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Description not available.In a story of the Ila people that celebrates the importance of appreciating one's own inner beauty, the colorful birds of Africa ask Blackbird, whom they think is the most beautiful of birds, to decorate them with some of his blackening brew. AUTHOR: Ashley Bryan
PUBLISHER: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General 
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 | Sankofa by Jawanza Kunjufu
This collection of over 100 inspirational africentric stories of power, hope, and joy will appeal to all races. Stories about biblical events, African history, family, education, nature, and famous African Americans such as Harriet Tubman, George Washington Carver, Paul Robeson, and many others are included. Harriet Tubman's story profiles her fight against slavery and dangerous travels to the South in the 1840s while living free in Pennsylvania. George Washington Carver's story highlights his commitment to teaching students when in 1905 he turned down offers of $100,000 from both Thomas Edison and rhea Ford Motor Company. AUTHOR: Jawanza Kunjufu
PUBLISHER: African American Images
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | The Infinite Sea by Jeffrey A. Carver
The third book of the Chaos Chronicles takes John Bandicut and friends under the sea to a city inhabited by sentient amphibians. AUTHOR: Jeffrey A. Carver
PUBLISHER: Doherty, Tom Associates, LLC
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | Cam Jansen & the School Play Mystery by David A. Adler, Susanna Natti
Can pre-teen detective Cam Jansen use her photographic memory to solve a mystery revolving around a school play? Color illustrations accompany the text. AUTHOR: David A. Adler, Susanna Natti
PUBLISHER: Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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 | The Coup by John Updike, Wolfram Kandinsky
The story of the black dictator Ellellou who rules the imaginary African country of Kush (formerly known as the French colony Noire). Educated in America, Ellellou reminisces about his earlier, more carefree life in Wisconsin with considerable longing now that a drought has descended upon Kush and he finds his own power in jeopardy. For all its overt difference from the circumstances of his own life, Updike has said that THE COUP is autobiography thinly disguised. AUTHOR: John Updike, Wolfram Kandinsky
PUBLISHER: Ballantine Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | Bear about Town by Debbie Harter, Stella Blackstone
Description not available.In the latest addition to the author's Bear series, Bear embarks on a different activity each day of the week, and meets bears with different occupations en route. Teacher's Guide available. AUTHOR: Debbie Harter, Stella Blackstone
PUBLISHER: Barefoot Books, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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