| Description |
40 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm |
| Summary |
Presents poems and brief biographical notes about such well-known African Americans as: Arthur Ashe, Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, Louis Armstrong, Martin Luther King, Jr., "Satchel" Paige, Rosa Parks, Langston Hughes, Jesse Owens, Marian Anderson, Malcolm X, Wilma Rudolph, and Billie Holiday. |
| Contents |
Contents: The man who became a word: Arthur Ashe -- Harriet Tubman speaks : Harriet Tubman -- "Ain't I a woman?" : Sojourner Truth -- Nickel-a-bucket tune : Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong -- "How long? Not long..." : Martin Luther King, Jr. -- "Father Time is coming" : Leroy "Satchel" Paige -- The many and the few : Rosa Parks -- Because my mouth is wide with laughter : Langston Hughes -- "I decided...to stay up in the air forever" : Jesse Owens -- Baby contralto : Marian Anderson -- My people : Malcolm X -- The black gazelle : Wilma Rudolph -- Lady Day : Billie Holiday. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR MG 4.8 0.5 43731. |
| Subject |
African Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile poetry.
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African Americans -- History -- Juvenile poetry.
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Children's poetry, American.
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African Americans -- Poetry.
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American poetry.
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| ISBN |
1568461631 alkaline paper |
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9781568461632 alkaline paper |
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1568461380 hardback t.p. verso |
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9781568461380 hardback t.p. verso |
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