Andrea Davis Pinkney
Andrea Davis Pinkney is the author of many acclaimed picture books and young adult novels. She received a Coretta Scott King Author Honor Award for Let It Shine. Her collaborations with her husband, Brian Pinkney, include Peggony-Po; Sleeping ... [... more]
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Peggony-po: A Whale Of A Tale
 Author: Andrea Davis Pinkney Binding: Hardcover EAN: 9780786819584 ISBN: 0786819588 Number Of Pages: 32 Publication Date: 2006-04-01 Reading Level: Ages 4-8 Release Date: 2006-04-04 [... more]
$16.99
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Brian Pinkney
Brian Pinkney has illustrated numerous books for children, including two Caldecott Honor books, The Faithful Friend, by Robert D. San Souci, and Duke Ellington: The Piano Prince and His Orchestra, by Andrea Davis Pinkney. Mr. Pinkney's own books ... [... more]
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Seven Candles for Kwanzaa (Picture Puffins)
Amazon.com Review: Although Kwanzaa commemorates an ancient African harvest ritual, it is a relatively new holiday in North America. Seven Candles for Kwanzaa comfortably explains the origins, language, and daily themes of this warm and festive seven-day [... more]
$5.99
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I Smell Honey: Family Celebration Board Books
What a sweet book!: I "I Smell Honey..." is a tasty treat of color, rhyme and familial togetherness. A favorite of my two year old, she never tires of hearing this beautifully written story of cooking a "feast" with mom; full of [... more]
$6.95
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Pretty Brown Face
Colorful Love - I Love This Book!: This delightful story with equally delightful illustrations is a rare gem. I like the way the baby is taught about having a pretty brown face. I love the loving way the father and child look at one another and interact. [... more]
$6.95
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Boycott Blues: How Rosa Parks Inspired a Nation
Excellent Explanation of History: This excellent book portrays history in a way that is understandable to children. The text is written in a blues style that adds interest (though it is hard to keep with the rhythm at times). The story begins with Rosa [... more]
$17.89
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Raven in a Dove House
I found this book in a discount store: (...)The book is amazing. Secrets, violence, love all wound into one book great for teens and adults alike. What disappointed me most about this book, was that when I read it 2 years ago, I found that it was not in [... more]
$6.99
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Bill Pickett: Rodeo-Ridin' Cowboy
Amazon.com Review: Probably no other black cowboy has been as celebrated as Bill Pickett. A rodeo star, he has been honored with a postage stamp and has been the subject of a handful of books, including Bill Pickett, Bulldogger: The Biography of a Black [... more]
$7.00
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Ella Fitzgerald: The Tale of a Vocal Virtuosa
Ella enchanted: You open this book and the endpapers swirl and glow like black painted silk. They're the first indication you receive that this book is something special. Something different. Something apart from the rest. Using the narrating character [... more]
$16.99
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Let It Shine: Stories of Black Women Freedom Fighters
Continuing the Legacy: "Let It Shine: The Stories of Ten Black Women Freedom Fighters" is an amazing, entertaining, and educational journey back through time for both children and adults alike. The stories accurately depict the changing face of [... more]
$20.00
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Abraham Lincoln: Letters from a Slave Girl (Dear Mr. ...
The story of a slave girl as seen through her letters.: Twelve-year-old Lettie is a slave girl living on the Tucker Plantation near Charleston, South Carolina, in 1861. It is only because of the friendship of her owner's young daughter, Katherine, that [... more]
$8.95
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