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A photo-essay about the history and practice of Capoeira, a centuries-old Brazilian martial art incorporating traditional movements and rhythmic music, that is popular today as an energetic game played throughout the United States and around the w...

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From the creators of Zombies Don't Eat Veggies! comes a heartwarming and epic tale of four best friends who turn to the mythical monsters from their respective cultures to help them save the only home they've ever known.

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When her mother has a new baby, Elizabeti is given charge of her younger brother and finds it more difficult to take care him than it was to care for her rock doll.

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Based on true events in India in the 1970s, young Aani and the other women in her village defend their forest from developers by wrapping their arms around the trees, making it impossible to cut them down.

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Mai returns to Vietnam, the land of her mother's birth, to discover both a new country and something about herself.

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One by one, ten tiny oni, Japanese goblin-like creatures, grow larger and larger as they beat their drums on the sand, chasing away bad dreams. Includes the Japanese characters for the numbers from one to ten.

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Since money is tight on Thursdays, the day before his mother's payday, Andre is upset when he realizes that his report card and the promised celebration for making the honor roll will come on a Thursday.

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Narrates the life of Ray Charles from his childhood, when he became blind and learned how to read and write music in Braille, to his extraordinary success as a jazz and blues musician.

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Narrates the life of Ray Charles from his childhood, when he became blind and learned how to read and write music in Braille, to his extraordinary success as a jazz and blues musician.

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A young African American boy reflects on the spirit of Christmas and thinks of ways he can share what he has with others.

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A black child protests an unjust law in this story loosely based on Rosa Parks' historic decision not to give up her seat to a white passenger on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1955.

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When a young boy in Korea dreams of eating a New York bagel, he asks a farmer, a fisherman, a beekeeper, and a baker for help.

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An African American boy enjoys a summer day on his family's farm, milking the cows, fishing, and having fun.

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A group of children move and play, hum and sleep to a jazz beat.

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Nine-year-old Tamika uses photographs, school yearbooks, movie ticket stubs, and other mementos to try to restore the memory of her grandmother, who has Alzeheimer's disease.

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Eloise shares her love of colors with her blind friend Rainbow Joe, who makes his own colors when he plays beautiful notes on his saxophone.

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When a young Tanzanian girl gets a new baby brother, she finds a rock, which she names Eva, and makes it her baby doll.

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In 1940, the Japanese consul to Lithuania, with help from his family, defied his government to help hundreds of Jewish refugees escape from the Nazis. Here, Hiroki Sugihara, the consul's eldest son, recounts those events.

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When her maternal grandfather comes from China, Helen, who is biracial, develops a special bond with him, despite their age and language difficulties.

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In California during the Gold Rush, Rosabel and Sophie become friends because they are both outsiders. Rosabel has been given her freedom but her mother is a runaway slave. Rosabel knows they need to free her mother and there is an obvious way.

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In this uplifting story told in verse, a young boy living in the inner city projects tells about his hopes, fears, and dreams.

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A young boy unites with thousands of other orphaned boys to walk to safety in a refugee camp in another country, after war destroys their villages in southern Sudan. Based on true events.

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When her mother has a new baby, Elizabeti is given charge of her younger brother and finds it more difficult to take care him than it was to care for her rock doll.

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For hundreds of years, school children in Japan have been introduced to poetry through the work of Issa.

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A biography of John Lewis, one of the ?Big Six? civil rights leaders of the 1960s, focusing on his involvement in Freedom Rides, the March on Washington, and the march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama.

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In 1860, 11-year-old Lucy and her brother Albert despair when their parents are sold off the plantation. One day Albert brings home a sack of old quilts, and their patterns are secret messages to slaves to help them plan their escape via the Under...

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A photographic exploration comparing celebrations in seven indigenous world cultures and the United States, highlighting common rituals such as body decoration, music, and dance.

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A shy African American boy makes friends with his classmates by drawing a picture of a tree.

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A journey into the deep-rooted traditions, artistry, and energetic spirit that make up the world of African dance, past and present.

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A graphic novel based on the life and death of Robert "Yummy" Sandifer, an 11-year-old gang member from Chicago's Southside who was killed by his own gang members.

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