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A stork in a baobab tree

2011

by Catherine. House

Set in Africa during the Christmas season, this is the story of a village preparing for a celebration - the birth of a child. The story is told in verse inspired by the traditional carol The Twelve Days of Christmas, but in this version by the author Catherine House the gifts are: 1 stork in a baobab tree, 2 thatched huts, 3 woven baskets, 4 market traders, 5 bright khangas, 6 women pounding, 7 children playing, 8 wooden carvings, 9 grazing goats, 10 drummers drumming, 11 dancers dancing and 12 storytellers. This is a Christmas steeped in the atmosphere of African village life, including descriptions of the objects and activities mentioned in the text

12 days of Christmas

2010

by Rachel Isadora

Sets the traditional Christmas carol in Africa, using a combination of text and rebuses. Includes author's note about some of the African traditions depicted.

Sleepytime Songs

2008

by Peter Yarrow and Terry Widener

"Snuggle down sleepy and warm with this soothing collection of beloved lullabies"--P. [4] of cover

The moon over Star

2008

by Dianna Hutts. Aston and Jerry Pinkney

In July 1969, the world witnessed an awe-inspiring historical achievement when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to set foot on the moon. For the young protagonist of this lyrical and hopeful picture book, that landing is something that inspires her to make one giant step toward all of the possibilities that life has to offer. Caldecott Honor-winning painter Jerry Pinkney and the poetic Dianna Hutts Aston create a moving tribute to the historic Apollo 11 Mission, just in time to commemorate its upcoming fortieth anniversary--From the publisher

Let it shine

2007

by Ashley Bryan

Illustrated versions of three well-known hymns. Includes musical notation

We march

2012

by Shane Evans

Illustrations and brief text portray the events of the 1963 march in Washington, D.C., where the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. delivered a historic speech

Stonewall Jackson’s Black Sunday School

2010

by Rickey Pittman and Lynn Hosegood

In 1855, people of color began attending Sunday school at the Lexington Presbyterian Church in Virginia. Stonewall Jackson himself was the first superintendent of the school. This nonfiction children's picture book tells the remarkable story.

The Beatitudes

2009

by Carole Boston Weatherford and Tim Ladwig

The Beatitudes form the backdrop for Weatherford's free- verse poem that traces the African American journey from slavery to civil rights

Spirit seeker: John Coltrane’s Musical Journey

2012

by Gary Golio and Rudy Gutierrez

Tells the story of the legendary jazz musician, from his deeply religious childhood to his career as a boundary- breaking musician who found inspiration in his own unique approach to both spirituality and music

What was your dream, Dr. King?

2013

by Mary Kay. Carson and Jim Madsen

An introduction to the example and achievements of the influential civil rights leader poses and answers key questions about his life and time, offering insight into such topics as segregation, the 1963 Civil Rights March, and the history and purpose of his famous speeches

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