Packing themselves into an old jalopy--with Daddy, Uncle Vern, and Mama in the front seat and Cassie and her two brothers in the back--they joined the Great Migration from the impoverished Deep South to Chicago, where there was work to be had in the stockyards. Across the kids' laps lay Daddy's prized possession, a six-string guitar. Daddy worked hard to put food on the table, but what he really loved was playing the blues. This evocative tale of the African-American odyssey in search of a better life is also a homage to the uniquely American music that developed from African music and...
Packing themselves into an old jalopy--with Daddy, Uncle Vern, and Mama in the front seat and Cassie and her two brothers in the back--they joined ...
An easy reader inspired by the viral "pizza rat" YouTube video. Life is a challenge for a city mouse. Dogs, cats, and people are daily dangers. But when the whiskered hero of this story uncovers one of the greatest treats New York City has to offer a forager--a discarded slice of pepperoni pizza--the danger is all worth it Now it's up to the tiny Pizza Mouse to get the slice safely home to his family . . . via the A train, of course
An easy reader inspired by the viral "pizza rat" YouTube video. Life is a challenge for a city mouse. Dogs, cats, and people are daily dangers...
Garland ("Daddy Played the Blues") displays his impressive range with the stylized, country-quilt, digital collage illustrations of flowers for each season of the year. Backmatter descriptions complete this child's introduction to a garden year, in which the passage of time is vividly realized. Full color.
Garland ("Daddy Played the Blues") displays his impressive range with the stylized, country-quilt, digital collage illustrations of flowers for each s...
