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Lemons as big as oranges, the cool Pacific Ocean, mountains that rise up beyond the outstretched bay?California beckons as one girl makes her way west on a journey filled with excitement, hope, and the promise of a place where people from all paths come together and music fills the air.This is the true story of author Joyce Carol Thomas's trip from Oklahoma to California in 1948, when she moved there as a girl. During that time, many people we...

Black is dazzling and distinctive, like toasted wheat berry bread, snowberries in the fall, rich, red cranberries, and the bronzed last leaves of summer. In this lyrical and luminous poetry collection, Coretta Scott King honorees Joyce Carol Thomas and Floyd Cooper celebrate these many shades of black beautifully.Included in Brightly.com's 2017 list of recommended diverse poetry picture books for kids. "Highly recommended for home and school l...

I ease myself back in the window seatand breathe inas the train breathes outWe're on our way!On our wayto the Land of Milk and HoneyLemons as big as oranges, the cool Pacific Ocean, mountains that rise up beyond the outstretched bay—California beckons as one girl makes her way west on a journey filled with excitement, hope, and the promise of a place where people from all paths come together and music fills the air.This is the true story of au...

We are color struck The way an artist strikesHis canvas with his brush of many huesLook closely at these mirrorsthese palettes of skinEach color is richin its own rightBlack is dazzling and distinctive, like toasted wheat berry bread, snowberries in the fall, rich, red cranberries, and the bronzed last leaves of summer. In this lyrical and luminous collection, Coretta Scott King honorees Joyce Carol Thomas and Floyd Cooper celebrate these many...

In the late 1880s, many newly freed slaves made the arduous journey west to carve out a new life in Oklahoma. Richly illustrated by Coretta Scott King Honor Award recipient Floyd Cooper, this book offers a lyrical, moving portrait of those who dared to act on their dreams. Full color.

‘A cycle of a dozen lyrical poems exploring issues of African-American identity through delicately interwoven images. . . . Laden with meaning, the poetry is significant and lovely. Cooper's paintings, with vibrant, unsentimentalized characters in earth tone illumined with gold, are warm, contemplative'a beautiful complement to Thomas's eloquence. A must.' 'K. ‘Poems rooted in home, family, and the African-American experience…. Highly readable...

In the late 1880s, many newly freed slaves made the arduous journey west to carve out a new life in Oklahoma. Richly illustrated by Coretta Scott King Honor Award recipient Floyd Cooper, this book offers a lyrical, moving portrait of those who dared to act on their dreams. Full color.