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Children's Book: African American interest
Abdul and the Designer Tennis Shoes
By William McDaniels
Age
Range: 7 to 17
This children's book explores self-esteem, materialism, values, sports,
relationships, and more.
The Best Face of All
By Wilesse A. F. Commissiong, illustrated by Buck Brown
Age
Range: 5 to 8
This children's book teaches children that beauty starts from within and flows
outward.
Carla and Annie
By Susan Smith
Age
Range: 7 to 10
A controversial remark teaches Carla an important lesson about
African American heritage.
Children of
Africa
A Coloring Book
By Drum & Spear Collective
Through illustrations and text, this delightful book introduces
African American children to their African origins, the African
continent, as well as their peers throughout the diaspora. As
children search for cultural affirmation, Children of
Africa provides insight in a format that is
inspirational and fun-learning.
Choosing a Path
By David Moore
Age
Range: 7 to 13
This children's book shows how to take a stand against drug dealers.
Colors Around Me
By Vivian Church
Age
Range: 7 to 10
This children's book teaches children to appreciate the various shades of color among
African Americans.
Daddy's Girl
by Breena Jacobs, illustrated by
Neva Austrew
Age
Range: 3 to 5
Illuminating the special relationship between fathers and
daughters, this rhyming storybook contains colorful
illustrations that capture the intimate moments of a day in the
life of a father and daughter—from helping each other prepare
for the day and commuting to school to bonding over dinner and
getting ready for bed. The child-parent theme of family
connection makes this a perfect story for adults to read to
toddlers or for young readers to enjoy on their own.
Breena Jacobs is a freelance writer. She lives in Washington DC.
Neva Austrew is a freelance illustrator. She lives in Raymond,
New Hampshire. Neva Austrew is a freelance illustrator. She
lives in Raymond, New Hampshire
Ego-Tripping and Other Poems for Young People
By Nikki Giovanni, illustrated by George Ford
Age
Range: 10 to 16
A collection of poetry that captures the essence of the African
American experience for young people.
Frederick Douglass
Young Defender of Human Rights
By Elisabeth P. Myers, illustrated by Cathy Morrison
Age
Range: 9 to 12
The inspiring children's story of Frederick Douglass’s rise from slavery to
prominence as an early abolitionist and civil rights champion is
featured in this volume of the Young Patriots series. Focusing
on Douglass’s early years, this profile details his difficult
upbringing as a slave on a Maryland plantation, his early
separation from his mother, and his move as an adolescent to the
home of the Auld family in Baltimore. From a young age, Douglass
knew that knowledge was a passport out of slavery, and this
biography reveals his fierce dedication to education. Lively
drawings illustrate the climate in which he grew up and the
hurdles faced on the road to equality and freedom. Special
features include a summary of Douglass’s adult accomplishments,
including his position as advisor to President Lincoln;
little-known facts about him; and a time line of his life.
Elisabeth P. Myers is the author of more than 20 children's
books, including some of the books in the original Childhood of
Famous Americans series from which the Young Patriots series was
derived. She lives in Bloomington, Indiana. Cathy Morrison is an
award-winning illustrator of more than 30 children's books and
the illustrator of all the titles in the Young Patriots series.
She lives in Centennial, Colorado.
Grandma's
Ashanti Cloth
By Maria McNaught
Age
Range: 3 to 10
Alex Haley's Roots popularized the study of one's ancestral
history. Children share in the thrill of such discovery in the
story of Malik, a third-grader who is given a school assignment
of developing a family tree. Malik becomes excited about tracing
his family heritage and past and begins his journey with a
series of interviews with his relatives. Malik's grandmother not
only tells him about their family, but she also gives him a very
sacred and ancient Ashanti cloth from one of his ancestors. This
book teaches the importance of family, of ancestral history, and
of self-esteem.
Maria McNaught is an elementary school teacher and storyteller.
She lives in Boston, Massachusetts.
