Linda Brown, You Are Not Alone

Linda Brown, You Are Not Alone
Author: Joyce Carol Thomas
Publisher: Jump At The Sun
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2003-12-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780786808212

When the Supreme Court decision to desegregate public schools was handed down in 1954, the course of American history was forever changed. Here are personal reflections, stories, and poems from ten of today's most accomplished writers for children, all young people themselves at the time of the Brown v. Board of Education decision. Included are Michael Cart, Jean Craighead George, Eloise Greenfield, Lois Lowry, Katherine Paterson, Ishmael Reed, Jerry Spinelli, Quincy Troupe, Joyce Carol Thomas, and Leona Nicholas Welch. With a compelling introduction by editor Joyce Carol Thomas and stunning pastel artwork by Curtis E. James, this collection celebrates the hard-earned promise of equality in education.

Miscarriage

Miscarriage
Author: Stephanie Green
Publisher: New Growth Press
Total Pages: 12
Release: 2014-11-29
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1939946832

Anyone who has suffered through a miscarriage knows that it is one of the most painful experiences a woman can have. There's an emptiness inside that you cannot describe and that no one else seems to understand. How can you grieve so much for a person you never really knew? With the compassion and wisdom of personal experience, Stephanie ...

The Complete Guide to Service Learning

The Complete Guide to Service Learning
Author: Cathryn Berger Kaye
Publisher: Free Spirit Publishing
Total Pages: 419
Release: 2004
Genre: Education
ISBN: 157542133X

Presents tips and advice for professionals who are creating or overseeing service-learning programs.

The Cambridge Companion to African American Women's Literature

The Cambridge Companion to African American Women's Literature
Author: Angelyn Mitchell
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2009-04-30
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 0521858887

The Cambridge Companion to African American Women's Literature covers a period dating back to the eighteenth century. These specially commissioned essays highlight the artistry, complexity and diversity of a literary tradition that ranges from Lucy Terry to Toni Morrison. A wide range of topics are addressed, from the Harlem Renaissance to the Black Arts Movement, and from the performing arts to popular fiction. Together, the essays provide an invaluable guide to a rich, complex tradition of women writers in conversation with each other as they critique American society and influence American letters. Accessible and vibrant, with the needs of undergraduate students in mind, this Companion will be of great interest to anybody who wishes to gain a deeper understanding of this important and vital area of American literature.

I Have Heard of a Land

I Have Heard of a Land
Author: Joyce Carol Thomas
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2000-01-05
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780064436175

I have heard of a land Where the imagination has no fences Where what is dreamed one night Is accomplished the next day/FONT In the late 1880s, signs went up all around America - land was free in the Oklahoma territory. And it was free to everyone: Whites, Blacks, men and women alike. All one needed to stake a claim was hope and courage, strength and perseverance. Thousands of pioneers, many of them African-Americans newly freed from slavery, headed west to carve out a new life in the Oklahoma soil. Drawing upon her own family history, National Book Award winner Joyce Carol Thomas has crafted an unforgettable anthem to these brave and determned people from America's past. Richly illustrated by Coretta Scott King Award honoree Floyd Cooper, I Have Heard of a Land is a glorious tribute to the Afrian-American pioneer spirit. 00-01 Sequoyah Children's Book Award Masterlist

If You Really Loved Me

If You Really Loved Me
Author: Ann Rule
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 644
Release: 1992-04
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 0671769200

A story of crime and punishment.

Sensible Hare and the Case of Carrots

Sensible Hare and the Case of Carrots
Author: Daren King
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 104
Release: 2009
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780399250385

When Mazy Rabbit arrives at the Hare Detective Agency, she asks Sensible Hare to find her missing suitcase of carrots.

A Long Walk to Water

A Long Walk to Water
Author: Linda Sue Park
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 145
Release: 2010
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0547251270

When the Sudanese civil war reaches his village in 1985, 11-year-old Salva becomes separated from his family and must walk with other Dinka tribe members through southern Sudan, Ethiopia and Kenya in search of safe haven. Based on the life of Salva Dut, who, after emigrating to America in 1996, began a project to dig water wells in Sudan. By a Newbery Medal-winning author.

Effective Instruction for English Language Learners

Effective Instruction for English Language Learners
Author: Julie Jacobson
Publisher: Guilford Press
Total Pages: 201
Release: 2011-04-27
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1609182529

Motivating lessons designed to improve the content learning and literacy skills of English language learners (ELLs) in K-8. Offering research-supported strategies that teachers can implement immediately, the book explains how to use content-area texts to support ELLs' growth in eg comprehension, pronunciation, fluency, vocabulary, and grammar.

Black History in the Pages of Children's Literature

Black History in the Pages of Children's Literature
Author: Rose Casement
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Total Pages: 342
Release: 2008
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780810858435

This book presents Black history contextualized in chapters that provide both an introduction to historical periods and an annotated bibliography of outstanding children's literature that can be used to introduce and teach the history of each period.