{"product_id":"black-books-galores-guide-to-great-african-american-childrens-books-isbn-9780471193531","title":"Black Books Galore's Guide to Great African American Children's Books","description":"\"This is a great resource that fills a tremendous need. It shouldbe on parents' shelves at home as well as in every school.\" --AlvinF. Poussaint, M.D. Harvard Medical School\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e These are exciting times for African American children'sliterature. Never before have there been so many titles available.Now the three mothers who founded Black Books Galore! --thenation's leading organizer of festivals of African Americanchildren's books --share their expert advice on how to find andchoose the best. This fully annotated guide opens the door to awonderful world of reading for the children in your life. Here arethe most positive, the best-written, and the most acclaimed booksin every category, including board books, story and picture books,fiction, nonfiction, poetry, history, biography, fables, andmore.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Invaluable for parents, teachers, and librarians, this easy-to-use,illustrated reference guide features:\u003cbr\u003e * Quick, lively descriptions of 500 books, plus 200 additionalrecommendations\u003cbr\u003e * Helpful guidelines for encouraging young readers\u003cbr\u003e * Easy-to-find listings organized by age level and indexed bytitle, topic, author, and illustrator\u003cbr\u003e * Portraits of selected authors and illustrators\u003cbr\u003e * Listings of award winners and Reading Rainbow Books. Read Aloud Books (Babies to Preschoolers).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Books for Primary Readers (Kindergarten -\u003cbr\u003e Third Grade).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Books for Secondary Readers (Fourth Grade -\u003cbr\u003e Sixth Grade).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Books for Middle School Readers (Seventh Grade -\u003cbr\u003e Ninth Grade).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Appendices.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Indexes.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Bibliography. \"BLACK BOOKS GALORE! is distinct from similar efforts ...in that selections are 'children's' books, as opposed to works of Black literature that youth should be encouraged to read.\"--Emerge, October 1998 \u003cp\u003eBLACK BOOKS GALORE!, winner of Parenting magazine's Parenting Leaders Award, was founded by DONNA RAND, TONI TRENT PARKER, and SHEILA FOSTER, who as a result of their challenges in finding quality books for their own children dedicated themselves to identifying and distributing fine African American children's literature.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJAMES P. COMER, M.D., is the Maurice Falk Professor of Child Psychiatry, Yale Child Study Center, and Associate Dean, Yale School of Medicine.\u003c\/p\u003e  \"This is a great resource that fills a tremendous need. It should be on parents' shelves at home as well as in every school.\" —Alvin F. Poussaint, M.D. Harvard Medical School  \u003cp\u003eThese are exciting times for African American children's literature. Never before have there been so many titles available. Now the three mothers who founded Black Books Galore! —the nation's leading organizer of festivals of African American children's books —share their expert advice on how to find and choose the best. This fully annotated guide opens the door to a wonderful world of reading for the children in your life. Here are the most positive, the best-written, and the most acclaimed books in every category, including board books, story and picture books, fiction, nonfiction, poetry, history, biography, fables, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInvaluable for parents, teachers, and librarians, this easy-to-use, illustrated reference guide features:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eQuick, lively descriptions of 500 books, plus 200 additional recommendations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHelpful guidelines for encouraging young readers\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEasy-to-find listings organized by age level and indexed by title, topic, author, and illustrator\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePortraits of selected authors and illustrators\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eListings of award winners and Reading Rainbow Books.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988844495077,"sku":"NP9780471193531","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780471193531.jpg?v=1761781745","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/black-books-galores-guide-to-great-african-american-childrens-books-isbn-9780471193531","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}