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Table of Contents
About The Book
A close-knit group of Black innovators formed their own community in the early to mid-twentieth century. These men of vision lived at a time when the color of their skin dictated where they could live, what schools they could attend, and even where they could sit on a bus or in a movie theater.
Yet in the face of this tremendous adversity, these dedicated souls and others like them not only demonstrated the importance of Black culture in America, but also helped issue in a movement that changed the world. Their lives and their works inspire us to this day and serve as a guide to how we approach the challenges of tomorrow.
About The Illustrator
Kadir Nelson is an award-winning American artist whose works have been exhibited in major national and international publications, institutions, art galleries, and museums. Nelson’s work has won the Coretta Scott King Award, the Robert F. Sibert Award, two Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Awards, and the 2005 Society of Illustrators Gold Medal. His beloved, award-winning, and bestselling picture books include We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball; Thunder Rose, written by Jerdine Nolen; Ellington Was Not a Street, written by Ntozake Shange; Salt in His Shoes, written by Deloris Jordan and Roslyn M. Jordan; and many more. Kadir lives in Los Angeles.
Product Details
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers (January 1, 2004)
- Length: 40 pages
- ISBN13: 9780689828843
- Grades: K - 6
- Ages: 5 - 11
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Awards and Honors
- ALA Notable Children's Books
- CCBC Choices (Cooperative Children's Book Council)
- Kansas NEA Reading Circle List PrimaryTitle
- NYPL 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing
- Chicago Public Library's Best of the Best
- Coretta Scott King Award (ALA)
- Parents' Choice Award
- NAACP Image Award Nominee
- ALA Coretta Scott King Award for Illustration
- Capital Choices Noteworthy Books for Children's and Teens (DC)
- NCTE Notable Children's Books in the Language Arts
- Once Upon a World Award (Simon Wiesenthal Center & Museum of Tolerance)
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- Author Photo (jpg): Ntozake Shange Photo Credit: Deana Lawson(0.5 MB)
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