Ekua Holmes
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Before the universe was formed, before time and space existed, there was ... nothing. But then ... BANG! Stars caught fire and burned so long that they exploded, flinging stardust everywhere. And the ash of those stars turned into planets. Into our Earth. And into us. The author takes readers from the trillionth of a second when our universe was born to the singularities that became each one of us, while illustrations capture the void before the Big...
3) Dream street
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"Real-life cousins pay gorgeous homage to the street they grew up on and the loving community that made their childhood special"--
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Antiracist Books for Children-Elmahaba Center Instagram Live May 2022
Diverse Books - African American/ Black Experience in the U.S.
Picture Books for Black Lives
Diverse Books - African American/ Black Experience in the U.S.
Picture Books for Black Lives
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"A child reflects on the meaning of being Black in this anthem about a people, a culture, a history, and a legacy that lives on"--
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HERstory
Picture Books for Black History Month
Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
Picture Books for Black History Month
Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
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"A picture book of lawyer, politician, and civil rights leader Barbara Jordan."--Provided by publisher.
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Before Kahlil Gibran became the world's third-best-selling poet of all time, he was Gibran Khalil Gibran, an immigrant child from Lebanon with a secret hope to bring people together despite their many differences. Kahlil's life highlights the turn of the twentieth century, from the religious conflicts that tore apart his homeland and sent a hundred thousand Arab people to America, to settling in Boston, where the wealthy clashed headlong with the...