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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Kwanzaa traces its origins to the American Civil Rights era. Critical thinking questions and fast facts prompt young readers to engage with this fun narrative and learn all about Kwanzaa.
Author
Language
English
Description
Diane McKinney-Whetstone's nationally bestselling novel, Tumbling, immersed us into Philadelphia's black community during the Civil Rights era, and she returns to the city in this new historical novel about a cast of nineteenth-century characters whose colorful lives intersect at the legendary Lazaretto--America's first quarantine hospital. Isolated on an island where two rivers meet, the Lazaretto quarantine hospital is the first stop for immigrants...
3) Kwanzaa
Author
Series
Publisher
Bullfrog Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
"This photo-illustrated book for early readers describes the African-American holiday of Kwanzaa and the things people do to celebrate"--
4) Kwanzaa
Author
Series
Publisher
Amicus/Amicus Ink
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Children's New Books: October 2021 Nonfiction
Children's Special Topics: Kwanzaa 2023
Children's Special Topics: Winter Holiday Books
Children's Special Topics: Kwanzaa 2023
Children's Special Topics: Winter Holiday Books
Description
"This search-and-find book invites young readers to look for new vocabulary words and pictures while giving simple facts about the Kwanzaa holiday and the way people celebrate it"--
5) Kwanzaa
Author
Publisher
Childrens Press
Pub. Date
1990
Language
English
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Description
Discusses the holiday in which Afro-Americans celebrate their roots and cultural heritage from Africa.
6) Kwanzaa
Author
Publisher
Bellwether Media, Inc
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to Kwanzaa. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--
10) The undefeated
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Children's Awards: C. S. King Award for Afr. Amer. Author/Illustrator
Children's Awards: Caldecott Medal for Quality Illustrations
Children's Awards: Newbery Honor for Distinguished Literature
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Children's Awards: Caldecott Medal for Quality Illustrations
Children's Awards: Newbery Honor for Distinguished Literature
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Description
"The Newbery Award-winning author of The Crossover pens an ode to black American triumph and tribulation, with art from a two-time Caldecott Honoree. Originally performed for ESPN's The Undefeated, this poem is a love letter to black life in the United States. It highlights the unspeakable trauma of slavery, the faith and fire of the civil rights movement, and the grit, passion, and perseverance of some of the world's greatest heroes. The text is...
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
1996
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
Discusses the origins and symbols of Kwanzaa, the holiday that focuses on African American history, culture, and experiences, and offers suggestions for ways to celebrate this holiday.
15) Kwanzaa
Author
Series
Publisher
Enslow Elementary
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Author
Publisher
Union Square Kids / Sterling Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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Description
"Deeply emotional, evocative free verse by poet and activist Sojourner Kincaid Rolle traces the solemnity and celebration of Juneteenth from its 1865 origins in Galveston, Texas to contemporary observances all over the United States. This is an ode to the strength of Black Americans and a call to remember and honor a holiday whose importance reverberates far beyond the borders of Texas"--
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c1993
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
Describes the origins and practices of Kwanzaa, the seven-day festival during which people of African descent rejoice in their ancestral values.
18) Kwanzaa
Author
Publisher
Raintree Steck-Vaughn
Pub. Date
c1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
Discusses the origins and symbols of Kwanzaa, the holiday that focuses on African American history, culture, and experiences, and offers suggestions for ways to celebrate this holiday.
20) Kwanzaa kids
Author
Publisher
Puffin Books
Pub. Date
2002
Language
English
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Description
Describes the meaning and traditions of the joyous African American holiday, as each day children light another candle on the kinara and celebrate the Kwanzaa principle of the day.
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