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| Gateway | 10 December 2001 |
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| Gateway | 10 December 2001 |
Children's Books: African-American ListingsCompiled by Sally Lodge Reprinted with permission from the December 10, 2001 issue of Publishers Weekly published by Cahners Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Copyright 2001 by Reed Elsevier Inc. ABRAMS Tell All the Children Our Story: Memories and Mementos of Being Young and Black in America (Feb., $24.95, all ages) by Tonya Bolden presents the author's response to Margaret Burroughs's poem "What Shall I Tell My Children Who Are Black?" CANDLEWICK Mahalia (Jan., $19.99, 10-14) by Roxane Orgill examines the life and music of gospel singer Mahalia Jackson. No More! (Feb., $19.99, 9-12) by Doreen Rappaport, illus. by Shane Evans, profiles 11 individuals who resisted slavery. CHILDREN'S BOOK PRESS Reprint: Two Mrs. Gibsons (Sept., paper $7.95, 4-8) by Toyomi Igus, illus. by Daryl Wells, is a picture book depicting a multiracial America. CHRONICLE Bintou's Braids (Oct., $14.95, 4-8) by Sylviane Diouf, illus. by Shane Evans. A girl in a West African village learns that she is perfect just the way she is. CLARION One True Friend (Oct., $14, 9-12) by Joyce Hansen. Now living with a foster family in Syracuse, Amir writes letters to Doris, his best friend from the Bronx, in this sequel to The Gift-Giver and Yellow Bird and Me. Slave Spirituals and the Jubilee Singers (Oct., $16, 9-12) by Michael Cooper tells how this singing troupe from Fisk University embarked on a tour in 1871 to raise money for their school. COASTAL CAROLINA PRESS Princeville: The 500-Year Flood (Oct., $14.95, 6-10) by Carole Boston Weatherford. After a flood in North Carolina destroys the first town incorporated by former slaves, neighbors band together to rebuild their community. DIAL Bronx Masquerade (Jan., $16.99, 12-up) by Nikki Grimes. Students in a high school English class use poetry as an outlet for the hurt and frustration in their lives. EERDMANS When Daddy Prays (Feb., $16, 4-up) by Nikki Grimes, illus. by Tim Ladwig, is a collection of poems about the prayers recited by a boy's father. GROSSET & DUNLAP Muhammad Ali (Nov., $3,99 paper, 7-10) by Randy Gordon. A look at the life of this athlete. Tiger Woods (Feb., $ 3.99 paper, 7-9) by Andrew Gutelle. Photos and text focus on this golf star. GROUDNWOOD The Pot of Wisdom and Other Ananse Stories (Sept., $18.95, 4-12), retold by Adwoa Badoe, illus. by Baba Wague Diakite, collects 10 tales about this trickster spider. HARCOURT Mims Christmas Jam (Oct., $16, 3-7) by Andrea Davis Pinkney, illus. by Brian Pinkney. Two children send a special Christmas gift to their father, who is helping to dig the new subway in New York City. Mansa Musa: The Lion of Mali (Oct., $18, all ages) by Khephra Burns, illus. by Leo and Diane Dillon. Slave raiders seize a boy in an African village. HARPERCOLLINS The Other Side of Truth (Oct., $16.95, 10-up) by Beverley Naidoo. A girl and her brother leave Nigeria for London to escape a corrupt government and growing violence. Flight of the Raven (Oct., $15.95, 10-up) by Stephanie S. Tolan. Terrorists take a telepathic boy hostage in this sequel to Welcome to the Ark. Ray & the Best Family Reunion Ever (Jan., $15.95, 8-12) by Mildred Pitts Walter is a novella centering on a boy who comes to terms with his skin color at his Creole family's reunion. Danitra Brown Leaves Town (Jan., $15.95, 8-up) by Nikki Grimes, illus. by Floyd Cooper. During a summer apart, Danitra and Zuri keep in touch through letters written in verse. It's All Good Hair: Styling & Grooming Black Children's Hair (Feb., $12.95, all ages) by Michele N-K Collison presents tips on hair care. Reissue: Langston Hughes (Jan., $16.95,7-11) by Alice Walker, illus. by Catherine Deeter, is a picture book biography of this poet. Reprints: Promises to the Dead (Jan., paper $5.95, 8-12) by Mary Downing Hahn; and The Heart Calls Home (Jan., $ 5.95 paper, 12-up) by Joyce Hansen.HARPERCOLLINS/GERINGER Grannie and the Jumbie: A Caribbean Tale (Oct., $15.95, 3-7) by Margaret Hurst offers a folktale set in the Caribbean. HENRY HOLT Visiting Langston (Feb., $15.95, 4-8) by Willie Perdomo, illus. by Bryan Collier. A girl visits