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Black Books Galore! guide to great African American children's books / Donna Rand, Toni Trent Parker, Sheila Foster.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rand, Donna.
- Series:
- Blck books galore.
- Blck books galore
- Black books galore
- 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.
- African Americans in literature--Bibliography.
- African Americans in literature.
- Children's literature, American--Bibliography.
- Children's literature, American.
- Children--Books and reading--United States.
- Children.
- Children--Books and reading.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Bibliographies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xii, 243 pages) : illustrations.
- Other Title:
- Guide to great African American children's books
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Wiley, [1998]
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- This fully annotated guide opens the door to a wonderful world of reading for the children in your life. Here are the most positive, the best-written, and the most acclaimed books in every category, including board books, story and picture books, fiction, nonfiction, poetry, history, biography, fables, and more. Invaluable for parents, teachers, and librarians, this easy-to-use, illustrated reference guide features: quick, lively descriptions of 500 books, plus 200 additional recommendations; helpful guidelines for encouraging young readers; easy-to-find listings organized by age level and indexed by title, topic, author, and illustrator; portraits of selected authors and illustrators; and listings of award winners and Reading Rainbow Books.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- How to use this guide
- Books for babies and preschoolers
- Books for early readers
- Books for middle readers
- Books for young adults
- Appendix A: Books for parents and families
- Appendix B: Book awards: Coretta Scott King Awards
- Newbery Awards
- Caldecott Awards
- Reading Rainbow Selections
- Index of titles
- Index of authors
- Index of illustrators
- Index of topics.
- Notes:
- Includes indexes.
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Rand, Donna. Black Books Galore! guide to great African American children's books.
- ISBN:
- 9780585238944
- 0585238944
- OCLC:
- 38206781
- Publisher Number:
- 99990102135
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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