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Poetry and Music
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Share your spirit with a beloved child by giving the nurturing gift of poetry or music. These precious books have been carefully chosen to introduce young readers to the best of a long, vital tradition of African American literature and lyricism. Studies have shown that creativity is an important component of academic achievement. And the beauty of these volumes will delight all generations. Every title is sold at a SPECIAL BELOW RETAIL DISCOUNT PRICE. Click on the book cover for more information about the book.

Angels
Drawings by Jan Spivey Gilchrist
Poems by Eloise Greenfield
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Night On Neighborhood Street
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Honey, I Love
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Water,Water
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Mimi's Tutu
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Madelia
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Ashley Bryan's ABC of African American Poetry
Selected and illustrated by Ashley Bryan
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All Night, All Day
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The Night Has Ears
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The House With No Door
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Be a Friend
The Story of African American Music in Song, Words and Pictures
by Leotha Stanley
Illustrated by Henry Hawkins
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 Cover Art Brown Honey in Broomwheat Tea
Poems by Joyce Carol Thomas
Illustrated by Floyd Cooper
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Gingerbread Days
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I Have Heard of a Land
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Hush Songs
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For the Love of the Game
Michael Jordan and Me
by Eloise Greenfield
Illustrations by Jan Spivey Gilchrist
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African-American Songs for Children
Selected by Wade & Cheryl Hudson
Illustrated by Floyd Cooper
Book and Cassette
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Pass It On
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In Praise of Our Fathers
and Our Mothers
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Afro-Bets Book of Black Heroes from A to Z
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Kid's Book of Wisdom
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Hopscotch Love
A Family Treasury of Love Poems
by Nikki Grimes
Illustrated by Medodye Benson Rosales
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Aneesa Lee and the Weaver's Gift
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It's Raining Laughter
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Leola and the Honeybears
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In Daddy's Arms I Am Tall
African Americans Celebrating Fathers
Illustrated by Javaka Steptoe
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Isn't My Name Magical?
Sister and Brother Poems
by James Berry
Illustrated by Shelly Hehenberger
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Ajeemah and His Son
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The Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
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Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing
by James Weldon Johnson
Illustrated by Jan Spivey Gilchrist
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Lemonade Sun
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Easter Parade
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Poems for Children by African American Poets
Illustrated by Cornelius Van Wright and
Ying-Hwa Hu
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Meet Danitra Brown
by Nikki Grimes
Illustrated by Floyd Cooper
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From Porgy and Bess
by George Gershwin, Dubose and Dorothy Heyward and Ira Gershwin
Paintings by Mike Wimmer
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