Search Results for American literature - Narrowed by: Picture books.

Title On her wings : the story of Toni Morrison

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author Nolen, Jerdine, author. Ransome, James, illustrator.
Publication Date 2022
Call # J B MOR 2022

Title She was the first! : the trailblazing life of Shirley Chisholm

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author Russell-Brown, Katheryn, 1961- author. Velasquez, Eric, illustrator.
Publication Date 2020
Call # J B CHI 2020

Title Jimmy's rhythm & blues : the extraordinary life of James Baldwin

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author Meadows, Michelle, author. Law, Jamiel, illustrator. HarperCollins (Firm), publisher.
Publication Date 2024
Call # J B BAL 2024

Title Saving American Beach : the biography of African American environmentalist MaVynee Betsch

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author King, Heidi Tyline, 1966- author. Holmes, Ekua, illustrator.
Publication Date 2021
Call # J B BET 2021

Title The faith of Elijah Cummings : the north star of equal justice

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956- author. Freeman, Laura (Illustrator), illustrator.
Publication Date 2021
Call # J B CUM 2021

Title Exquisite : the poetry and life of Gwendolyn Brooks

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author Slade, Suzanne, author. Cabrera, Cozbi A., illustrator.
Publication Date 2020
Call # J B BRO 2020

Title The rabbi and the reverend : Joachim Prinz, Martin Luther King Jr., and their fight against silence

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author Ades, Audrey, author. Fedele, Chiara, illustrator.
Publication Date 2021
Call # J 323.0922 ADE 2021

Title Border crossings

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author Collard, Sneed B., author. Gray, Howard (Howard Willem Ian), illustrator.
Publication Date 2023
Call # J 599.752 COL 2023

Title Go, Wilma, go! : Wilma Rudolph, from athlete to activist

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author Davis, Amira Rose, author. Long, Michael G., author. Pinkney Barlow, Charnelle, illustrator.
Publication Date 2024
Call # J B RUD 2024

Title The secret gardens of Frances Hodgson Burnett

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author Carpenter, Angelica Shirley, author. Pérez García, Helena, illustrator.
Publication Date 2024
Call # J B BUR 2024

Title Choosing brave : Mamie Till-Mobley, Emmett Till, and the voice that sparked the civil rights movement

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author Joy, Angela, 1975- author. Washington, Janelle, illustrator.
Publication Date 2022
Call # J B TIL 2022

Title I'm an American

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author Khiani, Darshana, author. Freeman, Laura (Illustrator), illustrator.
Publication Date 2023
Call # P KHI

Title The secret garden of George Washington Carver

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author Barretta, Gene, author. Morrison, Frank, 1971- illustrator.
Publication Date 2020
Call # J B CAR 2020

Title The unstoppable Garrett Morgan : inventor, entrepreneur, hero

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author DiCicco, Joan, author. Glenn, Ebony, illustrator.
Publication Date 2019
Call # J B MOR 2019

Title A voice of hope : the Myrlie Evers-Williams story

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author Salomon, Nadia, author. Ladd, London, illustrator.
Publication Date 2024
Call # J B EVE 2024

Title We wait for the sun

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author Roundtree, Dovey Johnson, 1914-2018, author. McCabe, Katie, author. Figueroa, Raissa, illustrator.
Publication Date 2021
Call # J 340.092 ROU 2021

Title Jackie Ormes draws the future : the remarkable life of a pioneering cartoonist

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author Montague, Liz, author, illustrator.
Publication Date 2023
Call # J B ORM 2023

Title Fighting with love : the legacy of John Lewis

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author Cline-Ransome, Lesa, author. Ransome, James, illustrator. Simon and Schuster, Inc. Children's Publishing Division, publisher.
Publication Date 2024
Call # J B LEW 2024

Title Maya's song [readalong]

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author Watson, Renée, author. Collier, Bryan, illustrator.
Publication Date 2023 2022
Call # RA J B ANG

