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Title: Little People, Big Dreams: Rosa Parks Author: Lisbeth Kaiser Illustrator: Marta Antelo Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children’s Books Publication Date: October 17, 2017 ISBN: 978-1-78603-018-4 Audience: Ages5-10 Summary: This book (and others in the series like it) provides a

Title: As Good As Anybody Author: Richard Michelson Illustrator: Raul Colon Publisher: Dragonfly Books Publication Date: December 24, 2013 ISBN: 978-0385753876 Audience:  Ages 6-9 Summary: Martin was mad.  It was a hot Georgia summer but only white people could swim in the

Title: Freedom Over Me Author:  Ashley Bryan Illustrator:  Ashley Bryan Publisher: Atheneum ISBN:  9781481456906 Audience: Gr. 4-6 Summary:  In an author’s note at the end of this book, author/illustrator Ashley Bryan describes a document he owns which lists the appraised value

Title: The Delany Sisters Reach High Author: Amy Hill Hearth Illustrator: Tim Ladwig Publisher: Abingdon Press (out-of-print but available on internet) ISBN: 978-0687030743 Audience: Ages 6 and up Summary: This book introduces young readers to the Delany sisters, two African-

Title: Words with Wings: A Treasury of African American Poetry and Art Selected by: Belinda Rochelle Publisher: HarperCollins ISBN#:0-688-16415-3 Audience: Ages 5 and up Summary: Twenty poems by African American authors are paired with twenty art selections by African American

Title: This is the Rope: A Story from the Great Migration Author: Jacqueline Woodson Illustrator: James Ransome Publisher: Nancy Paulsen Books, Penquin Group, Inc. Publication Date: 2013 ISBN: 9780399239861 Audience: K-3rd. Summary: A little girl skips rope under the pine trees

Name of Book:  Everett Anderson’s Goodbye Author:  Lucille Clifton Illustrator:  Ann Grifalconi Publisher:  The Trumpet Club ISBN:  0-440-84950-0 Audience:  6-10 years Summary:  Everett Anderson’s father has died. Everett, who is an African American boy, appears to be five or six

Name of Book:  Our Children Can Soar Author:  Michelle Cook Illustrator:  Cozbi Cabrera, R. Gregroy Christie; Bryan Collier; Pat Cummings; Leo and Diane Dillon; AG Ford; E.B. Lewis; Frank Morrison; James Ransome; Charlotte Riley Webb; Shadra Strickland; Eric Velasquez Publisher:

Name of Book:  Amazing Grace Author:  Mary Hoffman Illustrator:  Caroline Binch Publisher: Dial Books for Young Readers Audience:  Ages 4-8 Summary:  Grace has a vibrant creative imagination and she likes to enter into her story world and pretend to be the main character of the

Name of Book:  Mama’s Girl Author:   Veronica Chambers Publisher:  The Berkley Publishing Group Audience:  Girls 12-19. Summary: This is a non-fiction book of an African American female, Veronica Chambers. It traces her stormy life from childhood to adulthood. The book vividly