Faith Ringgold
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4th of July Reads (Kids)
Black Authors: Board and Picture Books (SCPL-YS)
Diversity Equity and Inclusion - Youth
Black Authors: Board and Picture Books (SCPL-YS)
Diversity Equity and Inclusion - Youth
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Celebrates United States immigration and the country's diverse immigrant heritage.
2) Tar Beach
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A young girl dreams of flying above her Harlem home, claiming all she sees for herself and her family. Based on the author's quilt story of the same name.
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With Harriet Tubman as her guide, Cassie retraces the steps escaping slaves took on the Underground Railroad in order to reunite with her younger brother. When Cassie Louise Lightfoot encounters Harriet Tubman and a mysterious train in the sky, "what follows is a compelling journey in which the author masterfully integrates fantasy and historical fact" (School Library Journal, starred review).
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Faith Ringgold is a critically acclaimed American artist whose unique methods of visual storytelling have documented and advanced art historical, feminist, and civil-rights movements for more than half a century. Accompanying a major retrospective at the New Museum, New York, this expansive survey covers work from all periods of her career, including her early civil rights-era figurative paintings, her graphic political protest posters, and her signature...
13) Bonjour, Lonnie
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English
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An African-American Jewish boy traces his ancestry with the help of the Love Bird of Paris.