Title Let us march on! : James Weldon Johnson and the Silent Protest Parade

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author Williams, Yohuru, 1971- author. Long, Michael G., author. Gordon, Xia, illustrator.
Publication Date 2024
Call # J 818.5209 WIL 2024

Title Martin & Anne : the kindred spirits of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Anne Frank

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author Churnin, Nancy, author. Nayberg, Yevgenia, illustrator.
Publication Date 2019
Call # J 323.0922 CHU 2019

Title Stand up! : 10 mighty women who made a change

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author Cooper, Brittney C., 1980- author. Johnson, Cathy Ann, 1964- illustrator.
Publication Date 2022
Call # J 305.4889 COO 2022

Title Because Barbara : Barbara Cooney paints her world

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author Mackenzie, Sarah, 1981- author. Ewen, Eileen Ryan, illustrator.
Publication Date 2024
Call # J B COO 2024

Title Soldier for equality : José de la Luz Saénz and the Great War

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author Tonatiuh, Duncan, author.
Publication Date 2019
Call # J B SAE 2019

Title Without separation : prejudice, segregation, and the case of Roberto Alvarez

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author Brimner, Larry Dane, author. Gonzalez, Maya Christina, illustrator.
Publication Date 2021
Call # P BRI

Title Major Taylor : world cycling champion

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author Smith, Charles R., Jr., 1969- author. Espinosa, Leo, illustrator.
Publication Date 2023
Call # J B TAY 2023

Title I am I.M. Pei

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author Meltzer, Brad, author. Eliopoulos, Chris, illustrator. Hornik, Lauri, editor.
Publication Date 2021
Call # J B PEI 2021

Title Mr. Pei's perfect shapes : the story of architect I. M. Pei

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author Leung, Julie, author. Wu, Yifan, illustrator.
Publication Date 2024
Call # J B PEI 2024

Title More than just a game : the Black origins of basketball

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author Moore, Madison, 1997 author. Ollivierre, Lonnie, illustrator.
Publication Date 2021
Call # J 796.323 MOO 2021

Title The girl with a mind for math : the story of Raye Montague

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author Mosca, Julia Finley, author. Rieley, Daniel, illustrator.
Publication Date 2018
Call # J B MON 2018

Title Sisters : Venus and Serena Williams

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author Winter, Jeanette, author, illustrator.
Publication Date 2019
Call # J B WIL 2019

Title Jesse Owens

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author Sánchez Vegara, Ma Isabel (María Isabel), author. Jansen, Anna Katharina, illustrator.
Publication Date 2020
Call # J B OWE 2020

Title R-E-S-P-E-C-T : Aretha Franklin, the queen of soul

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956- author. Morrison, Frank, 1971- illustrator.
Publication Date 2020
Call # J B FRA 2020

Title Mamie on the mound : a woman in baseball's Negro leagues

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author Henderson, Leah, author. Doutsiopoulos, George, illustrator.
Publication Date 2020
Call # J B JOH 2020

Title Ready to fly : how Sylvia Townsend became the bookmobile ballerina

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author Lyon, Lea, 1945- author. LaFaye, A, author. Townsend, Sylvia Robertson, 1943- writer of foreword. Gibson, Jessica (Illustrator), illustrator.
Publication Date 2020
Call # J B TOW 2020

Title On the line : my story of becoming the first African American Rockette

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author Jones, Jennifer, 1967- author. Norman, Lissette, author. Paul, Robert, Jr., illustrator.
Publication Date 2023
Call # J B JON 2023

Title Rock, Rosetta, rock! Roll, Rosetta, roll!: presenting sister Rosetta Tharpe, the godmother of rock & roll

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author Bolden, Tonya, author. Christie, R. Gregory, 1971- illustrator.
Publication Date 2023
Call # J B THA 2023

