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1) Juneteenth for Mazie

Author

Cooper, Floyd

Language

English

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Black History Month- Picture Books
Celebrate Juneteenth

Formats

Book, Board Book

Description

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Little Mazie wants the freedom to stay up late, but her father explains what freedom really means in the story of Juneteenth, and how her ancestors celebrated their true freedom.

2) Back of the bus

Author

Reynolds, Aaron

Pub. Date

2009.

Language

English

Description

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From the back of the bus, an African American child watches the arrest of Rosa Parks.

3) The most precious gift: a story of the Nativity

Author

Crisp, Marty

Pub. Date

[2006]

Language

English

Description

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While traveling to Bethlehem with his beloved dog, a young servant to one of the Magi worries about finding a gift to give the baby Jesus.

4) Unspeakable: the Tulsa Race Massacre

Author

Weatherford, Carole Boston

Pub. Date

[2021]

Language

English

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Black History Month- Picture Books

Description

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"Celebrated author Carole Boston Weatherford and illustrator Floyd Cooper provide a powerful look at the 1921 Tulsa race massacre, one of the worst incidents of racial violence in our nation's history"-- Provided by publisher.

5) Brick by brick

Author

Smith, Charles R., Jr

Pub. Date

[2013]

Language

English

Description

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Describes the building of the White House, the home of the United States president, and how it took many hands, several of them slaves', who will be remembered throughout history for their extraordinary feat.

6) A beach tail

Author

Williams, Karen Lynn

Pub. Date

[2010]

Language

English

Description

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When his father tells him not to leave the lion he is drawing on the beach, a little boy starts making a very, very long tail--and a trail to follow back.

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Floyd Cooper

1) Juneteenth for Mazie

2) Back of the bus

3) The most precious gift: a story of the Nativity

4) Unspeakable: the Tulsa Race Massacre

5) Brick by brick

6) A beach tail