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Black History Month

For more reviews related to this topic please look at the following feature sections:

Biographical Features: Martin Luther King Jr., Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass

Historical Features: The Civil Rights Movement

General Features

From Slave to Soldier

From Slave to Soldier: Based on a true civil war story
Deborah Hopkinson
Illustrated by Brian Floca
Non-Fiction and Fiction
Ages 6 to 8
Simon and Schuster, 2005, 0-689-83966-9
 

 

Henry's Freedom Box

Henry’s Freedom Box: A True Story
Ellen Levine
Illustrated by Kadir Nelson
Non-Fiction Picture Book
Ages 4 to 8
Scholastic, 2007, 0-439-77733-X

Satchel Paige Don't Look Back

Satchel Paige Don’t look Back
David A. Adler
Illustrated by Terry Widener
Non-Fiction Picture Book
Ages 5 to 8
Harcourt, 2007, 0-15-205585-1

 
 

The Tuskegee Airmen

The Tuskegee Airmen
Philip Brooks
Non-Fiction (Series)
Ages 8 to 10
Compass Point Books, 2005, 0-7565-0683-2
 
 

Dizzy

Dizzy
Jonah Winter
Illustrated by Sean Qualls
Non-Fiction Picture Book
Ages 4 to 8
Scholastic, 2006, 0-439-50737-5

 

The other Mozart

The Other Mozart: The Life of the Famous Chevalier de Saint George
High Brewster
Illustrated by Eric Velasquez
Non-Fiction Picture Book
Ages 8 to 12
Abrams, 2006, 0-8109-5720-5
 
 

The Brave Escape of Ellen and William Craft

The Brave Escape of Ellen and William Craft
Donald B. Lemke
Illustrated by Phil Miller, Tod Smith, and Charles Barnett III
Non-Fiction (Series)
Ages 8 to 10
Capstone Press, 2006, 0-7368-4973-4

If you lived when there was slavery in America

If you lived when there was slavery in America
Anne Kamma
Illustrated by Pamela Johnson
Non-Fiction Picture book (Series)
Ages 7 to 10
Scholastic, 2004, 0-439-56076-8

If you traveled on the Underground Railroad

If you traveled on the Underground Railroad
Ellen Levine
Illustrated by Larry Johnson
Non-Fiction Picture Book (Series)
Ages 7 to 10
Scholastic, 1993, 0-590-45156-1
 

Dear Mr. Rosenwald
Carole Boston Weatherford
Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie
Fiction and Non-Fiction Picture Book
Ages 7 to 10
Scholastic, 2006, 0-439-49522-9
 

Dear Mr. Rosenwald
The Escape of Oney Judge

The Escape of Oney judge: Martha Washington’s Slave Finds Freedom
Emily Arnold McCully
Fiction and Non-Fiction Picture Book
Ages 7 to 10
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007, 0-374-3225-2
 
 

Frederick Douglass

Frederick Douglass: Young Defender of Human Rights
Elisabeth P.Myers
Illustrated by Cathy Morrison
Non Fiction (Series)
Patria Press, 2007, 978-1-882859-57-3
 
 

Little Rock Nine

The Little Rock Nine: Struggle for Integration
Stephanie Fitzgerald
Non-Fiction (Series)
Ages 10 to 12
Compass Point Books, 2006, 0-7565-2001-8
 

Wind flyers

Wind Flyers
Angela Johnson
Illustrated by Loren Long
Fiction and Non-Fiction picture Book
Ages 5 to 9
Simon and Schuster, 2007, 978-0-689-84879-7

Friend on Freedom River

Friend on Freedom River
Gloria Whelan
Illustrated by Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen
Picture Book (Series)
Ages 7 to 10
Sleeping Bear Press, 2004, 1-58536-222-0

A Sweet Smell of Roses

A Sweet Smell of Roses

Angela Johnson

Illustrated by Eric Velasquez

Picture Book

Ages 5 to 7

Simon and Schuster, 2005, 1-4169-5361-2

 

The Voice that Challenged a Nation

The Voice that Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights

Russell Freedman

Non-Fiction

Ages 12 and up

Clarion Books, 2004, 0-618-15976-2

 

The Story of Ruby Bridges

The Story of Ruby Bridges

Robert Coles

Illustrated by George Ford

Non-Fiction Picture Book

Ages 5 to 7

Scholastic, 1995, 0-439-59844-3

 

Jesse Owens: Young Record Breaker

M.M. Eboch

Illustrated by Meryl Henderson

Non-Fiction (Series)

Ages 8 to 12

Simon and Schuster, 2008, 1-4169-3922-9

 

Jesse Owens Young Record Breaker
The negro Leagues

The Negro Leagues

Michael Burgan

Non-Fiction (Series)

Ages 9 to 12

Compass Point Books, 2008, 978-0-7565-3354-0

 

Benjamin Banneker

Benjamin Banneker

Catherine A. Welch

Non-Fiction (Series)

Ages 8 to 10

Lerner, 2008, 978-0-8225-7167-4

 

Barack Obama

Barack Obama: Some of Promise, Child of Hope

Nikki Grimes

Illustrated by Bryan Collier

Picture Book

Ages 5 to 10

Simon and Schuster, 2008, 1-4169-7144-0

 

Going someplace special

Going Someplace Special

Patricia C. McKissack

Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney

Picture Book

Ages 4 to 8

Simon and Schuster, 2001, 1-4169-2735-2

 

Wilma Rudolph

Wilma Rudolph

Victoria Sherrow

Illustrations by Larry Johnson

Non-Fiction (Series)

Ages 7 to 10

Lerner, 2000, 978-1-57505-442-1

 

D is for Drinking Gourd

D is for Drinking Gourd: An African American Alphabet

Nancy I. Sanders

Illustrated by E. B. Lewis

Non-Fiction Picture Book (Series)

Ages 6 to 9

Sleeping Bear Press, 2007, 1-58536-293-X

  

Howard Thurman's Great Hope

Howard Thurman’s Great Hope

Kai Jackson Issa

Illustrated by Arthur L. Dawson

Non-Fiction Picture Book

Ages 6 to 10

Lee and Low Books, 2008, 978-1-60060-249-8

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The Last black king of the Kentucky Derby

The Last Black King of the Kentucky Derby: The Story of Jimmy Winkfield

Crystal Hubbard

Illustrated by Robert Mcguire

Non-Fiction Picture Book

Ages 6 to 10

Lee and Low Books, 2008, 978-1-58430-274-2

Priscilla and the hollyhocks

Priscilla and the Hollyhocks

Anna Broyles

Illustrated by Anna Alter

Picture Book

Ages 7 to 10

Charlesbridge, 2008, 978-1-57091-675-5

 

Heroes for Civil Rights

Heroes for Civil Rights

David A. Adler

Illustrated by Bill Farnsworth

Non-Fiction Picture Book

Ages 7 to 9

Holiday House, 2008, 978-0-8234-2008-7

 

Mahalia Jackson

Mahalia Jackson: Gospel Singer and Civil Rights Champion

Montrew Dunham

Illustrated by Cathy Morrison

Non-Fiction (Series)

Patria Press, 2003, 1-882859-38-3

  

Bring me some apples and I'll make you a pie

Bring me some apples and I’ll make you a pie: A story about Edna Lewis

Robbin Gourley

Picture Book

Ages 4 to 8

Clarion, 2009, 978-0-618-15836-2

 

The_listeners

The Listeners

Gloria Whelan

Illustrated by Mike Benny

Picture Book (Series)

Ages 6 to 10

Sleeping Bear Press, 2009, 1585364193

 

 

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