Jerry Pinkney
2) John Henry
Author
Language
English
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Description
Retells the life of the legendary African American hero who raced against a steam drill to cut through a mountain.
Author
Language
English
Description
Rudyard Kipling's beloved stories of the boy Mowgli, rescued and raised by tigers in the heart of the jungle. The tales feature such unforgettable creatures such as Bagheera, the graceful black panther; Baloo, the kindly brown bear; and Kaa, the snake with the hypnotic stare.
Author
Series
Publisher
National Endowment for the Arts
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
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Description
Readings of excerpts from and critical analysis of Zora Neale Hurston's Their eyes were watching God, a novel about an independent and articulate black woman named Janie Crawford who sets out to be her own person in the 1930s.