Camping in the garden is fun. But can the children suevive the dangers of camping in the wild?
When her granddaddy becomes the first black registered voter in their small Mississippi town, little Joe learns about determination and courage in the face of prejudice.'
friendship surprise ! Sofia was a little girl that lived in a small town called Plumtown. She did not go to school because she had to help her mother make Plum Jam. but one day, her mother had enough money to buy a jam machine and Sofia could go to school. Even though Sofia had never gonr to school before, she was very smart because she loved to read. She was very excited to go to school, but…
Illus. in full color. "Ringgold recounts the dream adventure of eight-year-old Cassie Louise Lightfoot, who flies above her apartment-building rooftop, the 'tar beach' of the title, looking down on 1939 Harlem. Part autobiographical, part fictional, this allegorical tale sparkles with symbolic and historical references central to African-American culture. The spectacular artwork resonates with …
After Jiro encounters a life-like garden statue of a tall bird, he falls asleep and dreams of the story his mother once told him about a grateful crane.