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Mama Miti

Wangari Maathai and the Trees of Kenya

by Napoli, Donna Jo & Nelson, Kadir

One woman. One seed.One hope for the future.Thayu nyumba -- Peace, my people.Wangari grew up in the shadow of Mount Kenya listening to the stories about the pe...

Testing the Ice

A True Story About Jackie Robinson

by Robinson, Sharon & Nelson, Kadir

As a testament to his courage, Jackie Robinson's daughter shares memories of him, from his baseball career to the day he tests the ice for her, her brothers, a...

We Are the Ship

The Story of Negro League Baseball

by Nelson, Kadir

Using an "Everyman" player as his narrator, Kadir Nelson tells the story of Negro League baseball from its beginnings in the 1920s through the decline after Ja...

Michael's Golden Rules

by Jordan, Deloris & Jordan, Roslyn & Nelson, Kadir & Jordan, Michael

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Hewitt Anderson's Great Big Life

by Nolen, Jerdine & Harold, Jerdine Nolen & Nelson, Kadir

When tiny Hewitt is born into a family of giants, everyone learns that sometimes small is best of all.

Ellington Was Not a Street

by Shange, Ntozake & Nelson, Kadir

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Thunder Rose

by Nolen, Jerdine & Nelson, Kadir

Unusual from the day she is born, Thunder Rose performs all sorts of amazing feats, including building fences, taming a stampeding herd of steers, capturing a ...

Salt in His Shoes

by Jordan, Roslyn & Jordan, Deloris & Nelson, Kadir

Young Michael Jordan, who is smaller than the other players, learns that determination and hard work are more important than size when playing the game of bask...

Big Jabe

by Nolen, Jerdine & Nelson, Kadir

Momma Mary tells stories about a special young man who does wondrous things, especially for the slaves on the Plenty Plantation.

Big Jabe

by Nolen, Jerdine & Nelson, Kadir

Momma Mary tells stories about a special young man who does wondrous things, especially for the slaves on the Plenty Plantation.