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Black History Collection Grades K-2

Start your black history collection with this group of picture books perfect for a wide range of young readers. This collection includes a mix of biographies of African Americans who excelled in the arts and historical fiction books.

Collection of 8 books: $94.60

Juneteenth Jamboree

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Love Twelve Miles Long

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The Bus Ride

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The Secret to Freedom

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The Piano

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Up the Learning Tree

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Zora Hurston and the Chinaberry Tree

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Knockin' On Wood

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  • Front cover for Juneteenth Jamboree by Carole Boston Weatherford and Yvonne Buchanan
    Juneteenth Jamboree
    By Carole Boston Weatherford, Yvonne Buchanan
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    Juneteenth Jamboree

    Juneteenth Jamboree

    By Carole Boston Weatherford, Yvonne Buchanan
    A young girl, who has just moved to her parents' hometown, realizes that she has come home after the African American emancipation celebration of Juneteenth.

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  • Front cover for Knockin' On Wood by Lynne Barasch and Lynne Barasch
    Knockin' On Wood
    Starring Peg Leg Bates
    By Lynne Barasch
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    Knockin' On Wood

    Knockin' On Wood

    Starring Peg Leg Bates
    By Lynne Barasch
    An inspirational biography of Clayton "Peg Leg" Bates (1907--1998), an African American man who overcame the hardship of losing a leg at age 12 and went on to become a world-renowned tap dancer.

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  • Front cover for Love Twelve Miles Long by Glenda Armand and Colin Bootman
    Love Twelve Miles Long
    By Glenda Armand, Colin Bootman
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    Love Twelve Miles Long

    Love Twelve Miles Long

    By Glenda Armand, Colin Bootman
    Paperback reprint coming June 23, 2025

    A moving story about young Frederick Douglass and his mother, who walks twelve miles at night from a nearby plantation to visit him.

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  • Front cover for The Bus Ride by William Miller and John Ward
    The Bus Ride
    By William Miller, John Ward
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    The Bus Ride

    The Bus Ride

    By William Miller, John Ward
    With its inspiring introduction by Rosa Parks, The Bus Ride is a timely reminder for readers of all ages that no act is too small when it comes to confronting injustice.

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  • Front cover for The Piano by William Miller and Susan Keeter
    The Piano
    By William Miller, Susan Keeter
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    The Piano

    The Piano

    By William Miller, Susan Keeter
    Set in the deep South of the early 1900s, an African American girl learns to play the piano from her white employer and their mutual love of music rewards them with a friendship that transcends age and race.

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  • Front cover for The Secret to Freedom by Marcia Vaughan Crews and Larry Johnson
    The Secret to Freedom
    By Marcia Vaughan Crews, Larry Johnson
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    The Secret to Freedom

    The Secret to Freedom

    By Marcia Vaughan Crews, Larry Johnson
    In the days before the Civil War, a young enslaved girl and her older brother help slaves escape to freedom using the Underground Railroad quilt code.

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  • Front cover for Up the Learning Tree by Marcia Vaughan Crews and Derek Blanks
    Up the Learning Tree
    By Marcia Vaughan Crews, Derek Blanks
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    Up the Learning Tree

    Up the Learning Tree

    By Marcia Vaughan Crews, Derek Blanks
    Henry Bell is not allowed to learn to read and write. In fact, most enslaved children, like him, are severely punished if they are even caught with a book.

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  • Front cover for Zora Hurston and the Chinaberry Tree by William Miller and Cornelius Van Wright; Ying-Hwa Hu
    Zora Hurston and the Chinaberry Tree
    By William Miller, Cornelius Van Wright, Ying-Hwa Hu
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    Zora Hurston and the Chinaberry Tree

    Zora Hurston and the Chinaberry Tree

    By William Miller, Cornelius Van Wright, Ying-Hwa Hu
    The true story of the famous writer, who as a young girl, learned about hope and strength from her mother.

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