TY - BOOK AU - Cortez,Rio AU - Semmer,Lauren TI - The ABCs of Black history SN - 9781523507498 AV - E184.7 .C673 2020 U1 - 973/.0496073 23 KW - African Americans KW - History KW - Juvenile literature KW - Biography KW - Alphabet books KW - Picture books KW - fast KW - Instructional and educational works KW - lcgft N1 - Grade level ‏ : ‎ Kindergarten - 4; Reading age ‏ : ‎ 5 years and up N2 - "B is for Beautiful, Brave, and Bright! And for a Book that takes a Bold journey through the alphabet of Black history and culture. Letter by letter, The ABCs of Black History celebrates a story that spans continents and centuries, triumph and heartbreak, creativity and joy. It's a story of big ideas--P is for Power, S is for Science and Soul. Of significant moments--G is for Great Migration. Of iconic figures--H is for Zora Neale Hurston, X is for Malcom X. It's an ABC book like no other, and a story of hope and love. In addition to rhyming text, the book includes back matter with information on the events, places, and people mentioned in the poem, from Mae Jemison to W. E. B. Du Bois, Fannie Lou Hamer to Sam Cooke, and the Little Rock Nine to DJ Kool Herc"-- ER -