"Sadiq's third grade class decides that they want a classroom pet, and their teacher, Ms. Battersby, is okay with the idea, so the students form a club to decide what kind of pet to get, and to research how to take care of it"--Provided by publisher.
A skill-building introduction to the life of the principal dancer from the Dance Theatre of Harlem describes her early years as an orphan in Sierra Leone, her adoption by an American family, the photograph that inspired her dreams and her rise to becoming one of the world's most accomplished ballerinas.
Whether African immigrants began their journeys as slaves, as refugees, or by choice, find out how connecting food, family, and dining together has bridged the generations, and how those communities have had a lasting impact on their new homes.
The Finches, a Connecticut family, sponsor an African refugee family of four, all of whom have been scarred by the horrors of civil war, and who inadvertently put their benefactors in harm's way.
A graphic novel in which T'Challa, the warrior king of a technologically advanced African civilization called Wakanda, battles an invading force led by Klaw, the man who killed his father.
"In the wake of Shadowland, Hell's Kitchen has a new protector--the Black Panther! He has no kingdom, no Vibranium and no high-tech safety net--just bloody knuckles and the will to prove himself in a foreign land. T'Challa will create a new life, a new identity, and become a new kind of hero. But with Daredevil gone, the bad guys are coming out to play and a deadly nemesis--Vlad the Impaler--plots his bloody rise to power."--Back cover.
While his mother and father help a family of African refugees, Jared learns that the people he counts on for doing good deeds are not always praiseworthy and is faced with a decision which may have implications for all.
