The ABCs of Black history / words by Rio Cortez ; pictures by Lauren Semmer.

By:

Cortez, Rio [author.]

Contributor(s):

Semmer, Lauren [illustrator.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: New York : Workman Publishing, [2020]Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, color map ; 24 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781523507498

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

973/.0496073 23

LOC classification:

E184.7 .C673 2020

Summary: "B is for Beautiful, Brave, and Bright! And for a Book that takes a Bold journey through the alphabet of Black history and culture. Letter by letter, The ABCs of Black History celebrates a story that spans continents and centuries, triumph and heartbreak, creativity and joy. It's a story of big ideas--P is for Power, S is for Science and Soul. Of significant moments--G is for Great Migration. Of iconic figures--H is for Zora Neale Hurston, X is for Malcom X. It's an ABC book like no other, and a story of hope and love. In addition to rhyming text, the book includes back matter with information on the events, places, and people mentioned in the poem, from Mae Jemison to W. E. B. Du Bois, Fannie Lou Hamer to Sam Cooke, and the Little Rock Nine to DJ Kool Herc"-- Provided by publisher.

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Books	Riverfield Country Day School Picture books	Picture Book Collection	PB Cor (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	shelved in PB Cor		RCDS95011746

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"B is for Beautiful, Brave, and Bright! And for a Book that takes a Bold journey through the alphabet of Black history and culture. Letter by letter, The ABCs of Black History celebrates a story that spans continents and centuries, triumph and heartbreak, creativity and joy. It's a story of big ideas--P is for Power, S is for Science and Soul. Of significant moments--G is for Great Migration. Of iconic figures--H is for Zora Neale Hurston, X is for Malcom X. It's an ABC book like no other, and a story of hope and love. In addition to rhyming text, the book includes back matter with information on the events, places, and people mentioned in the poem, from Mae Jemison to W. E. B. Du Bois, Fannie Lou Hamer to Sam Cooke, and the Little Rock Nine to DJ Kool Herc"-- Provided by publisher.

Ages 5 and up Workman Publishing Co., Inc.

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