Pinkney, Andrea Davis

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.

While spending the summer with Aunt Ursa and her fourteen-year-old cousin Foley, twelve year-old Nell is happy to be in the company of her cousin and his friend Slade until they ask her to hide a pistol in her old doll house.

A young girl dances to the music while her baby brother watches from his playpen.

Describes the origins and practices of Kwanzaa, the seven-day festival during which people of African descent rejoice in their ancestral values.

Looks at the life of jazz musician Duke Ellington, discussing his accomplishments and lasting popularity over the course of his fifty-year career.