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• Auntie Luce's Talking Paintings

  Latour, Francie

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  A little girl travels to Haiti to visit her Aunt Luce, an artist. During her visit, Aunt Luce shares her paintings of Haiti, which "takes the darkest colors and the brightest ones, and all the colors in between" to paint, the story uses…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The City Speaks in Drums

  Grant, Shauntay

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  Two boys from Halifax's North End travel through their neighbourhood and into the city beyond. The sights and sounds speak to them in rhythm. Their adventure ends at the harbour where they are “poppin’ and lockin’ hip hoppin’” on the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Firebird

  Copeland, Misty

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  This beautifully written story centers around Misty Copeland, a renown ballerina and the first African American principle dancer at the American Ballet Theatre. When Misty speaks with a young African American girl who also aspires to be a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Not Quite Snow White

  Franklin, Ashley

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  Tameika's school is putting on a play: Snow White, and Tameika who loves to sing, dance, and act is SO excited! Tameika cannot wait to audition, but when she hears her classmates saying that she's too tall, too chubby, and black, so she…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Oscar Lives Next Door

  a Story Inspired by Oscar Peterson's Childhood

  Farmer, Bonnie, 1959-

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  A historical fiction story told from the perspective of Oscar Peterson's fictional neighbour, Millie. A love letter to the neighbourhood of St. Henri, also known as Little Burgundy in Montreal, this beautifully illustrated picture book…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Parker Looks Up

  An Extraordinary Moment

  Curry, Parker

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  When Jessica Curry took her daughter's Parker and Ava to the museum on one rainy day no one knew how much it would change their lives. As they were leaving Parker looked up and saw the stunning painting of Michelle Obama that hangs in the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Squeak, Rumble, Whomp! Whomp! Whomp!

  a Sonic Adventure

  Marsalis, Wynton, 1961-

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  The sights and sounds of New Orleans come to life in the text and illustrations of Squeak, Rumble, WHOMP! WHOMP! WHOMP! A wonderful book to read aloud to listen and discover the sounds of everyday life, and the music that is made! K-3

• Harlem's Little Blackbird

  Watson, Renée

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  Florence Mills grew up with a big voice. A voice like thunder. A voice that would bring shivers to the spines of those who heard it. As a child, she loved to perform and word spread about her performances and she was soon sought by…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Josephine

  the Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker

  Powell, Patricia Hruby, 1951-

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  An extraordinary portrait of the passionate performer and civil rights advocate Josephine Baker. With beautiful art and captivating word choice, Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker brings to life the story of the woman who…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Legendary Miss Lena Horne

  Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956-

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  Before Lena Horne became a Hollywood starlet and a household name she was a small child torn between the dreams of her grandmother and her mother. Lena's grandmother valued education, good manners, and Black pride, while Lena's mother had…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Likkle Miss Lou

  How Jamaican Poet Louise Bennett Coverley Found Her Voice

  Hohn, Nadia L.

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  An excellently written and illustrated depiction of Louise Bennett's early life that incorporates her unique style of poetry and use of Jamaican patois in her writing. Despite being mocked and derided by her teachers for her use of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Little Leaders

  Bold Women in Black History

  Harrison, Vashti

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  Featuring the biographies of abolitionists, pilots, chemists, poets, and role models, Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History shares a broad spectrum of talented women who all made a difference for women, girls, and people around the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Little Legends

  Exceptional Men in Black History

  Harrison, Vashti

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  Featuring the biographies of aviators, politicians, artists, activists, and athletes, Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History shares a broad spectrum of talented men who left their mark in their communities and in history. A good…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Rise Up!

  the Art of Protest

  Rippon, Jo

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  Protests can make a difference, and the posters, images, and artwork of protest carry messages of resistance, hope, and a will for change. Rise Up! The Art of Protest explores the history of protest movements through the posters that came…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Shaking Things Up

  14 Young Women Who Changed the World

  Hood, Susan, 1954-

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  14 amazing women, 14 amazing poems. Shaking Things Up shares the lives of 14 women from history to present day in the form of free verse poetry. Artists, activists, athletes, journalists and more amazing women grace the pages of this book…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• She Persisted Around the World

  13 Women Who Changed History

  Clinton, Chelsea

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  The stories of 13 women who changed history around the world, from different places, with different abilities, and vocations. The story of women who dreamed big dreams, spoke up, spoke out, and fought for what they believed was right.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Nina

  a Story of Nina Simone

  Todd, Traci N.

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  Nina Simone was a talented pianist and vocal prodigy. But growing up in North Carolina in the 40s she faced prejudice and injustice, so much so that Simone eventually turned away from the piano, but not from music, or from performing.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Strange Fruit

  Billie Holiday and the Power of a Protest Song

  Golio, Gary

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  In 1939 two cultural outsiders combined their talents to create something amazing. Abel Meeropol, the son of Jewish immigrants wrote a song about the “Strange Fruit” that could be found hanging on a tree. Billie Holiday, was a young black…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Voice of Freedom

  Fannie Lou Hamer, Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement

  Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956-

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  Fannie Lou Hamer is regarded as one of the most powerful and impactful voices to exist during the Civil Rights Movement in the United States. By using her singing voice, and running for Congress, Fannie became the spirit of the civil…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• When I Get Older

  the Story Behind Wavin' Flag

  K'Naan

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  The inspirational story of poet and rapper K'naan (Keinan Abdi Warsame) and his experiences as a child living in and then fleeing from Somalia to Canada. Sharing the meaningful influence of his inspirational poet grandfather who during the…Read moreRead more of this annotation