Title Superheroes are everywhere

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author Harris, Kamala, 1964- author. Roe, Mechal Renee, illustrator.
Publication Date 2019
Call # J B HAR 2019

Title You gotta meet Mr. Pierce! : the storied life of folk artist Elijah Pierce

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author Lee, Chiquita Mullins, author. Van Vleet, Carmella, author. Mack-Watkins, Jennifer, illustrator.
Publication Date 2023
Call # J B PIE 2023

Title Mary's idea

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author Raschka, Christopher, author, illustrator.
Publication Date 2023
Call # J B WIL 2023

Title Go forth and tell : the life of Augusta Baker, librarian and master storyteller

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author McDaniel, Breanna J., author. Harrison, April, illustrator.
Publication Date 2024
Call # J B BAK 2024

Title Phenomenal AOC : the roots and rise of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author Denise, Anika, author. Lora, Loris, illustrator.
Publication Date 2022
Call # J B OCA 2022

Title I am Osage : how Clarence Tinker became the first Native American general

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author Rogers, Kim, author. Von Martin, Bobby, illustrator. HarperCollins (Firm), publisher.
Publication Date 2024
Call # J B TIN 2024

Title Coretta's journey : the life and times of Coretta Scott King

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author Duncan, Alice Faye, author. Christie, R. Gregory, 1971- illustrator.
Publication Date 2023
Call # J B KIN 2023

Title When the schools shut down : a young girl's story of Virginia's "lost generation" and the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka decision

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author Gladden, Yolanda, author. Pizzoli, Tamara, author. Morris, Keisha, illustrator.
Publication Date 2022
Call # J 379.263 GLA 2022

Title Swinging into history : Toni Stone: big-league baseball's first woman player

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author Swanson, Karen L., author. Freeman, Laura (Illustrator), illustrator.
Publication Date 2024
Call # J B STO 2024

Title Freedom on the sea : the true story of the Civil War Robert Smalls and his daring escape to freedom

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author Moore, Michael Boulware, author. Collier, Bryan, illustrator.
Publication Date 2024
Call # J B SMA 2024

Title Fall down seven times, stand up eight : Patsy Takemoto Mink and the fight for Title IX

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author Bryant, Jen, 1960- author. Nakamura, Toshiki, illustrator.
Publication Date 2022
Call # J B MIN 2022

Title Moving forward : from space-age rides to Civil Rights sit-ins with Airman Alton Yates

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author Barton, Chris, author. Walthall, Steffi, illustrator.
Publication Date 2022
Call # J 323.092 BAR 2022

Title Sweet justice : Georgia Gilmore and the Montgomery Bus Boycott

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author Rockliff, Mara, author. Christie, R. Gregory, 1971- illustrator.
Publication Date 2022
Call # J B GIL 2022

Title Call me Roberto! : Roberto Clemente goes to bat for Latinos

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author Alonso, Nathalie, author. Gutierrez, Rudy, illustrator.
Publication Date 2024
Call # J B CLE 2024

Title The people remember

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author Zoboi, Ibi Aanu, author. Wise, Loveis, illustrator.
Publication Date 2021
Call # J 973.0496 ZOB 2021

Title I am okay to feel

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author Brown, Karamo, author. Brown, Jason "Rachel", author. Cerna, Diobelle, illustrator.
Publication Date 2022
Call # P BRO

Title Mahogany : a Little Red Riding Hood tale

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author Brown-Wood, JaNay, author. Joven, John, illustrator.
Publication Date 2024
Call # P BRO

Title Just like Jesse Owens

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author Young, Andrew, 1932- Shelton, Paula Young. James, Gordon C.
Publication Date 2022
Call # P YOU

Title The ABCs of Black history

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author Cortez, Rio, author. Semmer, Lauren, illustrator.
Publication Date 2020
Call # P COR

