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Based on the popular song, "The Twelve Days of Christmas", this story is about New York City. A small group of students have won a trip to the city, accompanied by a teacher. They scour the city, from the Statue of Liberty to Times Square, from Chinatown to Central Park, and discover what makes NYC a great place. The book includes a map.

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A stunning picture book celebrating prayer and kindness by an award-winning author and illustrator team.

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Published on the 150th anniversary of when President Abraham Lincoln's order went into effect, this book offers readers a unique look at the events that led to the Emancipation Proclamation. Filled with little-known facts and fascinating details, it includes excerpts from historical sources, archival images, and more. Full color.

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Now in paperback, from acclaimed author Tonya Bolden comes the story of George Washington Carver.

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A unique non-fiction picture book about the growth of Washington, D.C., during the early to mid-nineteenth century, as told through the fascinating journal entries of former slave Michael Shiner (c. 1804-1880).

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This Coretta Scott King Honor Book provides a much-needed window into a little-documented time in black history. The poignant story, based on the memoir of Maritcha Remond Lyons, shows what it was like to be a black child born free and living in New York City in the mid-1800s.

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Over the centuries, untold numbers of black men and women in America have achieved great things against the odds. Pathfindersis a collective biography of sixteen diverse American men and women of African descent who made their mark on American history in the 18th to 20th centuries.

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Thirty-three extraordinary women offer stories, songs, poems, and smart talk in this collection that will give every adolescent girl reason to feel hopeful about making the transition from girlhood to womanhood. Contributors include Natalie Merchant, Sigourney Weaver, and Tabitha Soren.

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In this powerful exploration of a little-known tragedy, award-winning author Bolden sheds light on an unknown moment of the Civil War in a searing, poetic novel about the dream of freedom.

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In a searing historical novel, Tonya Bolden illuminates post-Reconstruction America in an intimate portrait of a determined young woman who dares to seize the opportunity of a lifetime.

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This picture book chronicles the incredible true story of how one of history's most successful potato farmers began life as a slave and worked until he was named the "Potato King of the World." Full color.

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Includes a timeline of Sister Rosetta Tharpes life, authors note, and a list of sources.

Before there was Elvis, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, and Johnny Cash, there was Sister Rosetta Tharpe.

The godmother of rock & roll started as a little girl from Arkansas with music in her air, in her hair, in her bones, wiggling her toes.

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Searching for Sarah Rector brings to light the mystery of Sarah Rector. At the age of eleven, Sarah was famously hailed as "the wealthiest coloured girl in the world.". Even so, she was powerless and in the whirlwind of drama--and danger--she had disappeared. Out of a trove of primary documents, Bolden pieces together the events of Sarah's life.

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