Kenya, an east African nation, has a great deal of diversity—its population includes more than a dozen major tribes and its wildlife preserves are home to thousands of animal species. In First Come the Zebra, Lynne Bar...

When asked why he chose to illustrate First Day in Grapes, Robert Casilla responded, "Stories that help kids become familiar with kids of other cultures or others in different situations are books that I like to illustr...

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Chico’s father is a migrant worker, and so the family moves from place to place following the harvest of fruits and vegetables in California. September is marked by the harvest of grapes and the beginning ...

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Synopsis
This picture book biography focuses on the childhood of Frederick Douglass leading up to a pivotal event in which he defends himself against a white slave breaker—a man whose job it was to break the spirit...