African-American Literature Set
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This literature set features five stories young readers will ask for again and again! Read about the life of a young, biracial girl in Family, or take in the powerful and moving tall tale of John Henry. Each book is 32 pages. Softcover. Ages 5-8. Set includes:
Flower Garden – Follow the progress of a young girl and her father as they purchase a “garden”, board the bus for home, and then lovingly plant it in the window for a mother’s birthday surprise.
Family – Hope introduces her mother’s side of the family to a new dish at a family reunion.
Nappy Hair – Relatives at a family picnic offer their opinions on how Brenda’s hair got to be the way it is. Told in the African-American “call and response” tradition.
Sweet Clara & the Freedom Quilt – Based on a true story. A young slave girl stitches a quilt with a map pattern to guide herself and others on the road to freedom.
John Henry – Tells the story of the legendary hero who raced a steam engine to cut a hole through a mountain.
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