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Thursday, February 10, 2011

Here & There: February 10, 2011

From School Library Journal

Places in the Heart: Celebrating Black History Month
School Library Journal asked some of the top kids’ book creators to choose their favorite children’s book about the black experience.

Here, There, and Everywhere: The United States Board on Books for Young People cites 40 international books for its 2011 honor list

Bullying: The Elephant in the Schoolyard (K-12 resources about bullying)

From Booklist Online

Classroom Connections: Marching for Freedom—Linking Literature to Primary Sources

Top 10 Black History Books for Youth: 2011

Top 10 Black History Books for Youth: 2010

From Wild Rose Reader

Black History Month Resources

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

More Books & Resources for Black History Month 2010

Books & Resources

Top 10 Black History Books for Youth: 2010 (Booklist)
Black History Series Roundup: 2010 (Booklist)
The African-American Experience: New Books that Take an Innovative Approach to History (School Library Journal, 1/6/2009)
Black History Month (Through The Looking Glass Children’s Book Reviews)
Children's Books that Celebrate the African-American Experience (Reading Is Fundamental)
Black History Books and Resources (Scholastic)
The Things We Share: Themes for Black History Month (Reading Rockets)
Twenty-Eight Days Later: A Black History Month Celebration of Children’s Literature
Black History Month: Books Lists & Other Resources (Wild Rose Reader)

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Poetry for Black History Month

Sweethearts of Rhythm:
The Story of the Greatest All-Girl Swing Band in the World
Written by Marilyn Nelson
Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney

You can read the Booklist review here.
You can read more about the book here.

The Poetry of Music: An Interview with Marilyn Nelson (School Library Journal, 10/29/2009)
Interview with Marilyn Nelson (The Brown Bookshelf)
Click here to listen to Marilyn Nelson read her poem A Wreath for Emmett Till.

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My People
Written by Langston Hughes
Photographs by Charles R. Smith Jr.
You can read the School Library Journal review here.

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Becoming Billie Holiday
Written by Carole Boston Weatherford
Art by Floyd Cooper

You can read about the book and learn about Billie Holiday here.
Author Interview: Carole Boston Weatherford on Becoming Billie Holiday (Cynsations)
Becoming Billie Holiday: Blog Tour (The Brown Bookshelf)

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Poems to Celebrate Black History Month (Poetry Foundation)
Langston Hughes (The Academy of American Poets)
Phillis Wheatley (The Academy of American Poets)
Paul Laurence Dunbar (The Academy of American Poets)
Black History (The Academy of American Poets)

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Black History Month: Book Lists & Other Resources

I thought I'd post my list of resources for Black History Month early this year.

Book Lists

From NYPL: Celebrate African-American History Month
From PBS Parents: Books that Bring the Black Experience to Life
2010 Black History Month Recommended Reading List from the Florida Department of Education. Divided into sub-lists for different grade levels: PreK-3, 4-5, 6-8, 9-12
Celebrate Black History Month: Spotlight On…February 2008 from the Metropolitan System of Oklahoma County
Black History Month 2005 Picture Books from metrolibrary.org
From Through The Looking Glass Children’s Book Review: Black History Month. Click on book titles to read the reviews.
African American Books from The Horn Book
From BookPage: Understanding the Past (Reviews by Deborah Hopkinson)
From the Kids’ Corner of the Henrietta Public Library of Monroe County in New York: 2008 Black History Month (2008)
From Reading Rockets: Favorite Books for Black History Month
From KidsReads. Celebrating Black History Month (2009)
From KidsReads: Celebrating Black History Month (2007)
From KidsReads: Celebrating Black History Month (2006)
From Scholastic: Books About Great African Americans for Grades PreK-4 and Up
Read Jules’s reviews of some great new books at 7-Imp in her post Good picture book biographies start here. She’s included images of some fabulous illustrations along with her reviews, too! (2008)
Booklist’s Black History Preview: 2009 (12/15/2009)
From Meridian Magazine: Black History Month through Books by Holly E. Newton
From MotherReader: Books for Black History Month (February 2008)
From Bright Horizons: Good Children’s Books for African American History Month

Other Resources for Black History Month

From the Library of Congress: African American History Month
From East Central Georgia Regional Library: Black History Month Sites
From TeacherVision: Black History Month—Teacher Resources
From National Geographic: The Underground Railroad
From Scholastic: Celebrate African American Heritage
From Scholastic: Culture & Change—Black History in America
From Scholastic: The Underground Railroad—Escape from Slavery
From Scholastic: Books About Great African Americans for Grades PreK-4 and Up
From Scholastic: The Top Ten African-American Inventors The Black Inventor On-Line Museum
From Reading Rockets: Black History Month
From Time for Kids: Black History Month
From The History Channel: Black History
PBS Kids GO!: Jazz Greats
Check out Tricia’s post Teaching Resources—African History Month at The Miss Rumphius Effect. (2008)
Here’s a link to Andrea Davis Pinkney’s Celebration Time: Black History Month is here and there's a party goin' on, which appeared in the February 2008 issue of School Library Journal.
From Time for Kids: A Then to Now timeline of Black History
Here’s a link to a post at the ESSL Children’s Literature Blog that presents selected books by notable African American authors: African American Children’s Writers.
From East Central Georgia Regional Library: Black History Month Sites
From Arlington, Virginia, Libraries: Black History Month Guide for Kids

