Cannonball Read 18

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A Poem for Dudley Randall: Poet and Publisher of the Black Arts Movement (A Picture Book Biography) by Don Tate and Laura Freeman

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Outside of saying A Poem for Dudley Randall: Poet and Publisher of the Black Arts Movement (A Picture Book Biography) by Don Tate and illustrated by Laura Freeman is a picture book biography of the man Dudley Randall, you can’t say a lot else about the theme. Sure I could say I read via an online reader copy, it is due in mid September 2026, I enjoyed learning about a person I had never heard of, and with the facts Tate included some of Randall’s […]

Reading Can Give you more than an education

Carter Reads the Newspaper: The Story of Carter G. Woodson, Founder of Black History Month by Deborah Hopkinson

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Carter Reads the Newspaper: The Story of Carter G. Woodson, Founder of Black History Month is a longer picture book, therefore, it might not be the best for an active child. It is filled with an accessible tone to the subject of the life and times of Woodson. The older listener (ages five and up) would be perfect. And even though it is in a picture book format ages seven to nine could use as a reference, but not as the only source. The book […]

Johnson isn’t all Wet

Whoosh! Lonnie Johnson’s Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions by Chris Barton

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cbr13bingo Machinery   I wanted to do another book for Machinery (an interesting interpretation actually) but stumbled on this book by accident. I had an opportunity to read and enjoy. The definition of machinery is the parts of a non-organic/non-living item all having their place and job to do and are not organic in the way my other pick was. And Whoosh! Lonnie Johnson’s Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions is the perfect definition. Inspired by an activity Chris Barton did at a conference (you learn of […]

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William Still and His Freedom Stories: The Father of the Underground Railroad by Don Tate

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Who was William Still? One of the most important people who helped run The Underground Railroad and I would wager few know his name. As the book William Still and His Freedom Stories: The Father of the Underground Railroad will point out, several people of color were involved in the everyday workings of the Railroad, few are still known. And Don Tate authors and illustrates one man’s journey. The youngest of his siblings, some left behind in slavery when their parents escaped, Still always wanted […]



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