| Title |
Author |
Date |
Description |
| Afro-tots
Letters ABC |
Oswald Gifts |
1992 |
A children's
book which teaches the alphabet using cultural images from Africa. |
| Afro-tots
Numbers 123 |
Oswald Gifts |
1992 |
A children's
book which teaches the numbers 1-10 using cultural images from Africa. |
| All
the Colors We Are |
Katie Kissinger |
1994 |
A bilingual
(English/Spanish) book explaining why different people have different skin
colors. |
| Althea
Gibson: Tennis Champion |
Tom Biracree |
1989 |
A biography
of the first African-American woman to break the race barrier in tennis. |
| Ashanti
to Zulu: African Traditions |
Margaret
Musgrove |
1976 |
Brief
snapshots of African culture, one for each letter. Winner of the Caldecott
Medal. |
| BAA:
A. Philip Randolph: Labor Leader |
Sally Hanley |
1989 |
A biography
of the famous African-American labor leader and proponent of nonviolent
protest. |
| BAA:
Adam Clayton Powell, Jr: Political Leader |
Robert Jakoubek |
1988 |
A biography
of the African-American preacher and US Representative. |
| BAA:
Bill Russell: Basketball Great |
Miles Shapiro |
1991 |
A biography
of the gifted athlete widely considered to be the greatest defensive player
in the history of basketball. |
| BAA:
Frederick Douglass: Abolitionist Editor |
Sharman
Apt Russell |
1988 |
A biography
of the famous African-American abolitionist, orator, and author. |
| BAA:
Harriet Tubman: Antislavery activist |
M.W. Taylor |
1991 |
A biography
of the famous African-American conductor on the Underground Railroad. |
| BAA:
James Baldwin: Author |
Lisa Rosset |
1989 |
A biography
of the famous African-American author of Native Son. |
| BAA:
James Farmer: Civil Rights Leader |
Jeff Sklansky |
1992 |
A biography
of the African-American civil rights leader famous as the founder of the
Committee on Racial Equality (CORE) and a leading advocate of nonviolence. |
| BAA:
James Weldon Johnson: Author |
Jane Tolbert-Rouchaleau |
1988 |
A biography
of the African-American author of Along This Way and The Autobiography
of an Ex-Colored Man. |
| BAA:
Langston Hughes: Poet |
Jack Rummel |
1988 |
A biography
of the famous African-American poet of the Harlem Renaissance. |
| BAA:
Malcolm X: Militant Black Leader |
Jack Rummel |
1989 |
A biography
of the African-American political leader and preacher. Two copies. |
| BAA:
Marian Anderson: Singer |
Anne Tedards |
1990 |
A biography
of the famous African-American soul and opera singer. |
| BAA:
Martin Luther King, Jr: Civil Rights Leader |
Robert Jakoubek |
1989 |
A biography
of the famous preacher and civil rights leader. |
| BAA:
Muhammad Ali |
Jack Rummel |
1988 |
A biography
of the famous African-American boxer. |
| BAA:
Nat Turner: Slave Revolt Leader |
Terry Bisson |
1988 |
A biography
of the African-American who led a bloody slave revolt in 1831. |
| BAA:
Paul Robeson: Singer and Actor |
Scott Ehrlich |
1988 |
A biogaphy
of the gifted African-American singer, actor, and champion of the poor. |
| BAA:
Prince Hall: Social Reformer |
Arthur Diamond |
1992 |
A biography
of the 18th century social reformer and founder of the first black Masonic
Lodge. |
| BAA:
Ralph Ellison: Author |
Jack Bishop |
1988 |
A biography
of the African-American author of Invisible Man. |
| BAA:
Scott Joplin: Composer |
Katherine
Preston |
1988 |
A biography
of the composer of "The Entertainer" and "Maple Leaf Rag". |
| BAA:
Sojourner Truth: Antislavery Activist |
Peter Krass |
1988 |
A biography
of the African-American suffragette and antislavry activist. |
| BAA:
Thurgood Marshall: Supreme Court Justice |
Lisa Aldred |
1990 |
A biography
of the first African-American Supreme Court Justice. |
| BAA:
Zora Neale Hurston: Author |
Paul Witcover |
1991 |
A biography
of the female African-American author of Jonah's Gourd Vine, Their Eyes
Were Watching God, and Dust Tracks on a Road. |
| Barefoot
Book of Heroic Children |
Rebecca