From Wild Rose Reader
Following are links to some of my previous posts at Wild Rose Reader that include recommendations and reviews of poetry books and picture book biographies for Black History Month:

Edited to add: More Books & Resources for Black History Month 2010 (Wild Rose Reader)

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Here is a cento I wrote in the voice of Harriet Tubman for Black History Month in 2008. In the cento, I used only the titles of books written by African American authors or books about the African American experience…with one exception—Come with Me, a book of poems that was written by Naomi Shihab Nye. (I’ve printed the book titles in italics in my poem.)

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A Cento for Harriet Tubman

by Elaine Magliaro

Hush,

My Brown Angels,

Listen to The Distant Talking Drum.

Hear it Spin a Soft Black Song

Under the Quilt of Night.

I’m Only Passing Through,

Goin’ Someplace Special…

To The Other Side

Where there’s A Sweet Smell of Roses

And Freedom Like Sunlight.

I’ve Seen the Promised Land—

A place for All the Colors of the Race.

Now Is Your Time

To be Freedom Walkers.

Follow me on The Road North

To Liberty Street.

Come with Me

To The Other Side

Where we will Make a Joyful Sound.

We will Lift Every Voice and Sing…

Sing to the Sun.

Sing Free at Last!

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THE BOOKS

Hush by Jacqueline Woodson

Brown Angels by Walter Dean Myers

The Distant Talking Drum by Isaac Olaleye

Spin a Soft Black Song by Nikki Giovanni

Under the Quilt of Night by Deborah Hopkinson

Only Passing Through by Anne Rockwell

Goin’ Someplace Special by Patricia C. Mckissack

The Other Side by Angela Johnson

A Sweet Smell of Roses by Angela Johnson

Freedom Like Sunlight by J. Patrick Lewis

I’ve Seen the Promised Land by Walter Dean Myers

All the Colors of the Race by Arnold Adoff

Now Is Your Time! by Walter Dean Myers

Freedom Walkers by Russell Freedman

The Road North by Bettye Stroud

Liberty Street by Candice F. Ransom

Come with Me by Naomi Shihab Nye

The Other Side by Jacqueline Woodson

Make a Joyful Sound: Poems for Children by African-American Poets edited by Deborah Slier

Lift Every Voice and Sing by James Weldon Johnson

Sing to the Sun by Ashley Bryan

Free at Last! By Doreen Rappaport

Monday, February 16, 2009

More Book Lists & Resources for Black History Month

From East Central Georgia Regional Library: Black History Month Sites

From TeacherVision: Black History Month—Teacher Resources

From National Geographic: The Underground Railroad

From Scholastic: Culture & Change—Black History in America

From Scholastic: The Underground Railroad—Escape from Slavery

From Scholastic: Books About Great African Americans for Grades PreK-4 and Up

From Scholastic: The Top Ten African-American Inventors

The Black Inventor On-Line Museum

From Reading Rockets: Black History Month

From Time for Kids: Black History Month

From The History Channel: Black History

PBS Kids GO!: Jazz Greats

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Check out this previous post at Wild Rose Reader: Black History Month: Book Lists, Books Reviews, & Resources

Thursday, February 5, 2009

Black History Month: Book Lists, Books Reviews, & Resources

Book Lists

Books & Other Resources

MotherReader has two great posts at ForeWord, Black History Month Picture Books and More Black History Month Picture Books, in which she provides recommendations for picture books to read during Black History Month
Read Jules’ reviews of some great new books at 7-Imp in her post Good picture book biographies start here. She’s included images of some fabulous illustrations along with her reviews, too!
Check out Tricia’s post Teaching Resources—African History Month at The Miss Rumphius Effect.
Here’s a link to Andrea Davis Pinkney’s Celebration Time: Black History Month is here and there's a party goin' on, which appeared in the February 2008 issue of School Library Journal.
From Time for Kids: A Then to Now timeline of Black History
Here’s a link to a post at the ESSL Children’s Literature Blog that presents selected books by notable African American authors: African American Children’s Writers.
From East Central Georgia Regional Library: Black History Month Sites
From Arlington, Virginia, Libraries: Black History Month Guide for Kids

From Wild Rose Reader
Following are links to some of my previous posts at Wild Rose Reader that include recommendations and reviews of poetry books and picture book biographies for Black History Month and an original poem about Harriet Tubman: