{"product_id":"black-stars-of-the-harlem-renaissance-isbn-9780471211525","title":"Black Stars of the Harlem Renaissance","description":"AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY COMES TO LIFE\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Discover why young people all over the country are reading the Black Stars biographies of African American heroes. Here is what you want to know about the lives of great black men and women during the fabulous Harlem Renaissance:\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e louis \"satchmo\" armstrong\u003cbr\u003e eubie blake\u003cbr\u003e thomas andrew dorsey\u003cbr\u003e w. e. b. du bois\u003cbr\u003e duke ellington\u003cbr\u003e james reese europe\u003cbr\u003e jessie redmon fauset\u003cbr\u003e marcus garvey\u003cbr\u003e w. c. handy\u003cbr\u003e fletcher henderson\u003cbr\u003e langston hughes\u003cbr\u003e zora neale hurston\u003cbr\u003e hall johnson\u003cbr\u003e henry johnson\u003cbr\u003e oscar micheaux\u003cbr\u003e philip payton jr.\u003cbr\u003e gertrude \"ma\" rainey\u003cbr\u003e paul robeson\u003cbr\u003e augusta savage\u003cbr\u003e noble sissle\u003cbr\u003e bessie smith\u003cbr\u003e james van der zee\u003cbr\u003e dorothy west\u003cbr\u003e carter g. woodson\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"The books in the Black Stars series are the types of books that would have really captivated me as a kid.\"\u003cbr\u003e -Earl G. Graves, Black Enterprise magazine\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Inspiring stories that demonstrate what can happen when ingenuity and tenacity are paired with courage and hard work.\"\u003cbr\u003e -Black Books Galore! Guide to Great African American Children's Books \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Haskins has chosen his subjects well . . . catching a sense of the enormous obstacles they had to overcome. . . . Some names are familiar, but most are little-known whom Haskins elevates to their rightful place in history.\"\u003cbr\u003e -Booklist\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"The broad coverage makes this an unusual resource-a jumping-off point for deeper studies.\"\u003cbr\u003e -Horn Book \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments v\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eW. E. B. Du Bois 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eW. C. Handy 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhilip A. Payton Jr. 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJessie Redmon Fauset   23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBubie Blake and Noble Sissle  28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOscar Micheaux 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGertrude “Ma” Rainey 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJames Van Der Zee 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMarcus Garvey 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrancis Hall Johnson    54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eZora Neale Hurston 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAugusta Savage 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBessie Smith 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePaul Robeson 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDuke Ellington 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThomas Andrew Dorsey 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLouis Armstrong 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLangston Hughes 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDorothy West   102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChronology 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePicture Credits  115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAuthor Credits 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 117\u003c\/p\u003e Black Stars biographies are written by leading African American children s book writers. JIM HASKINS has written more than 100 nonfiction books for young readers. A professor of English at the University of Florida, Gainesville, Haskins has won numerous awards, including the Washington Post Children s Book Guild Award, the Carter G. Woodson Award, and the Coretta Scott King Book Award.  AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY COMES TO LIFE  \u003cp\u003eDiscover why young people all over the country are reading the Black Stars biographies of African American heroes. Here is what you want to know about the lives of great black men and women during the fabulous Harlem Renaissance:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003elouis \"satchmo\" armstrong\u003cbr\u003e eubie blake\u003cbr\u003e thomas andrew dorsey\u003cbr\u003e w. e. b. du bois\u003cbr\u003e duke ellington\u003cbr\u003e james reese europe\u003cbr\u003e jessie redmon fauset\u003cbr\u003e marcus garvey\u003cbr\u003e w. c. handy\u003cbr\u003e fletcher henderson\u003cbr\u003e langston hughes\u003cbr\u003e zora neale hurston\u003cbr\u003e hall johnson\u003cbr\u003e henry johnson\u003cbr\u003e oscar micheaux\u003cbr\u003e philip payton jr.\u003cbr\u003e gertrude \"ma\" rainey\u003cbr\u003e paul robeson\u003cbr\u003e augusta savage\u003cbr\u003e noble sissle\u003cbr\u003e bessie smith\u003cbr\u003e james van der zee\u003cbr\u003e dorothy west\u003cbr\u003e carter g. woodson\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The books in the Black Stars series are the types of books that would have really captivated me as a kid.\"\u003cbr\u003e –Earl G. Graves, Black Enterprise magazine\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Inspiring stories that demonstrate what can happen when ingenuity and tenacity are paired with courage and hard work.\"\u003cbr\u003e –Black Books Galore! Guide to Great African American Children’s Books\t\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Haskins has chosen his subjects well . . . catching a sense of the enormous obstacles they had to overcome. . . . Some names are familiar, but most are little-known whom Haskins elevates to their rightful place in history.\"\u003cbr\u003e –Booklist\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The broad coverage makes this an unusual resource–a jumping-off point for deeper studies.\"\u003cbr\u003e –Horn Book\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988845412581,"sku":"NP9780471211525","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780471211525.jpg?v=1761781749","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/black-stars-of-the-harlem-renaissance-isbn-9780471211525","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}