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The Story of Olympic Swimmer Duke Kahanamoku
By Ellen Crowe, Richard WaldrepThe Story of Olympic Swimmer Duke Kahanamoku
By Ellen Crowe, Richard WaldrepView DetailsThis entry in the innovative "Story" line of chapter-book biographies focuses on Duke Kahanamoku, the six-time Olympic swimming champion and a legendary surfer who popularized surfing around the world.
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In the Time of the Drums
By Kim L. Siegelson, Brian PinkneyIn the Time of the Drums
By Kim L. Siegelson, Brian PinkneyView DetailsMentu, an enslaved child, learns about the culture of his people from his grandmother, Twi in this Gullah folk tale of an insurrection at Teakettle Creek.
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La tienda de Mamá y Papá
By Amelia Lau CarlingLa tienda de Mamá y Papá
By Amelia Lau CarlingView DetailsIn Spanish. A young girl describes what a typical day is like in her parents' Chinese store in Guatemala City, Guatemala. Recipient of a Pura Belpré Illustrator Award Honor in 2000.
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Mama and Papa Have a Store
By Amelia Lau CarlingMama and Papa Have a Store
By Amelia Lau CarlingView DetailsA young girl describes what a typical day is like in her parents' Chinese store in Guatemala City, Guatemala. Recipient of a Pura Belpré Illustrator Award Honor in 2000.
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Ink and Ashes
By Valynne MaetaniInk and Ashes
By Valynne MaetaniView DetailsIn this heart-pounding YA mystery, teenager Claire Takata stumbles on a secret from the past and must race to outrun her father's dangerous legacy.
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My Tata's Remedies
Los remedios de mi TataBy Roni C. Ashford, Antonio Castro L.View DetailsA bilingual story of family and traditional wisdom: Tata teaches grandson Aaron natural remedies through healing neighbors and family.
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As Fast As Words Could Fly
By Pamela M. Tuck, Eric VelasquezAs Fast As Words Could Fly
By Pamela M. Tuck, Eric VelasquezView DetailsThe story of Mason Steele, an African American boy in 1960s Greenville, North Carolina, who relies on his inner strength and his typing skills to break racial barriers after he begins attending a "whites-only" high school.
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The Palm of My Heart
Poetry by African American ChildrenBy Davida Adedjouma, R. Gregory ChristieView DetailsWhen children are encouraged to celebrate their lives -- their joys, their influences, their hopes -- the results are pure poetry.
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Say Hola to Spanish
By Susan Middleton Elya, Loretta LopezSay Hola to Spanish
By Susan Middleton Elya, Loretta LopezView DetailsFull of fun rhyming verse, this book helps readers begin to learn Spanish.