African American & Black

The story of one of the most influential civil rights activist of our time. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was only 25 when he helped organize the Montgomery Bus Boycott and was soon organizing black people across the country in support of the right to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780439472265Author Dr Robert ColesFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Scholastic USPublisher Scholastic USWeight(grams) 91gDimensions(mm) 253mm * 203mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Booklist Books for Youth Editors' Choice and Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year and New York Public Library 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing 2013 and Orbis...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of NAACP Image Award.Book InformationISBN 9781592402496Author Hill HarperFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Gotham BooksPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams)...

Today, LeBron James is an international superstar who has won four NBA Championships, earned two Olympic gold medals, written books, and starred in blockbuster movies. He has played for the Los Angeles Lakers, the Miami Heat, and the Cleveland Cavaliers,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Coretta Scott King Award (Illustrator) 2013 and New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association Award (Picture Book) 2012.Book InformationISBN...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780316475112Author Vashti HarrisonFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Little, Brown Young ReadersPublisher Little, Brown & CompanyWeight(grams)...

Before Garrett Morgan became a successful inventor and saved countless lives with his creations, he was a little boy with a head full of ideas on how to make life better for everyone.At a tumultuous time filled with racism and discrimination, Garrett...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsShort-listed for NAACP Image Awards. Nominated for NCSS-CBC Notable Children's Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies.Book InformationISBN 9780375869730Author Renee...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781484749593Author Doreen RappaportFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint HyperionPublisher HyperionWeight(grams) 253gDimensions(mm) 278mm * 252mm * 4mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781620145876Author Bethany HegedusFormat HardbackPage Count 48Imprint Lee & Low Books IncPublisher Lee & Low Books Inc

An inspiring story of identity and self-esteem from celebrated athlete and activist Colin Kaepernick. When Colin Kaepernick was five years old, he was given a simple school assignment: draw a picture of yourself and your...

Simone Biles was raised by her grandparents and had to overcome many hardships as a child. After trying gymnastics for the first time on a field trip from elementary school, Simone continued with the sport, working hard and reaching professional levels...

Before she was a record-breaking, world-famous gymnast, Simone Biles spent time in foster care as a young child. Nimble and boundlessly energetic, she cherished every playground and each new backyard. When she was six years old, Simone's family took...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593480144Author Janay Brown-WoodFormat HardbackPage Count 24Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781503764095Author Laurel van der LindeFormat HardbackPage Count 40Imprint Sunbird BooksPublisher Phoenix International Publications,...

In this kids biography, discover the inspiring story of Nelson Mandela, who became the first black president of South Africa after spending 27 years in prison. In 1964, Nelson Mandela was sentenced to a lifetime in jail. His crime? Attempting to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Comstock Read Aloud Book Award 2021 and Rhode Island Children's Book Award 2022 and Texas Bluebonnet Award 2022. Short-listed for Ohioana Book Award - About Ohio...

Booklist starred reviewBlack activist Opal Lee had a vision of Juneteenth as a holiday for everyone. This true story celebrates Black joy and inspires children to see their dreams blossom. Growing up in Texas, Opal knew the history of Juneteenth, but she...

How do you tell a story that starts in Africa and ends in horror? About strength and pride and refusing to be broken? One that still hurts and still loves? A powerfully moving, poetic exploration of the story of slavery: from Africa to the tall ships,...

The true story of the high-flying Harlem Globetrotters -- the team that changed basketball forever.In this book you will find one-finger ball-spinning, rapid-fire mini-dribbling, and a ricochet head shot! You will find skilled athletes, expert players,...

ABC Black History and Me presents 26 historical concepts, events, and people-from A to Z-that are important in Black American history. From A is for Advocate to Z is for Zest, each letter of the alphabet is paired with inspirational historical concepts...

Even as a child, Martin Luther King, Jr. was shocked by the terrible and unfair way African-American people were treated. When he grew up, he decided to do something about it-peacefully, with powerful words. He helped gather people together for...

Discover Incredible Inventions by Black People (Ages 8-12)#1 New Release in Children's Inventors BooksYoung Trailblazers: The Book of Black Inventors and Scientists is a fun new book for children that teaches kids about inventions by Black people that...

In some parts of America in the 1950s, White people and Black people were treated very differently. Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King publicly fought against this - but in very different ways. This is the powerful and inspiring story of how they stood up...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593307359Author Nikole Hannah-JonesFormat HardbackPage Count 48Imprint KokilaPublisher Penguin Young ReadersWeight(grams) 397gDimensions(mm) 238mm *...

Even though slavery had ended in the 1860s, African Americans were still suffering under the weight of segregation a hundred years later. They couldn't go to the same schools, eat at the same restaurants, or even use the same bathrooms as white people...

A dedicated mom puts love into action as she creates the perfect rainbow-colored wig for her transgender daughter, based on the real-life experience of mother-daughter advocate duo Trinity and DeShanna Neal.Warm morning sunlight and love fill the Neal...

To one young narrator, it's the simple things that mean the most, like sharing laughter with a friend, taking family rides in the country, and kissing her mama's arm. When this poem was first published in 1978 in Honey, I Love and Other Love Poems,...

He would go on to become the first and only three-time (in succession) World Heavyweight Champion. Nicknamed "The Greatest," Ali was as well known for his unique boxing style, consisting of the Ali Shuffle and the rope-a-dope, as he was for the...

A New York Times Bestseller and National Book Award Winner Jacqueline Woodson, the acclaimed author of Red at the Bone, tells the moving story of her childhood in mesmerizing verse. Raised in South Carolina and New York, Woodson always felt halfway...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Booklist Books for Youth Editors' Choice and Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year and New York Public Library 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing 2013 and Orbis...

Kobe Bryant was just an eighteen-year-old high-school basketball player when he decided to enter the National Basketball Association's draft. Though he was the thirteenth overall pick by the Charlotte Hornets, he would never play a single game for them...

Born in Missouri in 1928, Maya Angelou had a difficult childhood. Jim Crow laws segregated blacks and whites in the South. Her family life was unstable at times. But much like her poem, "Still I Rise," Angelou was able to lift herself out of her...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781432850425Author Jacqueline WoodsonFormat PaperbackImprint Thorndike Press Large PrintPublisher Thorndike Press Large PrintWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780711245808Author Maria Isabel Sanchez VegaraFormat HardbackPage Count 32Imprint White Lion PublishingPublisher Quarto Publishing PLCWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780763670023Author Fran ManushkinFormat HardbackPage Count 32Imprint Candlewick Press,U.S.Publisher Candlewick Press,U.S.Weight(grams) 377g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780689856761Author Faith RinggoldFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Aladdin PaperbacksPublisher Aladdin PaperbacksWeight(grams) 180gDimensions(mm) 255mm *...

"A brilliant work of US history." -School Library Journal (starred review) "Gripping." -BCCB (starred review) "Accessible...Necessary." -Kirkus Reviews (starred review) A National Book Award Finalist for Nonfiction, Never Caught is the eye-opening...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780316475099Author Vashti HarrisonPage Count 26Imprint LB KidsPublisher LB KidsWeight(grams) 281gDimensions(mm) 178mm * 175mm * 18mm