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Our collection of picture books featuring Black and Indigenous people and People of Color (BIPOC) is available to the public. *Inclusion of a title in the collection DOES NOT EQUAL a recommendation.* Click here for more on book evaluation.

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Ryan and Jimmy

2006

by Herb. Shoveller

A story of one little boy's dream to provide clean drinking water to the people of Africa

Selvakumar Knew Better

2006

by Virginia L. Kroll and Xiaojun Li

When a giant tsunami approaches his village, seven-year-old Dinakaran is saved by the family dog. Based on a true story; includes facts about the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.

Shades of black

2006

by Sandra L. Pinkney and Myles C. Pinkney

Photographs and poetic text celebrate the beauty and diversity of African-American children

Sidewalk Chalk

2006

by Carole Boston Weatherford and Dimitrea Tokunbo

"At every corner, down every block, a city percolates with people at work and play: girls jumping double Dutch, the shoeshine man polishing a pair of wing tips, boys heading toward the basketball court. Each neighborhood is filled with unique characters (the beautician, the barber, the short-order cook) and places (the storefront churches, the outdoor market, the park pool) - all as familiar as family. Carole Boston Weatherford pays tribute to these sights and sounds of urban life in twenty fresh and rhythmic poems. In quiet moments and lively street scenes, her work captures the excitement and diversity found in these places that have "no trees / to climb" but where people young and old still "reach for the stars." Dimitrea Tokunbo's vivid illustrations are sure to delight." -- publisher

Sofie and the city

2006

by Karima Grant and Janet Montecalvo

When Sofie calls her grandmother in Senegal on Sundays, she complains about the ugliness of the city she now lives in, but her life changes when she makes a new friend

Be water, my friend

2006

by Ken Mochizuki and Dom Lee

"A biography of Bruce Lee focusing on his early years in Hong Kong, where he discovered martial arts and began developing the physical and mental skills that led to his career as a legendary martial artist and film star"-- Provided by publisher

Sparky’s bark / El ladrido de Sparky

2006

by Mimi Chapra and Viví Escrivá

When young Lucy travels from Latin America to visit relatives in Ohio, she is very homesick until she realizes that the only way to communicate with her cousin's frisky dog is to learn to speak English.

Su Dongpo

2006

by Demi

"A biography of Su Dongpo, Chinese poet, civil engineer, and statesman, whose appreciation for nature and justice were evident in his works and led him to experience both triumph and adversity in 11th century China"--Provided by publisher