A biography as a picture book, what a fun way to get students interested in learning about history? What an amazing way to tell the story of those who made a difference? In this story readers will learn about John Roy Lynch, his life, his accomplishments, and the sacrifices along the way. In the s...
Genre: History / Biography / African American / Racism / LibraryYear Published: 2009Year Read: 2011Publisher: Dutton Books for Young Readers I have read many children’s books that deal with the racism that many African-Americans had to face during the 1950s, but I have actually come upon a book...
The art has a very free flowing feeling like listening to Jazz. The colors are bright, vivacious and fun to follow. The story is not one with much action but imagination. It is fun to read the words of how Duke Ellington and his jazz entourage might have been told to play the musical suite in ja...
Poignant story about MLK's funeral march from a unique perspective.
Tempting though it may be I am not going to extrapolate from these letters, not to authors at large, not to anything. This is a collection of letters from mostly still quite young authors, offering advice, encouragement, support, and insight to their younger selves. Everyone had bears to cross, some...