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Where Crocodiles Have Wings

by McKissack, Patricia C. & McKissack, Pat & Barner, Bob

A rhyming tale describing a magical place where surprises grow on trees and crocodiles have wings.

Loved best

by McKissack, Patricia C. & McKissack, Pat & Marshall, Felicia

Because she's the oldest and can do the most, Carolyn is sure she is loved the best. But then she begins to have doubts when her brother and sister seem to get...

Loved Best

by McKissack, Patricia C. & McKissack, Pat & Marshall, Felicia

Because she's the oldest and can do the most, Carolyn is sure she is loved the best. But then she begins to have doubts when her brother and sister seem to get...

Frederick Douglass

leader against slavery

by McKissack, Pat & McKissack, Fredrick

No Summary Available

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Man of Peace

by McKissack, Pat

Simple text and illustrations describe the life and accomplishments of the revered civil rights pioneer.

Mary Church Terrell

Leader for Equality

by McKissack, Pat & McKissack, Fredrick

No Summary Available

Mary McLeod Bethune

A Great Teacher

by McKissack, Pat

No Summary Available

Paul Robeson

A Voice to Remember

by McKissack, Pat & McKissack, Fredrick

Examines the life of the twentieth-century African-American singer and actor who spoke out against racism and injustice.

Jesse Owens

Olympic Star

by McKissack, Pat & McKissack, Fredrick

Describes the life of the sharecroppers' son who became an Olympic legend, and challenged Hitler's dream of Aryan superiority.

Messy Bessey's Holidays

by McKissack, Pat & McKissack, Fredrick & Regan, Dana

Bessey and her mother bake cookies for Christmas, Kwanzaa, and Hanukkah, and after cleaning up the kitchen, they distribute the treats to their neighbors.