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1) My America
Author
Pub. Date
c2007
Edition
1st ed.
Description
An illustrated children's poem which celelbrates the diversity of America.
Author
Pub. Date
c2003
Description
An illustrated edition of the nineteenth-century poem, later set to music, celebrating the beauty of America. The compact disc is 'America the Beautiful' sung by Sloan Wainwright and read by Wendell Minor. You can follow the pictures in the book as you listen to the music.
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Appears on these lists
ALA Most Challenged of 2021
Books for teens on race, racism, and anti-racism
Celebrate Your Right to Read
Texas
Books for teens on race, racism, and anti-racism
Celebrate Your Right to Read
Texas
Formats
Description
"A history of racist and antiracist ideas in America, from their roots in Europe until today, adapted from the National Book Award winner 'Stamped from the Beginning.'" -- Provided by publisher.
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Description
Jean-Michel Basquiat and his unique, collage-style paintings rocked to fame in the 1980s as a cultural phenomenon unlike anything the art work had ever seen. But before that, he was a little boy who saw art everywhere: in poetry books and museums, in games and in the words that we speak, and in the pulsing energy of New York City. Now, award-winning illustrator Javaka Steptoe's vivid text and bold artwork echoing Basquiat's own introduce young readers...
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
"Through illustrations and alliteration, National Parks A to Z shares fun facts about 26 national parks with children. Each letter features a national park, an animal native to that park, and an outdoor activity associated with that park. Sidebars illuminate historical facts or use poetry to explore park experiences"--
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Appears on list
Description
"This collection of essays and interviews presents 36 contributors to this emerging movement discussing a broad range of topics -- activism, healthcare, education, LGBT issues, the environment, to name a few -- affecting the political and cultural environment of future generations." -- Provided by publisher.
9) Imagine
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Description
"When Juan Felipe Herrera was very young, he picked flowers, helped his mama feed the chickens, slept under the starry sky, and learned to say goodbye to his amiguitos each time his migrant family moved on. When he grew up, Juan Felipe Herrera became a poet. His breathtaking poem "Imagine" and Lauren Castillo's evocative illustrations will speak to every reader and dreamer searching for this place in life."-- dust jacket.
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Description
Meticulously researched and drawn from numerous primary sources, this biography-in-verse tells the story of racism in the U.S. through six important Black Americans from different eras who struggled for justice, chronicling how much - and how little - racism has changed since our country's founding.
This YA biography-in-verse of six important Black Americans from different eras, including Ona Judge, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Ida B. Wells,...
Pub. Date
c2011
Description
A mix of lyrical animation, poems on screen, and live-action scenes, featuring some of the world's greatest poets, from William Shakespeare to Langston Hughes. It also includes recitations of poems by real-life kids, who offer their own insights on the place that poetry plays in their lives.
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Description
"This novel in verse is a powerful first-person account of Misael Mart�inez, a Salvadoran boy whose family joins the caravan heading north to the United States. We learn all the different reasons why people feel the need to leave -- the hope that lies behind their decision, but also the terrible sadness of leaving home. We learn about how far and hard the trip is, but also about the kindness of those along the way. Finally, once the caravan arrives...
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Description
"In the spirit of a dream, many immigrants of color set out across continents, oceans, and borders, travelling to the United States in pursuit of opportunity. Celebratory, triumphant, and inspiring, IN THE SPIRIT OF A DREAM is a tribute to thirteen immigrant stories, from world-famous trailblazers to local heroes." -- Provided by publisher.
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Description
"A chorus of essays from a variety of voices, backgrounds, and experiences, exploring what it means to be human and true to yourself. What does it mean to be yourself? To be born here or somewhere else? To be from one family instead of another? What does it mean to be human? Collected by Lori Carlson-Hijuelos, A Path to the World showcases essays by a vast variety of luminaries--from Gary Soto to Nawal Nasrallah to Ying Ying Yu, from chefs to artists...
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