This document provides summaries for 20 books that highlight African and African American history, culture, and experiences. The books cover a range of topics including ancient African empires, stories celebrating African American identity and culture, biographies of important African American figures like Harriet Tubman and Martin Luther King Jr., and retellings of classic tales from an African perspective. Many of the books also emphasize themes of self-esteem, community, and overcoming challenges.
This document provides summaries for 20 books that highlight African and African American history, culture, and experiences. The books cover a range of topics including ancient African empires, stories celebrating African American identity and culture, biographies of important African American figures like Harriet Tubman and Martin Luther King Jr., and retellings of classic tales from an African perspective. Many of the books also emphasize themes of self-esteem, community, and overcoming challenges.
This document provides summaries for 20 books that highlight African and African American history, culture, and experiences. The books cover a range of topics including ancient African empires, stories celebrating African American identity and culture, biographies of important African American figures like Harriet Tubman and Martin Luther King Jr., and retellings of classic tales from an African perspective. Many of the books also emphasize themes of self-esteem, community, and overcoming challenges.
This document provides summaries for 20 books that highlight African and African American history, culture, and experiences. The books cover a range of topics including ancient African empires, stories celebrating African American identity and culture, biographies of important African American figures like Harriet Tubman and Martin Luther King Jr., and retellings of classic tales from an African perspective. Many of the books also emphasize themes of self-esteem, community, and overcoming challenges.
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Haskins, J. & Benson, K. (1998). African beginnings.
New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books. This is a wellresearched introduction to ancient African empires.
Hoffman, M., & Binch, C. (1991). Amazing Grace. New
York: Dial Books for Young Readers. Enjoy a powerful story of a talented African-American child whose mother and grandmother bolster her self-esteem and independence.
Hru, D. (1993). Joshuas Masai mask. New York: Lee and Low Books, Inc. Joshua learns a lesson about the value of his own identity.
Kurtz, J. (Illustrator). (2004). Goldilocks and the three bears. New York: Jump at the Sun/Hyperion Books for Children. Dive into this African-American version of a favorite childrens story to learn about hard work, sharing and good manners.
Lee, S., & Lee, T.L. (2002). Please, baby, please. New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. Director and producer Spike Lee, with
his wife Tonya Lewis Lee, team up with award-winning artist Kadir Nelson in this playful glimpse at one day in the life of a rambunctious toddler.
Lester, J. (1996). Sam and the tigers.
Dial Books for Young Readers. This book is a controversial story from the past, Little (1899).
New York: a retelling of Black Sambo
Musgrove, M. (1992). Ashanti to Zulu: African traditions.
New York: Dial Books for Young Readers. Artists Leo and
Diane Dillon won their second consecutive Caldecott Medal for
this stunning ABC of African culture. It features twenty-six indigenous African tribes and provides information about some of the traditions and customs of each tribe.
Perkins, Charles (1993). Swinging on a rainbow. Trenton: Africa
World Press, Inc. A little girl imagines swinging on a rainbow and dares her friends to imagine the same.
Pinkney, S.L. (2000). Shades of black: A celebration of our
children. New York: Scholastic Inc. Using simple language and
beautiful photographs, this book emphasizes that just because individuals all have the same racial label does not mean they are the same; rather, every person is unique. Price, L. (1990). Aida. New York: Harcourt Brace. What a fortuitous moment it was when Leontyne Price, the opera star, and Leo and Diane Dillon, artists, combined their superb talents to produce the lush Aida, one of Verdi's most exotic but tragic operas. The paintings are stylized but powerful in keeping with the Egyptian setting and the love and death theme.
Rapppaport, D. (2001). Martins big words: The life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. New York: Hyperion Books for Children. This picture book biography of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. brings his life and the profound nature of his message to young children through his own words.
Schroeder, A. (1996). Minty: A story of young Harriet Tubman. New York: Dial Books for Young Readers. This is a part-fiction, part-fact journey into Harriet Tubmans childhood.
Shange, N. (1983). Ellington was not a street. New York: Simon & Shuster Books for Young Readers. In a reflective tribute to the African-American
community of old, noted poet Ntozake Shange recalls her childhood home and the close-knit group of innovators that often gathered there. Illustrations by Kadir Nelson are absolutely stunning.
Steptoe, J. (1987). Mufaros beautiful daughters: An African tale. New York:
Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books. Enjoy a new context for Cinderella.
Stroud, B. (2005). The patchwork path: A quilt map to freedom. Cambridge,
MA: Candelwick Press. The affecting story of Hannah, a slave on a Georgia plantation, is inspired by the actual use of quilts as a means of communication on the Underground Railroad.
Woodson, J. (2001). The other side. New York: G.P.
Putnams Sons. This moving narrative is told in the voice of
a child confused about the fence someone else has built in her yard and the racial tension that divides her world.
Wyeth, S.D. (1998). Something beautiful. New York: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. After discovering several disheartening images, a little girl seeks to find something beautiful in her neighborhood.
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