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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
990L
Language
English
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Books for Embracing Diversity
Books to Celebrate Black History Month
Engaging Nonfiction Books for Middle Grade
Books to Celebrate Black History Month
Engaging Nonfiction Books for Middle Grade
Description
Raised in South Carolina and New York, Woodson always felt halfway home in each place. In vivid poems, she shares what it was like to grow up as an African American in the 1960s and 1970s, living with the remnants of Jim Crow and her growing awareness of the Civil Rights movement. Touching and powerful, each poem is both accessible and emotionally charged, each line a glimpse into a child's soul as she searches for her place in the world. Woodson's...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Using rhyme, rhythm and repetition, the humorous text invites young children to read along with an adult. Together the adult's text and the child's responsive text create stories on themes including friendship, family and pets.
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2011]
Lexile measure
AD 610L
Language
English
Description
A book is a wonderful, magical treat. The thirteen poems in this collection encourage young readers to snuggle up with a story and stretch their imaginations, to splash in a sea of tales by day and swashbuckle through chapters late at night. Playful illustrations by Yayo compliment thought-provoking poems by Jane Yolen, Rebecca Kai Dotlich, Naomi Shihab Nye, and others.
7) Book!
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
2001.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Español
Description
Nací en Ohio, pero las historias de Carolina del Sur corrían ya, como ríos, por mis venas. Hablan de crecer en distintos hogares, de una época que arrastra todavía los residuos de las leyes Jim Crow y del movimiento de los derechos civiles como respuesta.
Raised in South Carolina and New York, Woodson always felt halfway home in each place. In vivid poems, she shares what it was like to grow up as an African American in the 1960s and 1970s,...
10) Hey Black Child
Author
Publisher
[Library Ideas, LLC]
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
This lyrical, empowering poem celebrates black children and seeks to inspire all young people to dream big and achieve their goals.
11) Hide and snake
Author
Pub. Date
[1991]
Lexile measure
290L
Language
English
Description
A brightly colored snake challenges readers to a game of hide and seek as he hides among familiar objects.