Christine A Platt

"It's a surprise visit! Ana & Andrew are excited when Grandma comes to visit. While she is there, the family tours the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture and learns about important African American achievements"-- Title page verso. "¡Es una visita sorpresa! Ana & Andrew están emocionados cuando Abuela viene a visitar. Mietras ella está allí, la familia hace una visita guiada del Museo Nacional de Historia y Cultura...

"It's the season's first snowfall! School is canceled, and Ana & Andrew play in the snow with their neighbors and learn to make snow ice cream. They save some snow cream in the freezer for their cousins in Trinidad who have never seen snow" -- Title page verso.

Ana & Andrew think they have seen every fun place in their hometown of Washington, DC. They are surprised when Papa takes the family to a spot they haven't visited! There, they honor an ancestor who fought for freedom

Frankie's first loose tooth might fall out when she is at the Kids' Journalism Conference with Mama, so Frankie and her toys hatch a plan to contact the Tooth Fairy, in a story that teaches young journalists the vocabulary of the trade.

¡Ana y Andrew están aprendiendo a toca el violín! Al principio es divertido. Cuando empiezan a perder interés, aprenden de un afroamericano importante sobre la importancia de practicar." -- page 4 of cover. "Ana & Andrew are learning to play the violin! They are excited to join the youth orchestra. At first it is fun. But when they start to lose interest, Ana & Andrew learn from an important African American about the importance of practicing."--Publisher's...

Para el Mes de la Historia Negra, Ana y Andrew se unen a un grupo de investigación en el Centro Comunitario. ¡Aprenden muchas cosas interesantes sobre Martin Luther King, Jr! Más tarde, hacen realidad uno de los sueños famosos de Martin. For Black History Month, Ana & Andrew join a research group at the Community Center. They learn many interesting things about Martin Luther King Jr.! Later, with the help of some other children, they make one...

¡Papá sorprende a Ana y Andrew con un viaje de un día a Harlem en la ciudad de Nueva York! Visitan lugares donde vivieron, escribieron y tocaron famosos artistas afroamericanos durante el Renacimiento de Harlem. De camino a casa, ¡hacen algo de arte por su cuenta! Papa surprises Ana & Andrew with a day trip to Harlem in New York City, where they learn about artists from the Harlem Renaissance. Later, they make their own art. --Title page verso....

Ana & Andrew are finally old enough to play team sports! Andrew tries out for the baseball team. When he is nervous before his first game, Papa tells him to think of Jackie Robinson, the first African American to play modern Major League Baseball.

In a charming new chapter-book series by a social-change advocate, young Frankie emulates her journalist mama by reporting on household news with the help of her sister and an unlikely news crew.

Introduces readers to Harriet Tubman and how she freed as many slaves as possible through the Underground Railroad.