Title Rise : from caged bird to poet of the people, Maya Angelou

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author Hegedus, Bethany, author. Johnson, Colin A. (Colin Ashanti), writer of foreword. Engel, Tonya, illustrator.
Publication Date 2019
Call # J B ANG 2019

Title Standing in the need of prayer : a modern retelling of the classic spiritual

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956- author. Morrison, Frank, 1971- illustrator.
Publication Date 2022
Call # P WEA

Title My America

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author Katz, Karen, author, illustrator.
Publication Date 2021
Call # P KAT

Title Rooting for plants : the unstoppable Charles S. Parker, Black botanist and collector

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author Harrington, Janice N., author. Taylor, Theodore, III, illustrator.
Publication Date 2023
Call # J B PAR 2023

Title Dreamers

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author Morales, Yuyi, author.
Publication Date 2018
Call # J 818.603 MOR 2018

Title Going places : Victor Hugo Green and his glorious book

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author Bolden, Tonya, author. Velasquez, Eric, illustrator.
Publication Date 2022
Call # J 305.896 BOL 2022

Title Stompin' at the Savoy : how Chick Webb became the king of drums

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author Donohue, Moira Rose, author. Freeman, Laura (Illustrator), illustrator.
Publication Date 2021
Call # J B WEB 2021

Title Flying high : the story of gymnastics champion Simone Biles

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author Meadows, Michelle, author. Glenn, Ebony, illustrator.
Publication Date 2020
Call # J B BIL 2020

Title A is for Asian American : an Asian Pacific Islander Desi American alphabet

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author Loh-Hagan, Virginia, author. Bishop, Tracy Nishimura, illustrator.
Publication Date 2022
Call # J 973.0495 LOH 2022

Title The teachers march! : how Selma's teachers changed history

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author Wallace, Sandra Neil, author. Wallace, Rich, author. Palmer, Charly, illustrator.
Publication Date 2020
Call # J 323.1196 WAL 2020

Title African proverbs for all ages

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author LaTeef, Nelda, 1958- editor., illustrator. Cole, Johnnetta B., editor.
Publication Date 2021
Call # J 398.9096 AFR 2021

Title B is for ballet : a dance alphabet

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author Allman, John Robert, author. Dean, Rachael, illustrator. American Ballet Theatre.
Publication Date 2020
Call # P ALL

Title Sea wolves : keepers of the rainforest

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author Benedict, Megan, author. Crowder, Melanie, author. Vickers, Roy Henry, 1946- illustrator.
Publication Date 2024
Call # J 599.773 BEN 2024

Title We are branches

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author Sidman, Joyce, author. Krommes, Beth, illustrator.
Publication Date 2023
Call # J 581.495 SID 2023

Title Evicted! : the struggle for the right to vote

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author Duncan, Alice Faye, author. Palmer, Charly, illustrator.
Publication Date 2022
Call # J 324.6208 DUN 2022

Title Little Rosetta and the talking guitar : the musical story of Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the woman who invented rock and roll

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author Pinkney Barlow, Charnelle, author, illustrator.
Publication Date 2023
Call # J B THA 2023

Title Shirley Chisholm dared : the story of the first black woman in congress

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author Williams, Alicia R. (Alicia Renee), author. Harrison, April, illustrator.
Publication Date 2021
Call # J B CHI 2021

Title What's the big deal about Americans

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author Shamir, Ruby, author. Faulkner, Matt, illustrator.
Publication Date 2020
Call # J 973 SHA 2020

Title Animals in surprising shades : poems about Earth's colorful creatures

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author Johnston Taylor, Susan, author. Bakst, Annie, illustrator.
Publication Date 2023
Call # J 811.6 JOH 2023

Title Rescuing the Declaration of Independence : how we almost lost the words that built America

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author Redding, Anna Crowley, author. Fotheringham, Ed, illustrator.
Publication Date 2020
Call # J 973.52 RED 2020

Title Sharuko : el arqueólogo Peruano Julio C. Tello = Peruvian archaeologist Julio C. Tello

