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  • Juneteenth for Mazie

    by Floyd Cooper ...
    Illustrated by Floyd Cooper ...
    Mazie is ready to celebrate liberty. She is ready to celebrate freedom. She is ready to celebrate a great day in American history. The day her ancestors were no longer slaves. Mazie remembers the struggles and the triumph, as she gets ready to celebrate Juneteenth. ... Read more

    $29.29 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Ben and the Emancipation Proclamation

    by Pat Sherman ...
    Illustrated by Floyd Cooper ...
    Series series Incredible Lives for Young Readers (ILYR)
    Ben, a young slave, uses every chance he gets to teach himself to read, practicing with the words he sees on street signs and in shop windows and even in cast-off newspapers he finds in the gutter.But after the Civil War breaks out, his master leaves town and Ben finds himself in a slave prison. One night, the prisoners bribe a guard to get their hands on a newspaper, and to the applause of his ... Read more

    $13.84 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Day for Rememberin'

    Inspired by the True Events of the First Memorial Day

    by Leah Henderson ...
    Illustrated by Floyd Cooper ...
    Leah Henderson’s picture book A Day for Rememberin’ is a moving tribute to the little-known history behind the first Memorial Day, illustrated by Coretta Scott King Award winner Floyd Cooper.Today is a special day. Eli knows it’s important if he’s allowed to miss one second of school, his “hard-earned right.”Inspired by true events and told through the eyes of a young boy, this is the deeply ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Ride to Remember

    A Civil Rights Story

    by Sharon Langley, Amy Nathan ...
    Illustrated by Floyd Cooper ...
    The true story of how a 1963 ride on a carousel in Maryland made a powerful Civil Rights statement.A Ride to Remember tells how a community came together—both black and white—to make a change. When Sharon Langley was born in the early 1960s, many amusement parks were segregated, and African-American families were not allowed entry. This book reveals how in the summer of 1963, due to demonstrations ... Read more

    $19.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Ruth and the Green Book

    by Calvin Alexander Ramsey, Gwen Strauss ...
    Illustrated by Floyd Cooper ...
    The picture book inspiration for the Academy Award-winning film The Green BookRuth was so excited to take a trip in her family's new car! In the early 1950s, few African Americans could afford to buy cars, so this would be an adventure. But she soon found out that Black travelers weren't treated very well in some towns. Many hotels and gas stations refused service to Black people. Daddy was upset ... Read more

    $9.89 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Spy Called James

    The True Story of James Lafayette, Revolutionary War Double Agent

    by Anne Rockwell ...
    Illustrated by Floyd Cooper ...
    Told for the first time in picture book form is the true story of James Lafayette—an enslaved person who spied for George Washington's army during the American Revolution.After his resounding defeat at the battle of Yorktown, British general Charles Cornwallis made a point of touring the American camp, looking for the reason behind his loss. What he didn't expect to see was James, an escaped ... Read more

    $12.79 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Unspeakable

    The Tulsa Race Massacre

    by Carole Boston Weatherford ...
    Illustrated by Floyd Cooper ...
    Some of the most important chapters of American history went untold for generations. Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre introduces young readers to the story of the thriving Greenwood community in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the devastating events of 1921, and the long silence that followed. It offers a powerful, age-appropriate way for young readers, families, and teachers to better understand the past ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Tasha's Voice

    by Carmen Bogan ...
    Illustrated by Floyd Cooper, Daria Peoples ...
    “A lovely book celebrating nature and Black voices enjoying nature.” —BookRiot, "Riot Recommendations"Tasha is a girl who has trouble using her voice to speak in school or to even make a friend. Then her class visits a park, the best park ever. With the help of an encouraging park ranger, an understanding teacher, two new companions, and a tiny turtle, Tasha finds connection with others and her ... Read more

    $20.99 CAD

  • Sisters and Champions: The True Story of Venus and Serena Williams

    by Howard Bryant ...
    Illustrated by Floyd Cooper ...
    "This one's a winner." --Chicago TribuneA 2019 ILA Teacher's Choices Reading List Selection!An inspiring picture book sports biography about two of the greatest female tennis players of all-time! Venus and Serena Williams: Best friends. Sisters. Champions.Everyone knows the names Venus & Serena Williams. They've become synonymous with championships, hard work, and with shaking up the tennis world. ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • Ira's Shakespeare Dream

    by Glenda Armand ...
    Illustrated by Floyd Cooper ...
    The inspiring biography of Ira Aldridge, a Black actor who overcame racism to become one of the greatest Shakespearean actors of the nineteenth century.Ira Aldridge dreamed of being on stage one day and performing the great works of William Shakespeare. He spent every chance he had at the local theaters, memorizing each actor's lines. He knew he could be a great Shakespearean actor if only given ... Read more

    $27.42 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Coming Home

    by Floyd Cooper ...
    Illustrated by Floyd Cooper ...
    Young Langston Hughes was a dreamer. He dreamed about heroes like Booker T. Washington, who was black just like him. When he heard the clackety-clack of train wheels, he dreamed about the places it had been. But most of all, he dreamed about having a happy home. And so, one day, he began turning those dreams into beautiful prose. As he did, he discovered where his home really was—in the words and ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

  • Where's Rodney?

    by Carmen Bogan ...
    Illustrated by Floyd Cooper ...
    A Black boy’s transformative day out in nature, recommended by Social Justice Books and We Are Kid Lit CollectiveRodney is that kid who just can’t sit still. He's inside, but he wants to be outside. Outside is where Rodney always wants to be. Between school and home, there is a park. He knows all about that park. It’s that triangle-shaped place with the yellow grass and two benches where grown-ups ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD