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Black Books Galore! guide to more great African American children's books / Donna Rand, Toni Trent Parker.

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Kislak Center for Special Collections - Joanna Banks Collection E185 .R26 2001
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Rand, Donna, author.
Parker, Toni Trent, author.
Contributor:
Rand, Donna.
Black Books Galore! (Firm)
John Wiley & Sons, publisher.
Navta Associates, book designer.
Joanna Banks Collection of African American Books (University of Pennsylvania)
Joanna Banks Collection of African American Children's Books (University of Pennsylvania)
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
African Americans--Juvenile literature--Bibliography.
African Americans.
Children's literature.
American literature--African American authors--Bibliography.
American literature.
American literature--African American authors.
Children's literature, American--Bibliography.
Children's literature, American.
African Americans in literature--Bibliography.
African Americans in literature.
Children--Books and reading--United States.
Children.
Children--Books and reading.
United States.
Genre:
Bibliographies.
Penn Provenance:
Banks, Joanna (donor) (stamp) (Banks Collection copy)
Physical Description:
viii, 247 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Other Title:
Guide to more great African American children's books
Place of Publication:
New York : Wiley, ©2001.
Summary:
Designed to help parents, teachers, and other interested adults identify good books for and about African American children.
Contents:
How good books help children grow / James P. Comer
How to use this guide
"The season for reading" calendar
Books for babies and preschoolers
Books for early readers : grades K-3
Books for middle readers : grades 4-8
Appendix A : Books for parents and families
Appendix B : Book awards ; The Coretta Scott King Awards ; The Newbery Awards ; The Caldecott Awards ; Reading Rainbow selections
Appendix C : Reading interest web sites.
Notes:
Companion to: Black Books Galore! guide to great African American children's books. ©1998.
"Copyright ©2001 by Donna Rand and Toni Trent Parker"--verso of title page.
"Design and production by Navta Associates, Inc."--verso of title page.
Includes indexes.
Local Notes:
Kislak Center Banks Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2018 by Joanna Banks.
ISBN:
047137525X
OCLC:
47216424

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