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Mary McLeod Bethune By Eloise Greenfield / HarperCollins "The drums of Africa still beat in my heart. They will not let me rest." These are the words of Mary McLeod Bethune. She worked her whole life to make the world a better place. As a child, she loved to read. As a woman, she loved to teach. She started a school; she founded a hospital. Everywhere she saw a need, she searched for a solution. Simply told, this biography of an outstanding black educator has excellent illustrations. Ages 5-9. |
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I Have a Dream, Too! By Jean Alicia Elster / Judson Press Follow ten-year-old Joe Joe Rawlings as he faces contemporary challenges with guidance gleaned from a rich cast of historical characters in this series of books written around Christian themes for African American children, ages 6-10. Joe Joe in the City deals in a realistic but age-appropriate manner with issues and challenges facing African American children and their families in an urban environment. In this second installment, I Have a Dream, Too!, the serious-minded but likable Joe Joe faces friends who ridicule him for dreaming of going to college someday. While searching for answers, Joe Joe discovers a book about Mary McLeod Bethune, and influential African American woman who overcame poverty and illiteracy at an early age to found a college and become a government worker for the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration. Joe Joe Realizes that attaining his goal won't be easy either, but encouraged by his family and his faith, he chooses to pursue his dream in spite of peers who mock him. |
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Famous Women in American History Card Game By U.s. Games Systems, Inc. Famous Women in American History highlights the achievements of 13 famous women from various eras and fields of work. Some of the women who made a difference are: Helen Keller, Sacajawea, Frances Perkins, Eleanor Roosevelt, Amelia Earhart, Sojourner Truth and Mary McLeod Bethune. Includes instructions. Suitable for most card games. |