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author Brown, Monica, 1969- author. Chavarri, Elisa, illustrator. Domínguez, Adriana, translator.
Publication Date 2020
Call # J B TEL 2020

Title Wisdom weavers : explore the Ojibwe language and the meaning of dream catchers

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author Vukelich Kaagegaabaw, James, author. Trujillo, Marcus, illustrator.
Publication Date 2024
Call # J 497.333 VUK 2024

Title Rosie the Riveter : the legacy of an American icon

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author Dvojack, Sarah, author, illustrator.
Publication Date 2021
Call # J 331.4097 DVO 2021

Title My indigo world : a true story of the color blue

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author Chang, Rosa, author, illustrator.
Publication Date 2023
Call # J 667.26 CHA 2023

Title Finding my dance

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author Thundercloud, Ria, author. Fuller, Kalila J., illustrator.
Publication Date 2022
Call # J 305.8974 THU 2022

Title Hope is an arrow : the story of Lebanese American poet Khalil Gibran

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author McCarthy, Cory, author. Holmes, Ekua, illustrator.
Publication Date 2022
Call # J B GIB 2022

Title Dr. Fauci : how a boy from Brooklyn became America's doctor

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author Messner, Kate, author. Bye, Alexandra, illustrator.
Publication Date 2021
Call # J B FAU 2021

Title She persisted in sports : American Olympians who changed the game

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author Clinton, Chelsea, author. Boiger, Alexandra, illustrator.
Publication Date 2020
Call # J 796.0925 CLI 2020

Title Never give up : Dr. Kati Karikó and the race for the future of vaccines

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author Dadey, Debbie, author. Oakley, Juliana, illustrator.
Publication Date 2023
Call # J B KAR 2023

Title The Water Walker

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author Robertson, Joanne, 1960- author, illustrator.
Publication Date 2017
Call # J 304.2097 ROB 2017

Title What your ribbon skirt means to me : Deb Haaland's historic inauguration

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author Bunten, Alexis C., author. Neidhardt, Nicole, illustrator.
Publication Date 2023
Call # P BUN

Title A queen to the rescue : the story of Henrietta Szold, founder of Hadassah

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author Churnin, Nancy, author. Nayberg, Yevgenia, illustrator.
Publication Date 2021
Call # J B SZO 2021

Title We are a garden : a story of how diversity took root in America

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author Peters, Lisa Westberg, author. Tentler-Krylov, Victoria, illustrator.
Publication Date 2021
Call # J 304.873 PET 2021

Title A life of service : the story of Senator Tammy Duckworth

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author Soontornvat, Christina, author. Phumiruk, Dow, illustrator.
Publication Date 2022
Call # J B DUC 2022

Title Toypurina : Japchivit leader, medicine woman, Tongva rebel

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author Stone, Cheyenne M., author Armand, Glenda, author. Dorame, Katie, illustrator
Publication Date 2024
Call # J B TOY 2024

Title Elefantastic! : a story of magic in 5 acts : light verse on a heavy subject

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author Yolen, Jane, author. Helquist, Brett, illustrator.
Publication Date 2022
Call # P YOL

Title Contenders : two Native baseball players, one World Series

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author Sorell, Traci, author. Starr, Arigon, illustrator.
Publication Date 2023
Call # J 796.3576 SOR 2023

Title We are super heroes

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author Grange, Emma, author. Marvel Entertainment, LLC.
Publication Date 2020
Call # P GRA

Title An equal shot : how the law title IX changed America

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author Becker, Helaine, author. Phumiruk, Dow, illustrator.
Publication Date 2021
Call # J 344.7307 BEC 2021

Title Enough! : 20 protesters who changed America

2024-11-11T11:18:06Z

Author Easton, Emily, author. Chen, Ziyue, illustrator. Deitsch, Ryan, author of foreword.
Publication Date 2018
Call # J 323 EAS 2018