the Harlem brownstone where Langston Hughes wrote his poetry. IDEALS/CANDY CANE PRESS The Story of Martin Luther King (Jan., $6.95, 3-5) by Johnny Ray Moore, illus. by Amy Wummer, is a board book focusing on the civil rights leader. JUDSON PRESS Just Call Me Joe Joe (Oct., $12, 6-10) by Jean Alicia Elster, illus. by Nicole Tagdell, follows the title character as he gets life advice from a cast of historical figures. LEE & LOW Rent Party Jazz (Oct., $16.95, 6-up) by William Miller, illus. by Charlotte Riley-- Webb. A boy in 1930s New Orleans finds a way to help his unemployed mother pay the rent. Love to Langston (Feb., $16.95, all ages) by Tony Medina, illus. by R. Gregory Christie, collects 14 poems about Langston Hughes's life. LERNER The Masai of Africa (Nov., $23.93, 9-13) by Lisa McQuail examines the traditional and modern lives of these nomadic people. Oprah Winfrey (Nov., $7.95 paper, 11-18) by Katherine Krohn profiles this actress and TV personality. Cooking the West African Way and Cooking the East African Way (Nov., $25.26 each, 10-18) by Constance Nabwire and Bertha Vining Montgomery compile recipes and facts about the cultures of African countries. Malcolm X (Dec., $25.26, 11-18) by Michael Benson chronicles this leader's life. LERNER/CAROLRHODA Prudence Crandall (Oct., $21.27, 6-8) by Eileen Lucas, illus. by Kimanne Smith, centers on this 19th-century abolitionist who taught African-American girls. Sylvia & Miz Lula Maye (Feb., $15.95, 8-12) by Pansie Hart Flood, illus. by Felicia Marshall, is a novel about the friendship between a girl and her 99-year-old neighbor. The Daring Escape of Ellen Craft (Feb., $6.95 paper, 6-8) by Cathy Moore, illus. by Mary O'Keefe Young, relays the true story of two runaway slaves. Rescue on the Outer Banks (Feb., $6.95 paper, 6-8) by Candice Ransom, illus. by Karen Ritz. The first all African-American rescue crew saves victims of shipwrecks off the North Carolina coast. LERNER/LERNER SPORTS Venus and Serena Williams: Grand Slam Sisters (Sept., $5.95 paper, 9-14) by Terri Morgan chronicles the careers of these tennis stars. MCGRAW-HILL Celebrating African-American History (Jan., $13.99, 10-14) by Doris Hunter Metcalf collects biographies, activities and games. PENGUIN PUTNAM/FOGELMAN The Land (Sept., $17.99, 12-up) by Mildred D. Taylor. An African-American man in the post-Civil War South dreams of owning his own land in this prequel to Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. PHILOMEL Remember the Bridge: Poems of a People (Jan., $17.99, all ages) by Carole Boston Weatherford collects poems celebrating the African-American experience. PUTNAM Hush (Jan., $15.99, 10-up) by Jacqueline Woodson. After her father testifies against fellow police officers in a case involving a racial shooting, Toswiah and her family must move and assume new identities. SIMON & SCHUSTER Shayla's Double Brown Baby Blues (Sept., $17, 12-up) by Lori Aurelia Williams is a companion to When Kambia Elaine Flow In from Neptune. SIMON & SCHUSTER/ALADDIN Paperback Series: Childhood of Famous Americans adds Harriet Tubman, Freedom's Trailblazer (Jan., $4.99, 8-12) by Kathleen Kudlinski, illus. by Robert Brown. SIMON & SCHUSTER/ATHENEUM Imani's Music (Jan., $17, 6-9) by Seron Williams, illus. by Jude Daly, reveals how African music made its way to the New World. SIMON & SCHUSTER/ATHENEUM/SCHWARTZ Goin' Someplace Special (Sept., $16, 4-8) by Patricia C. McKissack, illus. by Jerry Pinkney, is a story based on the author's childhood. Under the Quilt of Night (Jan., $16, 5-10) by Deborah Hopkinson, illus. by James E. Ransome. Clara escapes on the Underground Railroad in this companion to Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt. SIMON & SCHUSTER/LITTLE SIMON It's Kwanzaa Time! A Lift-the-Flap Story (Oct., $5.99, 3-6) by Synthia Saint James explains the significance of this holiday. SIMON & SCHUSTER/SIMON SPOTLIGHT Series: New Little Bill titles are: WHITE MANE Slaves Who Dared: The Stories of Ten African-American Heroes (Sept., $19.95, 12-up) by Mary Garrison profiles 10 courageous former slaves. WILEY Series: WORKMAN Black History Brain Quest (Feb., $10.95, 9-up) by Barbara Ellis. This revised edition features 850 questions based on AfricanAmerican heritage. |
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