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1) Tar Beach
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1991
Lexile measure
AD 660L
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
A young girl dreams of flying above her Harlem home, claiming all she sees for herself and her family. Based on the author's quilt painting of the same name.
Author
Lexile measure
AD 850L
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
With Harriet Tubman as her guide, Cassie retraces the steps escaping slaves took on the Underground Railroad in order to reunite with her younger brother. When Cassie Louise Lightfoot encounters Harriet Tubman and a mysterious train in the sky, "what follows is a compelling journey in which the author masterfully integrates fantasy and historical fact" (School Library Journal, starred review). Includes historical information on Harriet Tubman and...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2016].
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
AD 430L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"Celebrates United States immigration and the country's diverse immigrant heritage" --
Author
Pub. Date
1999
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
AD 980L
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 27 x 31 cm
Language
English
Description
A biography of the African American woman and civil rights worker whose refusal to give up her seat on a bus led to a boycott which lasted more than a year in Montgomery, Alabama.
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (30 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
This mixed-media special features animated shorts of bedtime stories with celebrity voices, lullabies by famous performers, and interviews with children talking about sleep, dreams, and the tradition of bedtime stories. The featured stories are "Goodnight Moon" about a young bunny's pre-bedtime rituals, "There's a Nightmare in My Closet" about a worried little boy who is convinced a monster lives in his closet, and "Tar Beach" the tale of 8-year-old...