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Becoming Billie Holiday Boyds Mills Press/Wordsong, 2008 The world knew her as Billie Holiday, but first she was Eleanora Fagan--neglected by her parents, raped by a neighbor, and sent to reform school. She scrubbed marble steps, drank bootleg liquor, smoked then-legal weed, worked in a brothel, and found her voice--all before leaving Baltimore. She hit New York just as the Harlem Renaissance gave way to the Great Depression. Luckily, Eleanora had a voice. She began her singing career as a teen and, by age 25, had not only fronted the era’s hottest bands, but recorded her signature song “Strange Fruit.” Poems by Weatherford trace the singer's journey from B-girl to jazz royalty. Cinematic, sepia-toned art by Cooper completes this fictional verse memoir, Weatherford's young adult debut. Coretta Scott King Author Honor, School Library Journal Best Book of the Year, Kirkus Reviews Editor's Choice for Young Adults Starred reviews: Kirkus Reviews, Publisher's Weekly, teensreadtoo.com Becoming Billie Holiday Site: www.becomingbillieholiday.com Lady Day's Literary Salon (event planning guide) |
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Racing Against The Odds n free verse, a fictional eyewitness offers an account of the bombing of Sixteenth Street BapNascar's only Black American Champion didn't just dust the competition; he blazed a trail. Illustrated by Eric Velasquez. Published in 2009 by Marshall Cavendish
The Library Ghost Ill. by Lee White Upstart Books, 2008 Invite an inquisitive apparition to join your storytime! This tale has just the right combination of intrigue and storybook references. Evansville, Ind., Library Ghost Web Cam
Before John Was a Jazz Giant: A Song of John Coltrane Ill. by Sean Qualls Henry Holt, April 2007 Hear the sounds of the jazz legend's southern childhood. .Peep some spreads in Sean Qualls' blog. See Coltrane jam.
Freedom on the Menu: The Greensboro Sit-Ins Ill. by Jerome Lagarrigue Dial Books for Young Readers, 2005 North Carolina Juvenile Literature Award Bank Street College Best Children's Books of 2005 North Carolina Children's Book Award Finalist Notable Book, National Council for the Social Studies Now in paperback! Review of Picture Books on Segregation Writing & Researching the Book
Sidewalk Chalk: Poems of the City Ill. by Dimitrea Tokunbo Boyds Mills Press/Wordsong, 2002 Now in paperback! Bank Street College Best Children's Books of 2003 Lesson ideas: Sidewalk Chalk Poetry Fest
Grandma and Me;
Me & the Family Tree; Preschool board books Ill. by Michelle Mills Black Butterfly Books, 1997
The Sound that Jazz Makes Ill. by Eric Velasquez Walker Books, 2001 (out of print/soon to be reissued) Carter G. Woodson Award, National Council for the Social Studies NAACP Image Award Finalist Notable Book, National Council of Teachers of English Notable Book, National Council for the Social Studies Lesson materials: Timeline & discography
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Birmingham, 1963 In free verse, a fictional eyewitness offers an account of the bombing of Sixteenth Street Baptist Church and tributes to the four girls who died in that tragedy. Boyds Mills Press/Wordsong, 2007 Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award Jane Addams Children's Literature Honor Digital Resources @ Birmingham Public Library Starred reviews: Kirkus Reviews, Library Media Connections, School Library Journal Best Book: Librarians Choices
Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom Ill. by Kadir Nelson Jump at the Sun/Hyperion, 2006 Caldecott Honor & Coretta Scott King Award for Illustration A New York Times Bestseller NAACP Image Award Best Book of the Year: American Library Association Notables; Notable Book, CBC/National Council for the Social Studies; IRA Notable Books for a Global Society, School Library Journal, Horn Book Fanfare; Blue Ribbon, Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, New York Public Library 100 Books for Reading and Sharing, Chicago Public Library, Bank Street College of Education Bookmark quoting Harriet Tubman Slavery: Primary Resources Slide Show Hear African-American spirituals.
Dear Mr. Rosenwald Ill. by R. Gregory Christie Scholastic Press, 2006 SCBWI Golden Kite Honor for Picture Book Text NAACP Image Award Finalist Starred reviews: Kirkus Reviews, School Library Journal, Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, Book Sense Children's Picks List Best Book: IRA Notable Books for a Global Society, Librarians' Choices, Louisville Courier-Journal, Wilde Awards; Notable Book, National Council for the Social Studies The Rosenwald Schools Initiative Rosenwald Schools in North Carolina
Remember the Bridge: Poems of a People Philomel Books, 2002 North Carolina Juvenile Literature Award Teachers' Choices, International Reading Association Notable Book, National Council for the Social Studies Notable Book of the English Language Arts Bank Street College Best Children's Books of 2003 Center for Children's Books Best Books of 2002 Poetry Pick, Voices of Youth Advocates
Jazz Baby A jazz pat-a-cake lll. by Laura Freeman Lee & Low Books, 2002 Now in paperback and Spanish!
The African-American Struggle for Legal Equality Enslow Publishers, 2003
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I, Matthew Henson Ill. by Eric Velasquez Walker Publishing, 2008 Kirkus Reviews Editor's Choice for Children Starred reviews: Publisher's Weekly, Booklist School Library Journal, Kirkus Reviews Best Book: Kirkus Reviews Reading Guide
Jesse Owens: Fastest Man Alive Ill. by Eric Velasquez Walker Publishing, 2007 Starred reviews: Publisher's Weekly, School Library Journal, Kirkus Reviews Reading Guide
Sink or Swim: African-American Lifesavers of the Outer Banks Just Us Books, 2008 Character education connections
A Negro League Scrapbook Lively verse, fascinating facts and historic photos from all-black baseball's glory days. Boyds Mills Press, 2005 IRA Notable Books for a Global Society
Lesson Plan Hear Carole's commentary from NPR's News & Notes.
Champions on the Bench: The 1955 Cannon Street YMCA All-Stars Ill. by Leonard Jenkins Dial Books for Young Readers, 2007 Bank Street College Best Children's Books of 2007 Favorite Books, 2007, Birmingham Public Library
Juneteenth Jamboree Ill. by Yvonne Buchanan Lee & Low Books, 2002 Now in paperback and Spanish!
The Carolina Parakeet: America's Lost Parrot in Art and Memory Avian Publications, 2005 A cautionary tale combining natural history, culture and sentiment. Hear a radio interview (See air date of 12/14/2005)
The African-American Struggle for Legal Equality Enslow Publishers, 2000
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Upcoming Titles Racing Against the Odds (Marshall Cavendish)
Poetry for Adults North Carolina Writers' Network
Harperprints Chapbook Competition winner, 1995 Longleaf Press, 2001.
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Xavier Review Press, 2003.
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