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Black Books Galore!: Guide to More Great African American Children's Books
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"Offers a wonderful overview of literature with black children inits focus." Jim Trelease, author, The Read-Aloud Handbook
"The perfect tool for parents and educators alike." BlackEnterprise magazine
"This is a great resource that fills a tremendous need. It shouldbe on parents shelves at home as well as in every school." Alvin F.Poussaint, M.D., Harvard Medical School
Black Books Galore! the nation s leading organizer of AfricanAmerican children s book festivals enriches the world of readingfor kids of every age. Find out what s new, acclaimed, andempowering in this up-to-the-minute guide.
Black Books Galore! Guide to More Great African American Children sBooks includes the latest reviews along with other exciting newmaterials. This easy-to-use, illustrated reference guide featuresthe best-written, most positive books starring African Americans,including:
* Quick and lively descriptions of over 400 titles, plus 200additional recommendations
* A calendar of great books to match the holidays and seasons
* Age-specific guidelines for encouraging your young readers frombabies to sixth graders
* Comprehensive indexes by title, topic, author, andillustrator
* Profiles and reflections of selected authors andillustrators
* Listings of award winners and Reading Rainbow Books
"Offers a wonderful overview of literature with black children inits focus." Jim Trelease, author, The Read-Aloud Handbook
"The perfect tool for parents and educators alike." BlackEnterprise magazine
"This is a great resource that fills a tremendous need. It shouldbe on parents shelves at home as well as in every school." Alvin F.Poussaint, M.D., Harvard Medical School
Black Books Galore! the nation s leading organizer of AfricanAmerican children s book festivals enriches the world of readingfor kids of every age. Find out what s new, acclaimed, andempowering in this up-to-the-minute guide.
Black Books Galore! Guide to More Great African American Children sBooks includes the latest reviews along with other exciting newmaterials. This easy-to-use, illustrated reference guide featuresthe best-written, most positive books starring African Americans,including:
* Quick and lively descriptions of over 400 titles, plus 200additional recommendations
* A calendar of great books to match the holidays and seasons
* Age-specific guidelines for encouraging your young readers frombabies to sixth graders
* Comprehensive indexes by title, topic, author, andillustrator
* Profiles and reflections of selected authors andillustrators
* Listings of award winners and Reading Rainbow Books
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256 pages, Paperback
First published June 29, 2001
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July 1, 2018
Can't we just have books, regardless of the genre, NOT ALL HISTORICALLY based, for kids that feature protagonists of racial and cultural diversity?! Almost every book mentioned in this book utilizes books published before 2000 (which is not an accurate portrayal anymore of AA lit for kids, but there still aren't as many options as I wish there were), and almost every single one has something to do with the Civil Rights movement or the Civil War...and I'm like....BUT....WHAT??? Granted, they showcase the award winners, yay, but for the books publication date, it breaks my heart that there wasn't and still isn't representation in terms of diversity in children's books.
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June 22, 2012Review by: Susan Overton
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Black Books Galore!: Guide to More Great African American Children's Books
Rand, D., & Parker, T. (2001). Black books galore!: Guide to more great african american children's books . (1 ed.). New York, NY: Wiley.
Call Number: J 973.0496 R153b
Price: $15.95
Relevance and Relationship: This book is a collection of books and stories that focus on African American Children.
Purpose: This book provides students, teachers, and parents with a list of books that were written for African American children as the focus.
Format: This book is in print.
Arrangement and Presentation: The book is arranged by grade level and then the titles are listed in alphabetical order. The book contains over 450 titles. Each title includes s short explanation of the book.
Diversity: This book will give the students a reference tool to find books that will explain the life and culture of African American Children.
Bibliography Reference
Black Books Galore!: Guide to More Great African American Children's Books
Rand, D., & Parker, T. (2001). Black books galore!: Guide to more great african american children's books . (1 ed.). New York, NY: Wiley.
Call Number: J 973.0496 R153b
Price: $15.95
Relevance and Relationship: This book is a collection of books and stories that focus on African American Children.
Purpose: This book provides students, teachers, and parents with a list of books that were written for African American children as the focus.
Format: This book is in print.
Arrangement and Presentation: The book is arranged by grade level and then the titles are listed in alphabetical order. The book contains over 450 titles. Each title includes s short explanation of the book.
Diversity: This book will give the students a reference tool to find books that will explain the life and culture of African American Children.
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July 31, 2010Children's Books
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August 12, 2012Many picture books and children's, YA novels. Abington Library has it in their Teacher/Parent section. Seems like a wonderful resource Published in 2002.
February 16, 2013
It's a good guide to start a library. We can talk about race all we want, but books bring all our choices home by allowing us to walk in another's shoes.
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