Charles R Smith
5) My people
Author
Pub. Date
[2009]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Appears on these lists
JEF - Black Voices (Children)
JEF - Poetry - April (Children)
MCL - Coretta Scott King Award - Illustrator
JEF - Poetry - April (Children)
MCL - Coretta Scott King Award - Illustrator
12) Soccer queens
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition, Reinforced trade edition.
Language
English
Description
Paying tribute to soccer's greatest U.S. athletes, as well as the U.S. World Cup team of 1999, this collection of energetic poems captures the movement of current and past stars, celebrating their skills and talents as they strive to be their best.
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Hop on the bike with Bessie Stringfield, the motorcycle queen of Miami, in this powerful picture book from Coretta Scott King medalist Charles R. Smith, Jr. and debut picture book illustrator Charlot Kristensen. In 1929, 18-year-old Bessie Stringfield hopped on her motorcycle and headed out on an adventure, an unusual choice for a young Black woman at the time. Paying her way by winning motorcycle races, she criss-crossed the country through small...
Author
Pub. Date
2012.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"In 1934, Chicago was the setting for one of the most fascinating ballgames in history: the second annual East-West Games. Come step back in time to see the best of the best Negro League players take each other on in this All-Star Game. This exhilarating play-by-play is a tour de force: a complete imagining of the radio broadcast of that thrilling game. You'll meet the legendary players, step into the stands with the fans, and even hear the radio...
16) I am the world
Author
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Illustrations and rhyming text celebrate the diversity of cultures, languages, countries, and people of the world.
Author
Pub. Date
2023
Edition
First edition
Language
English
Description
"One hundred years ago, one of the most popular spectator sports was bicycle racing, and the man to beat was Marshall "Major" Taylor, who set records in his teens and won his first world championship by age twenty. The first African American world champion in cycling and the second Black athlete to win a world championship in any sport, Major Taylor faced down challenge after challenge, not least the grueling Six-Day Race, a test of speed, strength,...
20) Dance with me
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2008.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Illustrations and simple, rhyming text encourage the reader to wiggle, shake, and twirl to the beat.
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