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• Daisy's Bayou Tales

  Howard-Douglas, Daisy

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  "A collection of short stories and Cajun recipes that captures the cherished traditions and culture of Louisiana, the 'Bayou State.' Through more than 30 photographs, maps, and unique illustrations, the author recreates the loving,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Dream Keeper and Other Poems

  Including Seven Additional Poems

  Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967

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  These poems, written for young people, are newly illustrated with expressive black-and-white scratchboard images.

• The Essential Barack Obama

  featuring...Dreams From My Father and The Audacity of Hope

  Obama, Barack

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  Barack Obama reads his best-selling biographies. The individual books are also available in print.

• I, Too, Am America

  Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967

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  Langston Hughes' uplifting poem is interpreted by Brian Collier's award-winning illustrations that take readers back in time to a train tended by Pullman porters, who played a critical role in the early Civil Rights Movement.

• Jad and Old Ananias

  Howard-Douglas, Daisy

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  "The last living African-American World-War-One veteran meets and becomes a friend to a small six-year-old boy on a beach in Westmoreland County. They bridge the 'Generation Gap' as they share a wonderful, respectful, loving, and caring…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Langston Hughes Reader

  Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967

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  Langston Hughes did it all: poetry, plays, essays, short stories, and novels. Here is a sampling of some of his best.

• Of Thee I Sing

  a Letter to My Daughters

  Obama, Barack

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  Written for the First Daughters by their father, this picture book encourages his children and all children to learn from the examples set by more than a dozen notable Americans.

• The Sweet and Sour Animal Book

  Langston Hughes ; Illustrations by Students of the Harlem School of the Arts ; Introduction by Ben Vereen ; Afterword by George P. Cunningham

  Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967

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  With these 26 never-before-published short poems, Langston Hughes delights children as they learn about animals and the alphabet. Includes wonderful illustrations from students at the Harlem School of the Arts.

• They Came From Virginia

  Howard-Douglas, Daisy

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  "The Tibbs, Howards, and Royals traveled from the state of Virginia and settled in the 'Bayou State of Louisiana.' For generations, their descendants believed they were from Louisiana. The author vividly shares the lives of these three…Read moreRead more of this annotation