Andrea Davis Pinkney

Scat Cat Monroe, a feline fan, tells the story of how small town girl Ella Fitzgerald became one of the world's best-known songstresses.

In 1936, three children meet at the Mercy Home for Negro Orphans in New York State, and while not all three are orphans, they are all dealing with grief and loss which together, along with the help of a sympathetic staff member and the boxing matches of Joe Louis, they manage to overcome. Includes author's notes.

Cutie LaRue is perfect in nearly every way, but her sleeplessness causes problems for her parents until they send for a new toy that introduces Cutie to the Dreamland Nightclub.

Peggony-Po, carved out of wood by his father, a one-legged whaler, determines to catch the huge whale that ate his father's leg.

Describes the origins and practices of Kwanzaa, the seven-day festival during which people of African descent rejoice in their ancestral values.

Explores the intersecting lives of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. and gospel singer Mahalia Jackson at the historic moment when their joined voices inspired landmark changes.

Harriet Tubman, quien naci̤ esclavizada, se convirti̤ en una de las conductoras m̀s exitosas, m̀s decidida y conocida del Ferrocarril Subterr̀neo. Con el amor de su familia firmemente plantado en su coraz̤n, Harriet mir̤ a la Estrella del Norte en busca de orientaci̤n para escapar, y su luz la ayud̤ a salir de la esclavitud. Su coraje le permiti̤ ayudar a muchos otros a llegar tambǐn a tierra de libertad. En este chapter book biogr̀fico...