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Picture Book Biographies for Black History Month February 2019
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Oprah : the little speaker
by Carole Boston Weatherford
Documents the disadvantaged but loving preschool years of the Emmy-winning talk-show host, describing how as a toddler she performed in churches before adoring crowds and spent time on the family farm.
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Before she was Harriet : The Story of Harriet Tubman
by Lesa Cline-Ransome
A lyrical biography of Harriet Tubman honors the woman of humble origins whose courage and compassion make her larger than life, discussing her roles as a slave, a conductor on the Underground Railroad, a nurse, a Union spy, and a suffragist
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Ticktock Banneker's clock
by Shana Keller
An introduction to the life and achievements of extraordinary 18th-century scientist and inventor Benjamin Banneker describes his innovative construction of a wooden strike clock and his early years as a free man at a time when most African-Americans were slaves. Simultaneous eBook.
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The youngest marcher : the story of Audrey Faye Hendricks, a young civil rights activist
by Cynthia Levinson
An inspirational picture book portrait of 9-year-old Audrey Faye Hendricks describes how, in 1963 Alabama, she became the youngest known child to be arrested for participating in a civil rights protest, for which she was imprisoned for picketing against Birmingham segregation practices. By the author of We've Got a Job. Simultaneous eBook.
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My Name Is James Madison Hemings
by Jonah Winter
An evocative story based on the childhood of James Madison Hemings, the son of Thomas Jefferson and slave Sally Hemings, describes an impoverished existence that identified him more as property than a person. Simultaneous eBook.
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Whoosh! : Lonnie Johnson's super-soaking stream of inventions
by Chris Barton
An introduction to the life and creative achievements of NASA engineer and inventor Lonnie Johnson describes his childhood in a house full of siblings, the problem-solving talents that inspired his career and his accidental invention of the Super Soaker.
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Radiant child : the story of young artist Jean-Michel Basquiat
by Javaka Steptoe
Presents the life of the artist, who was inspired as a child by a book of anatomy given to him by his mother after being injured in a car crash and who went on to become a celebrity in the art world before his early death at twenty-eight
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Lift your light a little higher : the story of Stephen Bishop : slave-explorer
by Heather Henson
A tour of the world's largest cave system, presented as an homage to the resilience of human nature, reimagines famous 19th-century explorer Stephen Bishop as a tour guide who illuminates the bravery of runaway slaves who wrote their names on its ceiling while making the journey to freedom. Illustrated by the Caldecott Honor-winning artist of Trombone Shorty. Simultaneous eBook.
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Boycott blues : how Rosa Parks inspired a nation
by Andrea Davis Pinkney
Illustrations and rhythmic text recall the December, 1955, bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama after Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a city bus to a white man. 17,500 first printing.
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Freedom song : the story of Henry "Box" Brown
by Sally M. Walker
An award-winning author and illustrator join forces in an emotional retelling of Henry “Box” Brown's famed escape from slavery that is celebrated for its daring and originality.
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Mae among the stars
by Roda Ahmed
A picture book story inspired by the first African-American woman to travel in space describes how as a child, a persevering Little Mae dreamed of dancing in space while surrounded by billions of stars. 25,000 first printing.
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Sojourner Truth's step-stomp stride
by Andrea Davis Pinkney
Sojourner Truth was born into slavery, but became a free woman. Freedom meant so much to Sojourner, she used the power of speech to help end slavery
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