The Great Encounter
A Special Meeting Before
Columbus
By Patricia Piercy
Age
Range: 7 to 10
This children's book teaches children that long before Columbus came to America,
Africans and Native Americans lived together peacefully.
Growing Up in Slavery
Stories of Young Slaves as Told By Themselves
By Yuval Taylor (Editor)
Age
Range: 14 and UP
Ten slaves—all under the age of 19—tell stories of enslavement,
brutality, and dreams of freedom in this collection culled from
full-length autobiographies. These accounts, selected to help
teenagers relate to the horrific experiences of slaves their own
age living in the not-so-distant past, include stories of young
slaves torn from their mothers and families, suffering from
starvation, and being whipped and tortured. But these are not
all tales of deprivation and violence; teenagers will relate to
accounts of slaves challenging authority, playing games, telling
jokes, and falling in love. These stories cover the range of the
slave experience, from the passage in slave ships across the
Atlantic—and daily life as a slave both on large plantations and
in small-city dwellings—to escaping slavery and fighting in the
Civil War. The writings of Olaudah Equiano, Frederick Douglass,
William Wells Brown, Harriet Jacobs, Elizabeth Keckley, and
other lesser-known slaves are included.
Yuval Taylor is a senior editor at Lawrence Hill Books, where he
pioneered the Library of Black
America
series. He is the editor of The Cartoon Music Book, The Future
of Jazz, the two-volume anthology I Was Born a Slave, and a
collection of the writings and speeches of Frederick Douglass.
He lives in Chicago.
Hip
Hop Land
By Omar Shaheed
Age
Range: 7 to 13
A celebration of African American culture and history in full
color.
Hip
Hop
Street Curriculum
Keeping It Real
By Dr. Jawanza Kunjufu
Age
Range: 12 and UP
Refuting the myths that black youth are unable to excel at
academics and are limited to careers in professional sports, rap
music, or drug dealing, this motivational book aims to engage
teens by bridging the gap between school and hip hop culture.
Topics such as the ability for many youths to memorize rap
lyrics verbatim and how those skills can translate into
academia, are discussed along with more general issues,
including peer pressure, media, sexuality, career development,
and gang activity. Written in an adolescent-friendly style, this
much-needed book for educators seeks a different way of
approaching students.
Jawanza Kunjufu, PhD, is the author of 24 children's books, including the
Countering the Conspiracy to Destroy Black Boys series; Black
Students. Middle Class Teachers; Satan, I’m Taking Back My
Health; and State of Emergency. He lives in Chicago.
Look at Me
By Mari Evans, illustrated by Mike Davis
Age
Range: 2 to 6
I Look at Me is an inspiring, visually rich beginner reader for
preschoolers. This vocabulary builder teaches children self-love
introducing them to African-centered concepts-unity and nation
building-as well as positive Black role.
Mari Evans is a musician, writer, educator, and activist whose
work has been published in many anthologies of prominent black
writers. Mike Davis lives in San Diego. He is the author of
"Prisoners of the American Dream, City of Quartz, Ecology of
Fear, Magical Urbanism", and "Late Victorian Holocausts."
I'm Special, Too
By Darlene M. McCurty
Age
Range: 9 to 13
How a dyslexic student overcomes low self-esteem with the help
of a concerned teacher.
Lessons from History, Advanced Edition
A Celebration in Blackness
By Jawanza Kunjufu
Age
Range: 11 and UP
Black history textbooks that show the strengths, weaknesses,
victories, and mistakes of African Americans. Contains test
questions and vocabulary exercises.
Lessons from History, Elementary Edition
A Celebration in Blackness
By Jawanza Kunjufu
Age
Range: 6 to 10
Black history textbooks that show the strengths, weaknesses,
victories, and mistakes of African Americans. Contains test
questions and vocabulary exercises.
Lessons from History, Jr.–Sr. High Edition
A Celebration in Blackness
By Jawanza Kunjufu
Age
Range: 11 to 17
Black history textbooks that show the strengths, weaknesses,
victories, and mistakes of African Americans. Contains test
questions and vocabulary exercises.
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