Title Before the ships : the birth of Black excellence / written by Maisha Oso ; illustrated by Candice Bradley.

Publication Info.	New York : Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., 2024.
	©2024.

Copies

Location	Call No.	Status
Bloomfield at the Atrium	J PIC. BK OSO, M.	Check Shelf
East Hartford, Raymond Library - Children's Department	J 811 OSO	Check Shelf
East Hartford, Raymond Library - ON-ORDER (not available yet)		On Order
Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - New Children's Books	J 811.6 OSO	Check Shelf
Marlborough, Richmond Memorial Library - Children New	JE OSO	Check Shelf
Middletown, Russell Library - NEW Children's Items	P-OSO	DUE 06-20-25
New Britain, Main Library - Children's Department	J821 OSO	Check Shelf
Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Children's Department	P OSO	DUE 07-01-25
Simsbury Public Library - ON-ORDER (not available yet)		On Order
Windsor, Main Library - Children’s New Materials	PICTURE BOOK-ABOUT ME-OSO	DUE 06-30-25

Edition	First edition.
Description	1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Audience	Ages 4-8 Scholastic Inc.
	Grades 2-3 Scholastic Inc.
Summary	"Before the Ships is a powerful and poetic celebration of the early roots of Black history."-- Provided by publisher.
Genre/Form	poetry. (CStmoGRI)aatgf300055931
Subject	Africans (OCoLC)fst00799938
Genre/Form	Picture books (OCoLC)fst01726789
Subject	Black people -- Juvenile poetry.
Local Subject	Trafficking in enslaved persons -- Juvenile poetry.
Subject	Africans -- Juvenile poetry.
Genre/Form	Poetry (OCoLC)fst01423828
Subject	Africans -- Poetry.
	Picture books for children (OCoLC)fst01063717
	American poetry.
	Africa -- History -- Juvenile poetry.
	JUVENILE NONFICTION / Social Topics / Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance.
	Self-esteem -- Poetry.
	Slave trade (OCoLC)fst01120405
	Self-esteem -- Juvenile poetry.
	Children's poetry, American.
Genre/Form	Poetry.
Subject	Africa -- History -- Poetry.
	Slave trade -- Poetry.
	Picture books for children.
	Slave trade -- Juvenile poetry.
Genre/Form	Picture books.
Local Subject	Trafficking in enslaved persons -- Poetry.
Added Author	Bradley, Candice, illustrator. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjwhMyt6vdF4BDMrBTmmVC
ISBN	9781338849974 (hardcover)
	1338849972 (hardcover)
	9781338849981 (ebk)

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