ilość książek w kategorii: 798
Malcolm X: A Fire Burning Brightly
ISBN: 9780060562014 / Angielski / Miękka / 40 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) "I believe in recognizing every human being
as a human being, neither white, black, brown, nor red." This was just one of the messages that Malcolm X brought to people of color. He lived by the idea that black people should demand equality by taking their lives and futures into their own hands. With guidance from the religious leader Elijah Muhammad, Malcolm became one of the most powerful leaders of the civil rights movement during the 1950s and 1960s, and his beliefs live on today. Award-winning author Walter Dean Myers, together with illustrator Leonard Jenkins, delivers a... "I believe in recognizing every human being
as a human being, neither white, black, brown, nor red." This was just one of the messages that Ma... |
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38,42 zł |
Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez
ISBN: 9780152014377 / Angielski / Twarda / 48 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Cesar Chavez is known as one of America's greatest civil rights leaders. When he led a 340-mile peaceful protest march through California, he ignited a cause and improved the lives of thousands of migrant farmworkers. But Cesar wasn't always a leader. As a boy, he was shy and teased at school. His family slaved in the fields for barely enough money to survive. Cesar knew things had to change, and he thought that--maybe--he could help change them. So he took charge. He spoke up. And an entire country listened. An author's note provides historical context for the story of Cesar...
Cesar Chavez is known as one of America's greatest civil rights leaders. When he led a 340-mile peaceful protest march through California, he ignited ...
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85,43 zł |
Teammates
ISBN: 9780152842864 / Angielski / Miękka / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) This is the moving story of how Jackie Robinson became the first black player on a Major League baseball team when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1940s, and how on a fateful day in Cincinnati, Pee Wee Reese took a stand and declared Jackie his teammate. Illustrated with a blend of historic photographs and eloquent watercolors by Paul Bacon.
This is the moving story of how Jackie Robinson became the first black player on a Major League baseball team when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers i... |
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42,69 zł |
The Kidnapped Prince: The Life of Olaudah Equiano
ISBN: 9780375803468 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) In a gripping adaptation of one of the first known slave narratives, Cameron has modernized and shortened the 1789 autobiography of a man who was kidnapped from his home in Africa and spent 11 years in slavery until he was able to buy his freedom. Introduction by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., a Harvard professor of Afro-American studies. Included are historical engravings and a map of Equiano's travels.
In a gripping adaptation of one of the first known slave narratives, Cameron has modernized and shortened the 1789 autobiography of a man who was kidn...
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34,15 zł |
Sojourner Truth: Ain't I a Woman?
ISBN: 9780590446914 / Angielski / Miękka / 186 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Published to coincide with African-American History Month, here is the stirring, award-winning biography of Sojourner Truth--preacher, abolitionist, and activist for the rights of African-Americans and women. "A rich profile".--School Library Journal. A 1993 Coretta Scott King Honor Book.
Published to coincide with African-American History Month, here is the stirring, award-winning biography of Sojourner Truth--preacher, abolitionist, a...
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29,87 zł |
Diary of Latoya Hunter: My First Year in Junior High
ISBN: 9780679746065 / Angielski / Miękka / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Lively, poignant, and utterly winning, The Diary of Latoya Hunter is a timely portrait of adolescence--about the universal challenges of youth and about the ways it is shaped by the inner city. It is also a lively introduction to a delightful girl whose humor and idealism are inspirational.
Lively, poignant, and utterly winning, The Diary of Latoya Hunter is a timely portrait of adolescence--about the universal challenges of youth and abo...
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72,65 zł |
Sojourner Truth: Voice for Freedom
ISBN: 9780689852749 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) What do you do when you don't have a home or a family to call your own anymore?
Eleven-year-old Abigail is not entirely sure how she'll find it, but after losing her mother to smallpox and her father to the sea, she knows that it is up to her to build a new life for herself and her little brother, Seth. But carving a future out of the harsh realities of life in Wiscasset, a nineteenth-century Maine seaport, proves difficult, and Abigail fears that there will always be more questions than answers. How long will they be able to stay and work for the young Widow Chase? Will Seth be... What do you do when you don't have a home or a family to call your own anymore?
