1-12 of 12 results for All Resources

Dear Black Boy

Written by Martellus Bennett (reimagined by Mr. Tomonoshi!)

With dreamlike illustrations that invite children to place themselves in the pages’ scenes, this...

Pre-K - 8th

The Juneteenth Story: Celebrating the End of Slavery in the United States

Written by Alliah L. Agostini and Illustrated by Sawyer Cloud

On June 19, 1865—more than two years after President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation—the...

1st - 5th

What Is Juneteenth?

Written by Kirsti Jewel

On June 19, 1865, a group of enslaved men, women, and children in Texas gathered around a Union...

3rd - 7th

Shining Bright, Shining Black: Meeting 100 Inspiring Black Icons

Written by Jamia Wilson and Illustrated by Andrea Pippins

Shining Bright, Shining Black! is a rebound treasury of the best-selling, genre-defining Young...

2nd - 5th

The Juneteenth Cookbook: Recipes and Activities for Kids and Families to Celebrate

Written by Alliah L. Agostini & Chef Taffy Elrod and Illustrated by Sawyer Cloud

A commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States, the Juneteenth holiday has been observed...

3rd - 6th

Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement

Written by Angela Joy and Illustrated by Janelle Washington

Mamie Till-Mobley is the mother of Emmett Till, the 14-year-old boy who was brutally murdered while...

3rd - 7th
20764

Nobody Owns the Sky: The Story of "Brave Bessie" Coleman

Written by Reeve Lindbergh and Illustrated by Pamela Paparone
Nobody Owns the Sky is the story of Bessie Coleman, a young African American woman who pursues her...
1st - 4th
17095

Promises To Keep: How Jackie Robinson Changed America

Written by Sharon Robinson
A warm, intimate portrait of Jackie Robinson, America's sports icon, told from the unique...
3rd - 7th
17108

Stealing Home: The Story Of Jackie Robinson

Written by Barry Denenberg

Jackie Robinson was a great athlete, but his destiny went far beyond the baseball diamond. As the...

3rd - 7th
15193

The Last Black King of the Kentucky Derby

Written by Crystal Hubbard and Illustrated by Robert McGuire
This book tells the true story of Jimmy Winkfield, the last black jockey to win the Kentucky Derby...
1st - 4th
15153

Touch the Sky: Alice Coachman, Olympic High Jumper

Written by Ann Malaspina and Illustrated by Eric Valasquez
Meet Alice Coachman, whose parents think she needs to act more like a lady. Alice doesn’t give up...
1st - 4th
15111

What Color Is My World?: The Lost History of African-American Inventors

Written by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Raymond Obstfeld and Illustrated by Ben Boos & A.G. Ford
As they fix up their new house, Herbie and his sister discover how many things that we use every day...
3rd - 7th