Jerry Pinkney
4) Noah's ark
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Retells the biblical story of the great flood and how Noah and his family faithfully responded to God's call to save life on earth.
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"Their Eyes Were Watching God, an American classic, is a novel about Janie Crawford, a Southern black woman in the 1930s whose journey from a free-spirited girl to a woman of independence and substance has inspired writers and readers for close to seventy years." "This story, rooted in black folk traditions and steeped in mythic realism, celebrates, boldly and brilliantly, African-American culture and heritage. And in a powerful, mesmerizing narrative,...
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Logan family (Mildred D. Taylor) volume 1
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During the Depression, a rural African-American family deeply attached to the forest on their land tries to save it from being cut down by an unscrupulous white man.
8) John Henry
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Retells the life of the legendary African American hero who raced against a steam drill to cut through a mountain.
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"As a curious little chipmunk leaves his nest to greet the twilight, he gazes at the glittering sky above him. He can't help but also notice the sparkling dewdrops on a spider's web, the lights of the fireflies, and the shimmers of moonlight on the water. 'How I wonder what you are!' marvels the tiny creature, launching a dreamlike quest to reach for the stars."--Amazon.com.
16) In plain sight
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2016.
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"An ailing grandfather and his helpful granddaughter play a unique game of seek and find"--