african american children

Presents a brief biography of Ruby Bridges, the first African American girl to go to an all-white school in Louisiana.

"The confident Black narrator of this book is proud of everything that makes him who he is. He's got big plans, and no doubt he'll see them through--as he's creative, adventurous, smart, funny, and a good friend. Sometimes he falls, but he always gets back up. And other times he's afraid, because he's so often misunderstood and called what he is not. So slow down and really look and listen, when somebody tells you--and shows you--who they are. There are superheroes in our midst"--Amazon.

"A . . . story about a child of color being told by his parents how he matters"--School Library Journal.

Inspired by an iconic Norman Rockwell painting and translated from an original French text, this is a story about the day a little girl held her head high and changed the world.

Bebe tells of the surprises, secrets, disappointments, loneliness, and the bond between a daughter and her father who were separated by divorce.

An illustrated collection of poems about African-American children and their mothers.

Max becomes interested in doll making, but does not want other children to know. At a boutique, he meets Sen?r Pepe who tells him how he became a doll maker as a child.

Recounts the three months of protest that took place before Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s landmark march from Selma, Alabama, to Montgomery to promote equal rights and help African-Americans earn the right to vote.

Presents a narrative history and development of African-American children's literature from its origin to the present.

Explores and analyzes the historical context and significance of the iconic Charles Moore photograph of three African-Americans teens being hit by a blast of water during a civil rights protest.