Eleven-year-old Abigail is not entirely sure how she'll fi... |
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34,15 zł |
If a Bus Could Talk: The Story of Rosa Parks
ISBN: 9780689856761 / Angielski / Miękka / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) If a bus could talk, it would tell the story of a young African-American girl named Rosa who had to walk miles to her one-room schoolhouse in Alabama while white children rode to their school in a bus. It would tell how the adult Rosa rode to and from work on a segregated city bus and couldn't sit in the same row as a white person. It would tell of the fateful day when Rosa refused to give up her seat to a white man and how that act of courage inspired others around the world to stand up for freedom.
In this book a bus does talk, and on her way to school a girl named... If a bus could talk, it would tell the story of a young African-American girl named Rosa who had to walk miles to her one-room schoolhouse in ...
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38,42 zł |
Arthur Ashe: Young Tennis Champion
ISBN: 9780689873461 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Childhood of Famous Americans One of the most popular series ever published for young Americans, these classics have been praised alike by parents, teachers, and librarians. With these lively, inspiring, fictionalized biographies -- easily read by children of eight and up -- today's youngster is swept right into history.
Childhood of Famous Americans One of the most popular series ever published for young Americans, these classics have been praised alike by...
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34,15 zł |
George Washington Carver: Ingenious Inventor
ISBN: 9780736868846 / Angielski / Miękka / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Tells the story of plant scientist and inventor George Washington Carver. Written in graphic-novel format.
Tells the story of plant scientist and inventor George Washington Carver. Written in graphic-novel format.
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38,42 zł |
Jackie Robinson: Gran Pionero del Béisbol
ISBN: 9780736896702 / Angielski / Miękka / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) A biography telling the personal life and baseball career of the legendary player, Jackie Robinson. Written in graphic-novel format.
A biography telling the personal life and baseball career of the legendary player, Jackie Robinson. Written in graphic-novel format.
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38,42 zł |
Sojourner Truth: Equal Rights Advocate
ISBN: 9780823941216 / Angielski / Biblioteczna (library binding) / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Sojourner Truth began her life as a slave in upstate New York. She obtained her freedom, and moved to New York City, where she became an evangelist and reformer, who worked diligently to further the rights of women and the abolition of slavery. As a speaker, she was known for her quick wit, and?at 6 feet tall?her powerful presence. A prophetic voice, she would anticipate the many social changes to come and lead the way for the modern civil rights movement. Primary source materials help provide insight into the life of this inspirational woman.
Sojourner Truth began her life as a slave in upstate New York. She obtained her freedom, and moved to New York City, where she became an evangelist an...
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150,34 zł |
The Upside Down Boy / El Niño de Cabeza
ISBN: 9780892392179 / Angielski / Miękka / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) The Upside Down Boy is award-winning poet Juan Felipe Herrera's engaging memoir of the year his migrant family settled down so that he could go to school for the first time. Juanito is bewildered by the new school, and he misses the warmth of country life. Everything he does feels upside down. He eats lunch when it's recess; he goes out to play when it's time for lunch; and his tongue feels like a rock when he tries to speak English. But a sensitive teacher and loving family help him to find his voice and make a place for himself in this new world through poetry, art, and music. Juan... The Upside Down Boy is award-winning poet Juan Felipe Herrera's engaging memoir of the year his migrant family settled down so that he could go to ... |
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51,07 zł |
Scientists, Healers, and Inventors: An Introduction for Young Readers
ISBN: 9780940975972 / Angielski / Miękka / 70 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) In this volume of the popular Book of Black Heroes series, readers will learn about the many contributions Black men and women have made in the areas of science, medicine and creative invention. Short entry biological sketches herald the ground breaking work of well-known Black heroes such as scientist, George Washington Carver and surgeon, Dr. Daniel Hale Williams, and introduce the trailblazing accomplishments of other Black heroes such as inventor Lewis Latimer and Halle Johnson.
