Danitra Brown Leaves Town

Danitra Brown Leaves Town PDF Author: Nikki Grimes
Publisher: Amistad
ISBN: 9780688131555
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Book Description
Recounts, in a series of poems and letters, Danitra's summer at her aunt's house in the country and her best friend Zuri's summer at home in town.

Danitra Brown Leaves Town

Danitra Brown Leaves Town PDF Author: Nikki Grimes
Publisher: Amistad
ISBN: 9780688131555
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Book Description
Recounts, in a series of poems and letters, Danitra's summer at her aunt's house in the country and her best friend Zuri's summer at home in town.

Meet Danitra Brown

Meet Danitra Brown PDF Author: Nikki Grimes
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0688154719
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36

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Book Description
This spirited collection of poems introduces young readers to Danitra Brown, the most splendiferous girl in town, and her best friend, Zuri Jackson. "The poignant text and lovely pictures are an excellent collaboration, resulting in a look at touching moments of universal appeal."--School Library Journal.

Where's Rodney?

Where's Rodney? PDF Author: Carmen Bogan
Publisher: Yosemite Conservancy
ISBN: 1951179110
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 35

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Book Description
A Black boy’s transformative day out in nature, recommended by Social Justice Books and We Are Kid Lit Collective Rodney is that kid who just can’t sit still. He's inside, but he wants to be outside. Outside is where Rodney always wants to be. Between school and home, there is a park. He knows all about that park. It’s that triangle-shaped place with the yellow grass and two benches where grown-ups sit around all day. Besides, his momma said to stay away from that park. When Rodney finally gets a chance to go to a real park, with plenty of room to run and climb and shout, and to just be himself, he will never be the same.

Danitra Brown, Class Clown

Danitra Brown, Class Clown PDF Author: Nikki Grimes
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0688172903
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 42

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Book Description
They may be best friends, but Zuri Jackson and Danitra Brown respond very differently to the start of school. For Zuri, there are so many things to ponder -- a new teacher who replaced the old one she liked so much, passing math, and worrying about her mother's health. But for Danitra, the only real deal is being true to herself, having fun, and supporting Zuri in any way she can. Multiple Coretta Scott King award winners Nikki Grimes and E. B. Lewis have poured their best into Danitra Brown, Class Clown. This third book starring Zuri and Danitra speaks to everyone who has faced the trials of a new school year.

These Hands

These Hands PDF Author: Margaret H. Mason
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547215665
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 37

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Book Description
An African American man tells his grandson about a time when, despite all the wonderful things his hands could do, they could not touch bread at the Wonder Bread factory. Based on stories of bakery union workers; includes historical note.

Ben and the Emancipation Proclamation

Ben and the Emancipation Proclamation PDF Author: Patrice Sherman
Publisher: Eerdmans Young Readers
ISBN: 0802853196
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 21

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Book Description
A self-taught young slave astonishes his fellow prisoners by reading aloud the newspaper account of Lincoln s new emancipation proclamation. Based on actual events.

When Africa was Home

When Africa was Home PDF Author: Karen Lynn Williams
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 9780531070437
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36

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Book Description
The small white child in this picture book feels alien when his family returns to America. He can't wait to go back to the warm African village where he ran free with his friends under a wide sky. . . . The joyful text and Cooper's boldly drawn, glowing oil-wash pictures evoke the intensely physical experience of a small child . . .--Booklist, starred review. Full color.

Poetry People

Poetry People PDF Author: Sylvia M. Vardell
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313094748
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 184

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Book Description
Dr. Sylvia Vardell's new children's poetry reference book provides a comprehensive introduction to more than 60 contemporary young people's poets. Focusing primarily on those who are still actively writing today, the author includes poets appropriate for young children through young adults. Each entry features brief biographical information, highlights selected poetry books authored, showcases awards won, notes related Web sites, and provides suggestions for making connections (programming ideas, related books and activities). The book is ideal for librarians who serve children and young adults, as well as for teachers and others who work with children and young adults. Beginning with Arnold Adoff the list of poets is both impressive and informative. A sample: Francisco Alarcon, Aileen Fisher, Douglas Florian, Nikki Giovanni, Kristine O'Connell George, Jane Yolen, Eloise Greenfield, John Ciardi and many more!

A Country Mouse in the Town House

A Country Mouse in the Town House PDF Author: Henrietta
Publisher: Stoddart
ISBN: 9780773728899
Category : Picture books
Languages : en
Pages : 24

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Book Description
After a harrowing visit to the city, a peace-loving mouse decides that she prefers her quiet life and simple food in the country.

Ordinary Hazards

Ordinary Hazards PDF Author: Nikki Grimes
Publisher: Astra Publishing House
ISBN: 1635925622
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 337

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Book Description
Michael L. Printz Honor Book Robert F. Sibert Informational Honor Book Boston Globe/Horn Book Nonfiction Honor Book Arnold Adoff Poetry Award for Teens Six Starred Reviews—★Booklist ★BCCB ★The Horn Book ★Publishers Weekly ★School Library Connection ★Shelf Awareness A Booklist Best Book for Youth * A BCCB Blue Ribbon * A Horn Book Fanfare Book * A Shelf Awareness Best Children's Book * Recommended on NPR's "Morning Edition" by Kwame Alexander "This powerful story, told with the music of poetry and the blade of truth, will help your heart grow."–Laurie Halse Anderson, author of Speak and Shout "[A] testimony and a triumph."–Jason Reynolds, author of Long Way Down In her own voice, acclaimed author and poet Nikki Grimes explores the truth of a harrowing childhood in a compelling and moving memoir in verse. Growing up with a mother suffering from paranoid schizophrenia and a mostly absent father, Nikki Grimes found herself terrorized by babysitters, shunted from foster family to foster family, and preyed upon by those she trusted. At the age of six, she poured her pain onto a piece of paper late one night - and discovered the magic and impact of writing. For many years, Nikki's notebooks were her most enduing companions. In this accessible and inspiring memoir that will resonate with young readers and adults alike, Nikki shows how the power of those words helped her conquer the hazards - ordinary and extraordinary - of her life.