Diane Dillon
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A retelling of a traditional West African tale that reveals how the mosquito developed its annoying habit. A mosquito annoyed the iguana, who frightened the python, who scared the rabbit ... and now the whole jungle is in an uproar because the sun won't rise. The animals discuss the situation and decide to punish the mosquito. Even today, whenever we hear a mosquito buzz, we smack it hard!
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Caldecott medal book volume 1977
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English
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OBD Black History Month (February) - YOUTH
OBD Caldecott Medal Winners - YOUTH
Telling a People's Story
OBD Caldecott Medal Winners - YOUTH
Telling a People's Story
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Explains some traditions and customs of twenty-six African tribes beginning with letters from A to Z.
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Works volume Book 9
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English
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An illustrated edition of Martin Luther King's famous "I have a dream" speech.
Presents illustrations and the text of the speech given by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on August 28, 1963, at the Lincoln Memorial, in which he described his visionary dream of equality and brotherhood for humankind.
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English
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Black Authors: Board and Picture Books (SCPL-YS)
OBD Black History Month (February) - YOUTH
OBD Coretta Scott King Award - YOUTH
OBD Black History Month (February) - YOUTH
OBD Coretta Scott King Award - YOUTH
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Collection of 19 folktales, legends, and true stories celebrating the heroic cunning, patience, and courage of African-American women and girls.
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This nineteenth-century tale of an electric submarine, its eccentric captain, and the undersea world, anticipated many of the scientific achievements of the twentieth century. The adventures of a French scientist and his companions who travel the seven seas as prisoners in the submarine of the mysterious Captain Nemo.
14) Wind child
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English
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Unaware of her unusual parentage, Resshie grows up restless and longing to know the secrets of the wind and she uses her extraordinary ability as a weaver to help her achieve her dream.
15) Home
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English
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Thirteen authors and seventeen illustrators celebrate the places and things that make up the home, in support of Share Our Strength's (SOS) fight against homelessness.