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Coretta Scott King - African American authors and illustrators

Pura Belpre Award - Latino or Latina author and illustrator

Schneider Family Book Award - author or illustrator for book that embodies the disability experience

Walter Awards - diverse authors who champion marginalizes voices

1) Langston Hughes

Author

Hughes, Langston

Series

Poetry for young people

Publisher

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Pub. Date

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Language

English

Description

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A brief profile of African American poet Langston Hughes accompanies some of his better known poems for children.

2) Night on Neighborhood Street

Author

Greenfield, Eloise

Publisher

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Pub. Date

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Language

English

Description

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A collection of poems exploring the sounds, sights, and emotions enlivening a black neighborhood during the course of one evening.

3) Remember the bridge: poems of a people

Author

Weatherford, Carole Boston

Publisher

Philomel Books

Pub. Date

[2002]

Language

English

Description

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Poems about African Americans throughout U.S. history, illustrated with historic engravings and photographs.

4) The undefeated

Author

Alexander, Kwame

Publisher

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Pub. Date

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Language

English

Appears on these lists

Caldecott
Coretta Scott King
Juneteenth - Children's

Formats

Book, eBook, Kindle

Description

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"The Newbery Award-winning author of The Crossover pens an ode to black American triumph and tribulation, with art from a two-time Caldecott Honoree"-- Presents an ode to black American triumph and tribulation.

5) Nathaniel talking

Author

Greenfield, Eloise

Publisher

Black Butterfly Children's Books

Pub. Date

[1988]

Language

English

Appears on list

Coretta Scott King

Description

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Poems by Nathaniel, a spirited nine-year-old poet who raps and rhymes about what it's like to be nine, his education, and his family life. Includes instructions for children on how to create a twelve-bar blues poem.