Hazell |
2000 |
Stories
of twelve children who made a difference in the world through their actions,
including Anne Frank and Sadako Sasaki. |
| Baseball
Saved Us |
Ken Mochizuki |
1993 |
The author
tells of his experience as a young boy in a Japanese-American internment
camp in Idaho. |
| Black
Americans in Science and Engineering |
Eugene Winslow,
ed. |
1984 |
This book
details the lives and accomplishments of several prominent African-American
scientists and engineers. |
| Black
is Brown is Tan |
Arnold Adoff |
1973 |
A poetry/children's
book about diversity. |
| Simon
Bolivar |
Dennis Wepman |
1985 |
A biography
of the South American statesman, revolutionary, and general who liberated
several countries from Spain. |
| Bound
for America |
James Haskins
& Kathleen Benson |
1999 |
A detailed
account of the voyage of slaves to America from Africa. |
| Central
African Republic in Pictures |
Lerner Publications |
1991 |
Important
highlights of the land, people, history, and culture of the Central African
Republic |
| Civil
War for Kids |
Janis Herbert |
1999 |
An informative
history of the Civil War designed for children and including several hands-on
activites. |
| Cobblestone:
Frederick Douglass |
Carolyn
Yoder, ed. |
1989 |
A biography
of the famous abolitionist. |
| Cobblestone:
Harriet Tubman |
Frances
Nankin, ed. |
1981 |
A children's
biography of the famous conductor on the Underground Railroad. |
| Color
Me Brown |
Lucille
Giles |
1976 |
This is
a book with brief character sketches accompanying colorable pictures of
famous African-Americans. |
| Color
me Light of the World |
Sharon Carter |
1989 |
This coloring
book tells the history of the Bible and the black community. |
| Colors
All Around Me |
Vivian Church |
1971 |
This picture
book illustrates the diversity of the African-American community. |
| Colors
Come from God…Just Like Me! |
Carolyn
Forche |
1995 |
A young
African-American girl tells about how God created everybody different and
unique. |
| Don't
Feel Sorry for Paul |
Bernard
Wolf |
1974 |
A photographic
essay of two weeks in the life of a young boy with birth defects who has
learned to use prosthetics to live an almost normal life. |
| El
Guero: A True Adventure Story |
Elizabeth
Borton de Trevino |
1989 |
The turbulent
times of growing up in revolutionary Mexico are described in this ture
story of El Guero, the author's father. |
| Families:
A Celebration of Diversity, Commitment, and Love |
Aylette
Jenness |
1990 |
A cross-cultural
look at 17 different families and their experiences together. |
| First
Book about Africa |
Veronica
Freeman Ellis |
1989 |
An introduction
to the people and culture of Africa, told from the perspective of a young
class. |
| Freckles |
E. Daniel
McClure |
1976 |
A man
teaches children that people of all colors deserve equal treatment. |
| Girl-Son |
Anne Neuberger |
1995 |
The story
of Korean girl Induk Pahk, who had to go to school disguised as a boy because
of her country's gender discrimination. |
| Great
Encounter: A Special Meeting Before Columbus |
Patricia
A. Piercy |
1991 |
Black
children learn about King Abubabakari, who discovered America more than
a hundred years before Columbus. |
| HA:
George Santayana |
David Carter |
1992 |
A biography
of the great Spanish philosopher and scholar. |
| HA:
Gloria Estefan |
Rebecca
Stefoff |
1991 |
A biography
of the Cuban-American singer from Miami Sound Machine. |
| HA:
Joan Baez |
Hedda Garza |
1991 |
A biography
of the famous 1960s protest singer. |
| HA:
Jorge Luis Borges |
Adrian Lennon |
1992 |
A biography
of the award-winning Argentinian author of Ficciones (Fictions). |
| HA:
Jose Marti |
Todd M.
Appel |
1992 |
A biography
of the Cuban patriot and revolutionary. |
| HA:
Junipero Serra |
Sean Dolan |
1991 |
A
biography of the Spanish Franciscan priest who came to the New World to
convert Native Americans. |
| HA:
Lee Trevino |
Thomas W.
