Kids Book Index
Dyson, Michael Eric, and Marc Favreau
This electrifying, can’t-miss story of American democracy is the “indispensable book we need right now” (Senator Raphael Warnock), “a must read for every American” (The Root), and “a balm for our democracy” (Reverend Al Sharpton).
American Wings Chicago's Pioneering Aviators and the Race for Equality in the SkySmith, Sherri LBut what hope did a Black person have of learning to fly in a country constricted by prejudice and Jim Crow laws, where Black aviators like Bessie Coleman had to move to France to earn their wings?American Wings follows a group of determined Black Americans: Cornelius Coffey and Johnny Robinson, skilled auto…Historical People, Places, and EventsOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Bard and the Book: How the First Folio Saved the Plays of William Shakespeare from OblivionAnn BausumThe unlikely true story of why we know the name William Shakespeare today, and the four-hundred-year-old book that made it possible.Four hundred years ago, no one bothered to write down the exact words of stage plays.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Rising from the Ashes: Los Angeles, 1992. Edward Jae Song Lee, Latasha Harlins, Rodney King, and a City on FireYoo, PaulaThousands of fires were set, causing more than a billion dollars in damage. In neighborhoods abandoned by the police, protestors and storeowners exchanged gunfire.Historical People, Places, and EventsOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details