Bryan Collier
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Diverse Books - African American/ Black Experience in the U.S.
Picture Book Musician Bios Summer Challenge 2018 Music
Rocking and Rolling Picture Book Biographies
Picture Book Musician Bios Summer Challenge 2018 Music
Rocking and Rolling Picture Book Biographies
Description
Hailing from the Tremé neighborhood in New Orleans, Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews got his nickname by wielding a trombone twice as long as he was high. A prodigy, he was leading his own band by age six, and today this Grammy-nominated artist headlines the legendary New Orleans Jazz Fest.
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Caldecott Award Books
Diverse Books - African American/ Black Experience in the U.S.
Picture Books for Black History Month
Diverse Books - African American/ Black Experience in the U.S.
Picture Books for Black History Month
Description
Chronicles the life of Dave, a nineteenth-century slave who went on to become an influential poet, artist, and potter.
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Diverse Books - African American/ Black Experience in the U.S.
Favorite Female Authors
New Babies
Picture Books for Black Lives
Favorite Female Authors
New Babies
Picture Books for Black Lives
Formats
Description
Illustrations and text welcome a new baby to some of life's delights, from "the glistening mystery of soap bubbles" to "the swish of leaves in the breeze."