Gilbert |
1992 |
A biography
of the wisecracking Mexican-American, the first to win the US Open golf
tournament. |
| HA:
Pablo Nerudo |
Joseph Roman |
1992 |
A biography
of the famous Chilean poet. |
| HA:
Placido Domingo |
Rebecca
Stefoff |
1992 |
A biography
of the Spanish opera singer, widely considered to be one of the top three
tenors in the world. |
| Hip
Hop Land |
Omar Shaheed |
1995 |
This book
for children and adults attempts to explain the Hip-hop movement. |
| Jambo
Means Hello |
Muriel Feelings |
1974 |
A children's
introduction to the Swahili alphabet. This is a Caldecott Honor book. |
| Land
I Lost: Adventures of a Boy in Vietnam |
Huynh Quang
Nhuong |
1982 |
The author's
recollections of growing up in a small Vietnamese hamlet. |
| Leagues
Apart: the Men and Times of the Negro Baseball Leagues |
Lawrence
S. Ritter |
1995 |
Short
biographical sketches of some of the most famous Negro Leaguers. |
| Madagascar
in Pictures |
Lerner Publications |
1989 |
Important
highlights of Madagascar's land, people, history, and culture. |
| Martin
Luther King, Jr. |
Jacqueline
Harris |
1983 |
A children's
biography of MLK, Jr. with accompanying pictures. |
| Moja
Means One |
Muriel Feelings |
1972 |
This book
teaches children to count from one to ten in (ki-)Swahili. |
| My
First Kwanzaa Book |
Deborah
M. Newton Chocolate |
1992 |
A children's
introduction to the customs and celebrations of Kwanzaa. |
| My
Grandma Has Aids: Annisha's Story |
Valerie
Reeder-Bey |
unknown |
This book
for children explains in easy-to-use language the facts about AIDS, appropriate
to a small child's level. |
| My
Hiroshima |
Junko Morimoto |
1987 |
The author's
memories of the fateful August day when an atomic bomb was dropped on her
town. |
| Nigeria
in Pictures |
Lerner Publications |
1995 |
Important
highlights of Nigeria's land, people, history, and culture. |
| Peace |
Chris Sewell |
1980s? |
A collection
of essays for children on important peace activists of the past. |
| People
Shall Continue |
Simon Ortiz |
1977 |
An epic
story of Native American People - from the creation to the present day
that speaks in the ryhthms of traditional oral narration. |
| Pocketful
of Goobers |
Barbara
Mitchell |
1986 |
A story/biography
about George Washington Carver's well-known association with the peanut. |
| Real
McCoy: The Life of an African-American Inventor |
Wendy Towle |
1993 |
A biography
of the African-American inventor Elijah McCoy, famous for inventing an
automatic oil cup for trains, leading to the phrase "The Real McCoy". |
| Sadako
and the Thousand Cranes |
Eleanor
Coerr |
1977 |
The true
story of Sadako Sasaki, a young Japanese girl who is diagnosed with leukemia
and attempts to fold a thousand paper cranes to be cured. |
| Shapes:
How Do You Say It? |
Meredith
Dunham |
1987 |
How to
say different common shapes in English, French, Spanish, and Italian. |
| Starting
Home: The Story of Horace Pippin, Painter |
Mary Lyons |
1993 |
A biography
of the African-American painter, with examples of some of his paintings. |
| Stories
for our Children |
Byron Douglas |
1995 |
A collection
of stories both from Christian and African-American history. |
| Story
of Sacajawea: Guide to Lewis and Clark |
Della Rowland |
1989 |
A biography
of the courageous Native American woman who accompanied the Corps of Discovery
to the Pacific. |
| Talking
Walls |
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| Tall
Boy's Journey |
Joanna Kraus |
1992 |
A Korean
orphan must adapt to his new family and way of life when he is adopted
by an American couple. |
| Thirteen
Moons on Turtle's Back |
Joseph Bruchac
& Jonathan London |
1992 |
An overview
of the Native American lunar calendar system, with examples from different
cultures. |
| This
Strange New Feeling |
Julius Lester |
1981 |
Three
true stories of black men and women finding love during the era of slavery. |
| To
Hell with Dying |
Alice Walker |
1988 |
The story
of a friendship between a young girl and an old man. |
| Totto-chan |
Tetsuko
Kuroyanagi |
1996 |
The story
of an amazing school in war-torn Tokyo. |
| Trevor's
Story |
Bethany
Kandel |
1997 |
This book
describes the life and experiences of a boy named Trevor, who is growing
up in a biracial family. |
| Where
in the World Are You? |
Kay Cooper |
1990 |
An introductory
lesson in basic geography for kids. |
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