books for Black History Month
Rocking and Rolling Picture Book Biographies
Picture Book Musician Bios Summer Challenge 2018 Music
Picture Books for Black History Month
Rocking and Rolling Picture Book Biographies
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An introduction to the life and career of the African American opera singer.
49) In your hands
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"A prayer from mother to son that he will always in safe hands"--
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"Written in the voice of Mother Africa, who speaks to her children--human beings--this stunning picture book thrums with the love between mother and child as it celebrates humanity's common roots. Before words or tools or fire, Mother Africa's caves sheltered us and her forests fed us. She could not protect us from all dangers, but, like mothers everywhere, she gave her children all she could and sent us into the world with confidence and love. Told...
54) Bros
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Celebrating boyhood and friendship, this upbeat picture book follows a group of young Black boys as they spend an adventure-filled day together living their best lives freely in their community.
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"Nancy Pelosi is a beacon of patriotism and integrity, demonstrating strength and leadership in her over 30 years in public office. A politician, mother of five, and tireless advocate for the underprivileged, she has dedicated her life to correcting injustice and inequality, and she serves her country with confidence and compassion. Rising from the California Democratic Party Chair to House Minority Leader to become the first woman Speaker of the...