Medgar Evers
“I am able to be me today because of M.E., because of Medgar Evers and his fight for civil rights,” says Renee in Medgar Evers: He Taught His Kids To Crawl So We Could Stand by Katina Rankin. One day Renee asked her sister, Alexis,...
“I am able to be me today because of M.E., because of Medgar Evers and his fight for civil rights,” says Renee in Medgar Evers: He Taught His Kids To Crawl So We Could Stand by Katina Rankin. One day Renee asked her sister, Alexis,...
“Finishing is far more important than starting” are the famous words of African-American Civil Rights Movement figure, James Meredith. In this book, March On Children! The Story Of James Meredith’s March Against Fear by Katina L Rankin, children will learn about how James Meredith had...
Have you ever wondered about the complexities of American Sign Language (ASL)? Deaf people use it all the time to communicate. But to those who don’t know the language, for that is what it is – a language - watching the communicating process looks like...
Mighty Big and Super Great: Texas Is The "Lone Star State"! written by Amber Manning, and illustrated by Kory Fluckiger, is an educational children’s book about Texas. It can be said to illustrate a love story between Amber and her state. This book is not...
For many, Africa remains a “dark continent,” for all that it could swallow the United States, China, India, and a large part of Europe whole. For some, it’s an ancestral homeland which evokes both pride and sorrow. Inspired by Alex Haley’s award-winning miniseries Roots, author...
Sometimes it’s difficult to see the good in others, especially when the others look bigger and stronger. Differences can be frightening, but they don’t have to be. Muffy was a small dog. Injured by another dog, a bigger dog, Muffy decided that all big dogs...
In an effort to help children of persons employed in the military cope with a brain injured parent, the National Academy of Neuropsychology Foundation, along with Brunella Costagliola, has compiled a book entitled My Dad Got Hurt. What Can I Do? The National Academy of...
Perseverance. That’s what it takes. Facing all of life’s difficulties, all those hurdles thrown in our path, what we need is perseverance. We can’t give up. We have to dream, dream big, and reach for our dreams with a determination that nothing will stop us....
Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial (A Stone of Hope) by Joanne Mattern is an educational children's book that teaches young readers about the man who stood up for black people's rights. This book teaches about the important points of his life, like his famous...
My Secrets by Oleg Borysiuk teaches young readers about many different animals. It is listed in alphabetical order, and gives facts about every animal. Did you know that flamingos are actually born white, not pink? Or did you know that bears have 42 teeth? Or...