Eric Velasquez
1) Octopus stew
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Ramsey dons his superhero cape to rescue Grandma from the huge octopus she is trying to cook--or is he simply telling a story? Includes author's note on the story's origin and a recipe for Octopus stew.
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Presents a collection of speeches, with historical context and insights, that have shaped the culture of the United States, including Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg address, Lou Gehrig's "Farewell to Baseball," and Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream."
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Millie danced to jazz in her Italian neighborhood. Pedro danced to Latin songs in his Puerto Rican neighborhood. It was the 1940s in New York City, and they were forbidden to dance together . . . until first a band and then a ballroom broke the rules. Machito and His Afro-Cubans hit the scene with a brand-new sound, blending jazz trumpets and saxophones with Latin maracas and congas creating Latin jazz, music for the head, the heart, and the hips....
Author
Publisher
Lee & Low Books Inc
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"A picture biography of educator and politician Shirley Chisholm, who in 1968 was the first Black woman elected to Congress and in 1972 was the first Black candidate from a major political party (the Democratic party) to run for the United States presidency. An afterword with additional information, photographs, and source lists are included"--
Author
Publisher
Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"As a mail carrier, Victor Hugo Green traveled across New Jersey every day. But with Jim Crow laws enforcing segregation since the late 1800s, traveling as a Black person in the US could be stressful, even dangerous. So in the 1930s, Victor created a guide--The Negro Motorist Green-Book--compiling information on where to go and what places to avoid so that Black travelers could have a safe and pleasant time. While the Green Book started out small,...