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This book was written by Tololwa M. Mollel and illustrated by E.B. Lewis. This short book touched on the topic of minority cultures, but also taught many great lessons. Perseverance and determination were shown by the main character, Saurni. One activity I would do with the students would have them draw Saruni and then identify characteristics about his appearance, character traits, feelings and motivation.

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Written by Doreen Rappaport and illustrated by Bryan Collier. This book talks about Martin Luther King Jr. and his life. It touches on his early childhood, his involvement and fights for equal rights, and his assassination. This book is great to read around Martin Luther King day. An activity to go along with this book could be to create a timeline of events that happened in his life.

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We are the Ship- The story of Negro League Baseball

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We are the Ship- The story of Negro League Baseball

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This novel was written and painted by Nadir Nelson. Throughout this novel we are taken on a journey of what it is like to be a Negro League Baseball player, from the 1920's through the major leagues in 1947

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Trombone Shorty is written by Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews, and illustrated by Bryan Collier. This autobiography explains how Trombone Short came to be and how he reached the height of his musical career. An activity that could be completed with this book would be having your students create a graphic novel version of the book, being sure to include all the major events stated in the book.

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Uptown was written and illustrated by Bryan Collier. This book explains from a little boys perspective, why Uptown is important to him and why it is home.

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Written by Andrea Davis Pinkney and illustrated by Brian Pinkney. Duke was an influential African American who made a mark with his music. One activity I would do with this book would have the students make a paper musical instrument and write facts down about Duke Ellington's life.

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I am Hannah Alterman. When choosing these books, I wanted to create a set of that I could use as a future educator and think of lessons that I would want to implement in my future classroom. I feel that all the books I have chosen would be good for elementary aged students 2nd-4th grade. All of my books focus on African Americans and the struggles they have faced and talks about many influential people and the the effect they have made that is still important today. I would teach this set of books during black history month.

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This is the Dream is written by Diane Z. Shore and Jessica Alexander. It is illustrated by James Ransome. This is not the first book that Shore and Alexander have written together. This book talks about how live was pre civil right movement, during the civil rights movement, and after the civil rights movement. An activity you can do with you class is make a trifold and describe what life was like for the people before, during and after the civil rights movement.