"Celebrated author Carole Boston Weatherford and illustrator Floyd Cooper provide a powerful look at the 1921 Tulsa race massacre, one of the worst incidents of racial violence in our nation's history"--
The 1921 Tulsa, Oklahoma, race massacre was one of the worst incidents of racial violence in our nation's history. On May 31 and June 1 an armed mob looted homes and businesses as Black families fled. The police did nothing to protect Greenwood,...
Embarrassed about gathering watercress from a roadside ditch, a girl learns to appreciate her Chinese heritage after learning why the plant is so important to her parents.
"The youngest son of a miller despairs when he is left a cat by his father. But this is no ordinary cat... It's Puss in Boots! A very crafty kitty, who will carry his master from rags to riches. An enchanting retelling of the classic Charles Perrault fairy tale."
Four brief "stories" about parents, trains, and cows, or is it really all one story? The author recommends careful inspection of words and pictures to both minimize and enhance confusion.
This nearly wordless picture book shows lily pads and frogs rising from a pond on a Tuesday evening. The frogs sail around town on the lily pads until they fall to the ground at sunrise and the adventure comes to an end. large, detailed watercolors in rich purples, blues, and greens draw readers into this fantastic world of frog flight.
"Owen y su mantita amarilla eran inseparables. La tenía desde que era un bébé y la quería con toda su alma. Jugaba con ella a ser Superratón. Lo ayudaba a ser invisible cuando era necesario... y lo acompañaba al dentista para aliviar el dolor. ¿Por qué no podía llevarla a la escuela para chuparla, abrazarla y retorcerla como siempre hacía?"--
Owen's parents try to get him to give up his favorite blanket before he starts school, but when...
Describes the life and work of the courageous man who changed the way people saw the galaxy, by offering objective evidence that the earth was not the fixed center of the universe.
A series of letters relating what happens when, after her father loses his job, Lydia Grace goes to live with her Uncle Jim in the city but takes her love for gardening with her.
A Southern folktale in which kind Blanche, following the instructions of an old witch, gains riches, while her greedy sister makes fun of the old woman and is duly rewarded.
Mirette learns tightrope walking from Monsieur Bellini, a guest in her mother's boarding house, not knowing that he is a celebrated tightrope artist who has withdrawn from performing because of fear.