Eric Velasquez
1) Octopus stew
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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Description
Ramsey dons his superhero cape to rescue Grandma from the huge octopus she is trying to cook--or is he simply telling a story? Includes author's note on the story's origin and a recipe for Octopus stew.
Author
Publisher
Walker
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
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Description
The author describes Christmas at his grandmother's apartment in Spanish Harlem the year she introduced him to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Diego Velazquez's portrait of Juan de Pareja, which has had a profound and lasting effect on him.
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Language
Español
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Description
"The octopus Grandma is cooking has grown to titanic proportions. ¡Tenga cuidado! Ramsey shouts. Be careful! But it's too late. The octopus traps Grandma! Ramsey must use both art and intellect to free his beloved abuela. Then the story takes a surprising twist. And it can be read two ways. Open the fold-out pages to find Ramsey telling a story to his family. Keep the pages folded, and Ramsey's octopus adventure is real. This beautifully illustrated...
7) My Uncle Martin's words for America: Martin Luther King Jr.'s niece tells how he made a difference
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
In this inspirational story about Martin Luther King Jr.--told from the perspective of his niece Watkins--readers learn how King used his message of love and peace to effectively fight for African Americans' civil rights. Full color.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
A stirring yet jubilant glimpse of the youth involvement that played an invaluable role in the Civil Rights movement. Two young girls participate in a freedom march and listen to Dr. Martin Luther King speak during the Civil Rights movement.
10) New shoes
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"In this historical fiction picture book, Ella Mae and her cousin Charlotte, both African American, start their own shoe store when they learn that they cannot try on shoes at the shoe store"--
Author
Publisher
Albert Whitman
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
A biography of the first black woman to win an Olympic gold medal, from her childhood in segregated Albany, Georgia, in the 1930s, through her recognition at the 1996 Olympics as one of the hundred best athletes in Olympic history. Includes bibliographical references.
14) Racing against the odds: the Story of Wendell Scott, stock car racing's African-American champion
Author
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
A biography of Wendell O. Scott, who made history as the only African American driver to win a race in a NASCAR Grand National (now Sprint Cup) division.
Author
Publisher
Lee & Low Books
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"A thirteen-year-old African American boy in 1960s Greenville, North Carolina, uses his typing skills to make a statement as part of the Civil Rights movement. Based on true events. Includes author's note"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Thinking that luck--rather than hard work--has helped her succeed on the court and at school, ten-year-old Mia panics and turns to her twin brother for help when her lucky gold basketball goes missing from her charm bracelet.
Author
Publisher
Lee & Low Books
Pub. Date
©2020.
Language
English
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Description
"A picture biography of educator and politician Shirley Chisholm, who in 1968 was the first Black woman elected to Congress and in 1972 was the first Black candidate from a major political party (the Democratic party) to run for the United States presidency. An afterword with additional information, photographs, and source lists are included"--
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Millie danced to jazz in her Italian neighborhood. Pedro danced to Latin songs in his Puerto Rican neighborhood. It was the 1940s in New York City, and they were forbidden to dance together . . . until first a band and then a ballroom broke the rules. Machito and His Afro-Cubans hit the scene with a brand-new sound, blending jazz trumpets and saxophones with Latin maracas and congas creating Latin jazz, music for the head, the heart, and the hips....
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