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A young girl stops to call out all the sights and sounds on her morning trip to pre-school, but that’s not what makes her late—it is her dad’s goodbye hug.Kate was late for preschool, but not for the reasons you might expect. It wasn’t because her daddy brushed her hair into poofs, or because they slowed to say hello to neighbors on the way to the bus stop. It wasn’t even because she had to wave to all the trucks, cars, and street cleaners on ...

Meet Charles S. Parker, an unsung yet trailblazing Black scientist who made major contributions to the fields of botany (the study of plants) and mycology (the study of fungi) in this inspiring STEM/STEAM picture book biography.In 1882, Black botanist and mycologist Charles S. Parker sprouted up in the lush, green Pacific Northwest. From the beginning, Charles’s passion was plants, and he trudged through forests, climbed mountains, and waded i...

A young girl stops to call out all the sights and sounds on her morning trip to pre-school, but that's not what makes her late-it is her dad's goodbye hug.Kate was late for preschool, but not for the reasons you might expect. It wasn't because her daddy brushed her hair into poofs, or because they slowed to say hello to neighbors on the way to the bus stop. It wasn't even because she had to wave to all the trucks, cars, and street cleaners on ...

A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year This lyrical middle-grade novel-in-verse celebrates the power of story and of finding one's individual voice.Keet knows the only good thing about moving away from her Alabama home is that she'll live near her beloved grandfather. When Keet starts school, it's even worse than she expected, as the kids tease her about her southern accent. Now Keet, who can "talk the whiskers off a catfish, " doesn't want to...

A 2020 NSTA/CBC Best STEM BookThe curiosity of the first African American entomologist Charles Henry Turner--a scientist who studied bugs--shines in this nonfiction picture book, which showcases his ideas and discoveries about ants, bees, and other insects.Charles Henry Turner's mind itched with questions. Fascinated by animals, bugs, and crustaceans, Turner studied their lives. When books didn't answer his questions, he researched, experiment...

Harrington's retelling of a little-known Central African story is perfectly matched with "New York Times"-bestselling artist Pinkney's jazzy depiction of a can-do little critter. Full color.

The Hands of Strangers" portrays the tensions and moments of grace between aged nursing home residents and their healthcare workers.

In musical verse, Harrington tells the story of a black family living a hardscrabble life in the rural South more than 60 years ago. Set on the eve of the Civil Rights era, this collection is the winner of the 2008 Kate Tufts Discovery Award.

Meet one smart chicken chaser. She can catch any chicken on her grandmother's farm except one - the elusive Miss Hen. In a hilarious battle of wits, the spirited narrator regales readers with her campaign to catch Miss Hen, but this chicken is "fast as a mosquito buzzing and quick as a fleabite." Our chicken chaser has her mind set on winning, until she discovers that sometimes it's just as satisfying not to catch chickens as it is to catch th...

A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year This lyrical middle-grade novel-in-verse celebrates the power of story and of finding one's individual voice.Keet knows the only good thing about moving away from her Alabama home is that she'll live near her beloved grandfather. When Keet starts school, it's even worse than she expected, as the kids tease her about her southern accent. Now Keet, who can "talk the whiskers off a catfish, " doesn't want to...

Biographical poems on artist Horace H. Pippin, who left an invaluable record of African American life during World War I.

An African-American family becomes a new kind of pioneer in the 1960s as it migrates north from segregated Alabama to Nebraska in search of a better life. Lyrical free verse and evocative paintings capture the rhythm of the road and a young girl's longing as she wonders if she'll like the north. Full color.