Pinkney, Andrea Davis

In 1955 Hadley, Virginia, twelve-year-old Dawnie Rae Johnson, a tomboy who excels at baseball and at her studies, becomes the first African American student to attend the all-white Prettyman Coburn school, turning her world upside down. Includes historical notes about the period.

Presents a collection of poems that looks at the final months of Baptist minister and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.

Presents profiles of ten African-American women whose efforts on behalf of racial justice and freedom have influenced the course of history.

"A celebration of the extraordinary life of Ezra Jack Keats, creator of The Snowy Day"--Provided by publisher.

"After her tribal village is attacked by militants, Amira, a young Sudanese girl, must flee to safety at a refugee camp, where she finds hope and the chance to pursue an education in the form of a single red pencil and the friendship and encouragement of a wise elder"--Provided by publisher.

"After her tribal village is attacked by militants, Amira, a young Sudanese girl, must flee to safety at a refugee camp, where she finds hope and the chance to pursue an education in the form of a single red pencil and the friendship and encouragement of a wise elder"--Provided by publisher.

A narrative history of the Motown music label covering the historical context, personalities, and ongoing legacy of the "sound of young America.".

A narrative history of the Motown music label covering the historical context, personalities, and ongoing legacy of the "sound of young America.

A brief recounting of the career of this jazz musician and composer who, along with his orchestra, created music that was beyond category.

Peggony-Po, carved out of wood by his father, a one-legged whaler, determines to catch the huge whale that ate his father?s leg.