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The Last Black King of the Kentucky Derby

Review
By Practically Paradise

I celebrated the last black king - Jimmy Winkfield - as I read this with students. We rejoiced over his success and were thrilled with the descriptions of the race. . . . A suspenseful exciting picture book that middle school students related to as well as elementary . . . the simplicity of the drawings maintains the quick flow of the story and keeps the pages turning.