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1) Laura's album: a remembrance scrapbook of Laura Ingalls Wilder

Author

Anderson, William

Publisher

HarperCollins

Pub. Date

[1998]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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Photographs and mementos accompany an account of the life and literary career of the author of the well-loved "Little House" books.

2) Legacy: women poets of the Harlem Renaissance

Author

Grimes, Nikki

Pub. Date

2021.

Language

English

Appears on these lists

2022 ALA Youth Media Awards
National Poetry Month for Kids

Formats

Book, eBook, Kindle

Description

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"From Children's Literature Legacy Award-winning author Nikki Grimes comes a feminist-forward new collection of poetry celebrating the little-known women poets of the Harlem Renaissance--paired with full-color, original art from today's most talented female African-American illustrators."

3) Astrid Lindgren

Author

Sánchez Vegara, Ma Isabel

Series

Little people, big dreams
Little people big dreams

Publisher

Frances Lincoln Children's Books

Pub. Date

2020.

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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Profiles the life and career of the creator of the Pippi Longstocking series.

4) In the hollow of your hand: slave lullabies

Author

McGill, Alice

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin

Pub. Date

2000

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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A collection of lullabies orally transmitted by African-American slaves revealing their hardships and sorrows as well as soothing notes of well-being and belief in a better time to come.

5) Gone to the woods: surviving a lost childhood

Author

Paulsen, Gary

Pub. Date

2021.

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG+ - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 11

Language

English

Formats

Book, eAudiobook

Description

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The three-time Newbery Honor-winning author of Hatchet shares the story of his turbulent childhood, his escape into military service and the life-changing impact of an encouraging librarian who handed him his first book.

6) I shall not be moved

Author

Angelou, Maya

Publisher

Random House

Pub. Date

c1990

Language

English

7) Ashley Bryan's ABC of African-American poetry

Publisher

Atheneum Books for Young Readers

Pub. Date

c1997

Language

English

Appears on list

Remembering Ashley Bryan (1923-2022)

Description

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Each letter of the alphabet is represented by a line from a poem by different African American poets, describing an aspect of the black experience.

8) Kelley of the Triune: biography of a sheep dog

Author

Georgetta, Clel Evan

Publisher

Venture Pub. Co

Pub. Date

c1979

Language

English

9) Pass it on: African-American poetry for children

Publisher

Scholastic Inc

Pub. Date

c1993

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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An illustrated collection of poetry by such Afro-American poets as Langston Hughes, Nikki Giovanni, Eloise Greenfield, and Lucille Clifton.

10) Hip hop speaks to children: a celebration of poetry with a beat

Publisher

Sourcebooks Jabberwocky

Pub. Date

c2008

Language

English

11) Guys write for Guys Read

Publisher

Viking

Pub. Date

c2005

Language

English

Description

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There's something for every guy in this collection of stories, mini-memoirs, advice, poems, comics and drawings chosen by readers on teh Guys Read web site.

12) Weave little stars into my sleep: Native American lullabies

Publisher

Clarion Books

Pub. Date

c2001

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

13) Laughing out loud, I fly: poems in English and Spanish

Author

Herrera, Juan Felipe

Publisher

HarperCollins Publishers

Pub. Date

1998.

Language

English

Description

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A collection of poems in Spanish and English about childhood, place, and identity.

14) The dream keeper and other poems

Author

Hughes, Langston

Publisher

Knopf

Pub. Date

c1932

Language

English

Description

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A collection of sixty-six poems, selected by the author for young readers, including lyrical poems, songs, and blues, many exploring the black experience.

15) Arthur who wrote Sherlock

Author

Bailey, Linda

Series

Who wrote classics

Publisher

Tundra

Pub. Date

2022.

Language

English

Description

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Offers a riveting and humorous picture book about the incredible life of Arthur Conan Doyle: doctor, adventurer, tireless campaigner for justice, and creator of the world's most famous detective!

16) From the bellybutton of the moon and other summer poems

Author

Alarcón, Francisco X

Publisher

Children's Book Press

Pub. Date

1998

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Appears on list

National Poetry Month for Kids

Description

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A bilingual collection of poems in which the renowned Mexican American poet revisits and celebrates his childhood memories of summers, Mexico, and nature.

17) Only Margaret: a story about Margaret Wise Brown

Author

Ransom, Candice F

Series

Incredible lives for young readers

Publisher

Eerdmans Books for Young Readers

Pub. Date

2021.

Language

English

Description

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"This biography spotlights how Margaret Wise Brown's unique personality shaped her journey as a writer and pioneer of the picture-book form"--

18) The pioneers: an introduction to African-American poets

Series

Poetry from the masters

Publisher

Just Us Books

Pub. Date

[2003]

Language

English

Description

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Includes selected poems and biographies of ten African- American poets: Phillis Wheatley, Frances Ellen Harper, James Weldon Johnson, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Claude McKay, Georgia Douglas Johnson, Countee Cullen, Langston Hughes, Sterling Brown, Margaret Walker, and Gwendolyn Brooks. val

19) Feed your mind: a story of August Wilson

Author

Bryant, Jen

Publisher

Abrams Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Abrams

Pub. Date

2019.

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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Traces the life and career of the successful African American playwright best known for his ten-play "Century Cycle" which chronicles the history and culture of African Americans in the twentieth century.

20) Guy-write: what every guy writer needs to know

Author

Fletcher, Ralph J

Publisher

Christy Ottaviano Books/Henry Holt and Co

Pub. Date

c2012

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 5

Language

English

Description

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Practical guidance and advice on writing from professional authors.

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1) Laura's album: a remembrance scrapbook of Laura Ingalls Wilder

2) Legacy: women poets of the Harlem Renaissance

3) Astrid Lindgren

4) In the hollow of your hand: slave lullabies

5) Gone to the woods: surviving a lost childhood

6) I shall not be moved

7) Ashley Bryan's ABC of African-American poetry

8) Kelley of the Triune: biography of a sheep dog

9) Pass it on: African-American poetry for children

10) Hip hop speaks to children: a celebration of poetry with a beat

11) Guys write for Guys Read

12) Weave little stars into my sleep: Native American lullabies

13) Laughing out loud, I fly: poems in English and Spanish

14) The dream keeper and other poems

15) Arthur who wrote Sherlock

16) From the bellybutton of the moon and other summer poems

17) Only Margaret: a story about Margaret Wise Brown

18) The pioneers: an introduction to African-American poets

19) Feed your mind: a story of August Wilson

20) Guy-write: what every guy writer needs to know

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