James Haskins

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1) Bound for America: the forced migration of Africans to the New World

Author

Haskins, James

Pub. Date

1999

Lexile measure

1220L

Physical Desc

48 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 29 cm

Language

English

Description

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Discusses the European enslavement of Africans, including their capture, branding, conditions on slave ships, shipboard mutinies, and arrival in the Americas.

2) The day Fort Sumter was fired on: a photo history of the Civil War

Author

Haskins, James

Pub. Date

1995

Physical Desc

96 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Language

English

Description

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The course of the Civil War from Bull Run and on to Reconstruction is documented with photographs in this book which considers not just military maneuvers and politics but also the war's effect on women, Blacks, and children.

3) Rosa Parks: my story

Author

Parks, Rosa

Lexile measure

970L

Language

English

4) Champion: the story of Muhammad Ali

Author

Haskins, James

Pub. Date

2002

Physical Desc

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 32 cm

Language

English

Description

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A biography of Muhammad Ali, from his childhood in Louisville, Kentucky, his legendary boxing career, and his conversion to Islam and opposition to the war in Vietnam, to his appearance at the 1996 summer Olympics in Atlanta.

5) Count your way through China

Author

Haskins, James

Pub. Date

1987

Physical Desc

24 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 20 x 24 cm

Language

English

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Presents the numbers one through ten in Chinese, using each number to introduce concepts about China and Chinese culture.

6) I have a dream: the life and words of Martin Luther King, Jr

Author

Haskins, James

Pub. Date

1992

Edition

[Millbrook Press library ed.]

Physical Desc

111 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm

Language

English

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Presents the life, words, and principles of the noted civil rights worker through extensive quotations from his speeches and writings.

7) The day Martin Luther King, Jr., was shot: a photo history of the civil rights movement

Author

Haskins, James

Pub. Date

1992

Lexile measure

1140L

Physical Desc

96 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Language

English

Description

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Presents the history of the civil rights movement through pictures, newspaper clippings, and text, from colonial times to 1991, framed within the life of Martin Luther King, Jr.