Summer Sun Risin'

Summer Sun Risin'
Author: W. Nikola-Lisa
Publisher: Lee & Low Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2002
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781584302520

An African American boy enjoys a summer day on his family's farm, milking the cows, fishing, and having fun.

Bein' with You This Way

Bein' with You This Way
Author: W. Nikola-Lisa
Publisher:
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2014-08-29
Genre:
ISBN: 9781484433676

A poem about human differences and similarities, accompanied by paintings of an interracial group of children sharing a sunny day and the universal childhood joy of just being together.

Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky

Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky
Author: Elphinstone Dayrell
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 36
Release: 1968
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780395539637

Sun and Moon must leave their earthly home after Sun invites the Sea to visit.

Summer Wonders

Summer Wonders
Author: Bob Raczka
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
Total Pages: 35
Release: 2009-03-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0807595934

A book that celebrates all things summer—from playing at the park to swimming at the pool to catching fireflies. Children will delight in the rhymes that captures summertime fun.

Chasing the Rising Sun

Chasing the Rising Sun
Author: Ted Anthony
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 323
Release: 2007-07-13
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1416539301

Chasing the Rising Sun is the story of an American musical journey told by a prize-winning writer who traced one song in its many incarnations as it was carried across the world by some of the most famous singers of the twentieth century. Most people know the song "House of the Rising Sun" as 1960s rock by the British Invasion group the Animals, a ballad about a place in New Orleans -- a whorehouse or a prison or gambling joint that's been the ruin of many poor girls or boys. Bob Dylan did a version and Frijid Pink cut a hard-rocking rendition. But that barely scratches the surface; few songs have traveled a journey as intricate as "House of the Rising Sun." The rise of the song in this country and the launch of its world travels can be traced to Georgia Turner, a poor, sixteen-year-old daughter of a miner living in Middlesboro, Kentucky, in 1937 when the young folk-music collector Alan Lomax, on a trip collecting field recordings, captured her voice singing "The Rising Sun Blues." Lomax deposited the song in the Library of Congress and included it in the 1941 book Our Singing Country. In short order, Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Lead Belly, and Josh White learned the song and each recorded it. From there it began to move to the planet's farthest corners. Today, hundreds of artists have recorded "House of the Rising Sun," and it can be heard in the most diverse of places -- Chinese karaoke bars, Gatorade ads, and as a ring tone on cell phones. Anthony began his search in New Orleans, where he met Eric Burdon of the Animals. He traveled to the Appalachians -- to eastern Kentucky, eastern Tennessee, and western North Carolina -- to scour the mountains for the song's beginnings. He found Homer Callahan, who learned it in the mountains during a corn shucking; he discovered connections to Clarence "Tom" Ashley, who traveled as a performer in a 1920s medicine show. He went to Daisy, Kentucky, to visit the family of the late high-lonesome singer Roscoe Holcomb, and finally back to Bourbon Street to see if there really was a House of the Rising Sun. He interviewed scores of singers who performed the song. Through his own journey he discovered how American traditions survived and prospered -- and how a piece of culture moves through the modern world, propelled by technology and globalization and recorded sound.

Ron's Big Mission

Ron's Big Mission
Author: Rose Blue
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009-01-22
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0525478493

Nine-year-old Ron loves going to the Lake City Public Library to look through all the books on airplanes and flight. Today, Ron is ready to take out books by himself. But in the segregated world of South Carolina in the 1950s, Ron's obtaining his own library card is not just a small rite of passage—it is a young man's first courageous mission. Here is an inspiring story, based on Ron McNair's life, of how a little boy, future scientist, and Challenger astronaut desegregated his library through peaceful resistance.

Step Right Up

Step Right Up
Author: Donna Janell Bowman
Publisher: Lee & Low Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781620141489

A biography of William "Doc" Key, a former slave and self-trained veterinarian who taught his horse, Jim, to read, write, and do math, and who helped teach the world to treat animals kindly

Sumo Joe

Sumo Joe
Author: Mia Wenjen
Publisher: Lee & Low Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781620148020

In this sweet and funny story, Sumo Joe and his friends enjoy pretending to be sumo wrestlers. But when his little sister wants to join their boys-only game, what should Sumo Joe do? Full color.

Jay and Ben

Jay and Ben
Author: Lulu Delacre
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781600604607

Jay and Ben is an interactive book developed for childen with developmental and learning differences, including autism spectrum disorder, ADHD and dyslexia. Jay can make his own breakfast, dress himself and play by himself, but sometimes he feels sad and wishes for a friend. When a magical horse appears and befriends Jay, his wishes come true. Text is represented clearly through sequential illustrations and picture symbols, enabling students to follow the story's plot and recognise printed words. Jay and Ben can be used to support a wide array of abilities.

Our Celebración!

Our Celebración!
Author: Susan Middleton Elya
Publisher: Lee & Low Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2018
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781620142714

A delightful rhyming romp through the festivities of a small town's summer parade and celebration, written in English with Spanish words sprinkled throughout.