"His dying mother's insistence leads an eleven-year-old black child to be raised by his disabled uncle, in the swamps of the Mississipi Delta in the early 1900s, and to recall her tireless work to fund a stained glass window for her church."
"When his mother dies, James Earle (“Sugar”) Martin goes to live with his uncle Free, a gruff crippled man who makes his living fishing in a swamp in the Mississippi Delta. At first Sugar and Uncle Free barely get along, and Sugar is afraid of the swamp and everything associated with it. The only bright spot in Sugar’s life is the building of the new Sweet Kingdom Church, which will be adorned with a beautiful stained glass window that h ..."
Set of 3 John Grisham Novels A Time to Kill, The Firm, The Pelican Brief by PatriciaMckissack Paperback, Published 1000 by Island Books ISBN-13: 978-0-516-23819-7, ISBN: 0-516-23819-1
Stitchin' and Pullin' A Gee's Bend Quilt by PatriciaMckissack 48 Pages, Published 2012 by Random House Books For Young Readers ISBN-13: 978-0-307-97839-4, ISBN: 0-307-97839-7
"Piece by piece, she puzzles her quilt together—telling not just her story, but the story of her family, the story of Gee’s Bend, and the story of her ancestors’ struggle for freedom."
"This offer includes 12 Books, a mixture of fiction and nonfiction - Grade 3-5: The Jacket; Abby Takes a Stand; Sunny Holiday; Rosa Parks, My Story; Washington City Is Burning; Scholastic Biography: The Story of George Washington Carver; Corey in the House; Highlights Top Secret Adventure: Kenya; Mummies in Egypt"
"About the Illustrator Dana Regan was born and raised in northern Wisconsin.
She migrated south to Washington University in St. Louis, and eventually to
Kansas City, Missouri, where she now lives with her husband, Dan, and her sons,
Joe ..."
"And what could they do with all those peanuts? Carver developed more than 300 peanut-based products, from milk to printers' ink, and more than 100 ways to use sweet potatoes. Young children love the story of this exceptional inventor."
"Civil Rights Leader Patricia Mckissack, Fredrick Mckissack. A DREAM For
PEACE AS A BOY, MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. HAD TO GIVE UP HIS SEAT ON
A BUS TO A WHITE PERSON. HE KNEW ... READ ABOUT MARTIN'S LIFE IN
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"With skills like farming, carpentry, and sewing, Booker T. Washington believed that blacks could find acceptance in the racist white society of the late 1880s."
"Patsy and Sam McLeod's (sounds like Mac-Loud) fifteenth child was born. Her
name was Mary Jane McLeod. It was a happy time for the family. Patsy and Sam
had been slaves. Mary Jane was their first child born free! That made Mary Jane
..."
"Single copy of Celebrate Family. Follow family history detective Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr., as he uncovers details about Dr. Ben Carson's family tree using public records, photos, family stories, and DNA testing."
Hard Labor The First African-Americans 1619 (Milestone Books) by PatriciaMckissack, Fredrick Mckissack Jr. Turtleback, 68 Pages, Published 2004 by Demco Media ISBN-13: 978-0-606-29740-0, ISBN: 0-606-29740-5
"Celebrates the lives of the first Africans arriving in America, depicting their hardships, triumphs, and contributions to American society."
Bugs! (Rookie Reader: Level B) by PatriciaMckissack, Fredrick Mckissack Paperback, 31 Pages, Published 2001 by Scholastic, Inc ISBN-13: 978-0-516-23890-6, ISBN: 0-516-23890-6
"Simple text and illustrations of a variety of insects introduce the numbers one through five."
"About the Authors Patricia and Fredrick McKissack are free-lance writers,
editors, ... About the Artist Richard Hackney is a San Francisco illustrator and
..."
"When his colleague Long Arrow disappears, Dr. Dolittle sets off with his assistant, Tommy Stubbins, his dog, Jip, and Polynesia the parrot on an adventurous voyage over tropical seas to floating Spidermonkey Island."
Monkey-Monkey s Trick by PatriciaMckissack Paperback, Published 1988 by Random House Books For Young Readers ISBN-13: 978-0-394-82777-3, ISBN: 0-394-82777-5
Flossie and The Fox by PatriciaMckissack Dvd, Published 2014 by Weston Woods Multiple Formats, Color, Ntsc ISBN-13: 978-0-545-10639-9, ISBN: 0-545-10639-7
"The author, Patricia McKissack narrates her classic story about a little girl who meet a fox.
Will the fox trick her, or will she out-fox the fox?"