In this volume of the popular Book of Black Heroes series, readers will learn about the many contributions Black men and women have made in the areas ...
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58,11 zł |
Dare to Dream!: 25 Extraordinary Lives
ISBN: 9781591022800 / Angielski / Miękka / 121 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Magical heroes like Harry Potter, Spiderman, or Catwoman provide plenty of entertainment for kids, but in real life heroes are made of sterner stuff than celluloid fantasies. In this inspiring collection of biographies covering historical figures such as Abraham Lincoln and Helen Keller as well as contemporary figures such as Toni Morrison and Michael Jordan critically acclaimed writer and psychologist Sandra McLeod Humphrey teaches young people that heroes were once ordinary people whose strength of character helped them to achieve extraordinary things. Starting with only their dreams, they...
Magical heroes like Harry Potter, Spiderman, or Catwoman provide plenty of entertainment for kids, but in real life heroes are made of sterner stuff t...
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68,33 zł |
100 Hispanics You Should Know
ISBN: 9781591583271 / Angielski / Twarda / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Meet 100 Hispanics from around the world and throughout history who have lived amazing lives. This guide covers well known celebrities, such as actress Rita Moreno, activist Cesar Chavez, and musician Pablo Casals as well as more obscure individuals, such as Ellen Ochoa (inventor and first Hispanic female astronaut), Agustin Lara (a renowned Mexican composer), and Jose Capablanca (one of the greatest chess players of all times). Many of these individuals have made significant contributions to science, literature, politics, and other fields of human endeavour. Some more notorious, but... Meet 100 Hispanics from around the world and throughout history who have lived amazing lives. This guide covers well known celebrities, such as act... |
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299,72 zł |
The Japanese Twins
ISBN: 9781934610114 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) From the Author's Introduction... Away, away, ever so far away, near the western shores of the Ocean of Peace, lie the Happy Islands, the Paradise of Children. Some people call this ocean the "Pacific" and they call the Happy Islands "Japan," but the meaning is just the same. Those are only their grown-up names, that you find them by on the map, in the geography. They are truly Happy Islands, for the sun shines there so brightly that all the people go about with pleasant, smiling faces, and the children play out of doors the whole year through without ever quarreling. And they are never,...
From the Author's Introduction... Away, away, ever so far away, near the western shores of the Ocean of Peace, lie the Happy Islands, the Paradise of ...
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59,62 zł |
Remix
ISBN: 9781556356100 / Angielski / Miękka / 158 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Presents profiles of fourteen teenagers from countries around the world, revealing their struggles to fit into American society and their personal triumphs.
Presents profiles of fourteen teenagers from countries around the world, revealing their struggles to fit into American society and their personal tri...
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94,02 zł |
Hard Labor: The First African Americans, 1619
ISBN: 9780689861499 / Angielski / Miękka / 64 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Erased by Time
In 1619 twenty Africans stepped foot on American soil. They came not as slaves, but as indentured servants. They knew if they could hold on and finish out their sentences, they would be free. They came with dreams of the future and a vision of life as good as any other person's, black or white. Who were these people? How did they get here? What happened to them? Much of the information about them -- even their names -- has been lost. Stories about them are incomplete, and facts are blurred by centuries of neglect. But their stories are worth knowing and... Erased by Time
In 1619 twenty Africans stepped foot on American soil. They came not as slaves, but as indentured servants. They kne... |
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29,87 zł |
Barack Obama: Out of Many, One
ISBN: 9780375863394 / Angielski / Miękka / 46 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Children who are ready to read on their own will want to get ready for President's Day with this leveled reader about the first African American president of the United States A Step 3 Step into Reading Biography Reader about our forty-fourth president, Barack Obama--revised to include an account of his reelection and new photographs With clear and accessible language, independent readers can learn how the lessons and love from Obama's mother and grandparents shaped him; how the places he lived influenced him; and how he turned his childhood feeling of being an outsider into a...
Children who are ready to read on their own will want to get ready for President's Day with this leveled reader about the first African American pr...
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21,33 zł |