35 review for Black Books Galore! Guide to Great African American Children's Books

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   4 out of 5

   Jordan Wade – Nov 30, 2012

   Foster, S., Parker, T.T., & Rand, D. (1998). Black books galore: Guide to great African American children’s books. Canada: John Wiley and Sons. Citation created by: Jordan Wade Call Number: 016.973 Description: Describes and evaluates 500 books written for African American children. Content/Scope: This book lists over 500 African American books that appeal to diverse interests and learning styles. Books are categorized by age group to make it easy for parents and children to find books that are age Foster, S., Parker, T.T., & Rand, D. (1998). Black books galore: Guide to great African American children’s books. Canada: John Wiley and Sons. Citation created by: Jordan Wade Call Number: 016.973 Description: Describes and evaluates 500 books written for African American children. Content/Scope: This book lists over 500 African American books that appeal to diverse interests and learning styles. Books are categorized by age group to make it easy for parents and children to find books that are age appropriate. Accuracy/Authority: These authors have researched this topic extensively. Relation to Similar Works: Part of the serving special needs series Cost: $15.95 Rationale for Selection: To give parents, students and teachers an easy way to find books representing the African American race. Professional Review: School Library Journal reviewed this as a great book for not only parents but for teachers as well. Weech, E. (2001). Book review: Black books galore! (book). School library journal, 47(3), 289.

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   5 out of 5

   Sara – Nov 11, 2008

   This, and it's two accompanying books AA Books for Boys and AA Books for girls, fills a gaping hole I had in my life. I read (in Smart Girls, Two) that Maya Angelou read only books by African American authors as a girl. Knowing this set me on a tear of looking for age-appropriate books for my 8 and 5 year old written by people of color. While I borrowed Black Book Galore's from the library, I found this solution annoying as there is no easy way to make note of the large list they recommend. So b This, and it's two accompanying books AA Books for Boys and AA Books for girls, fills a gaping hole I had in my life. I read (in Smart Girls, Two) that Maya Angelou read only books by African American authors as a girl. Knowing this set me on a tear of looking for age-appropriate books for my 8 and 5 year old written by people of color. While I borrowed Black Book Galore's from the library, I found this solution annoying as there is no easy way to make note of the large list they recommend. So buy the book! Another great use I found for this book is checking amazon.com for "customers who also bought this item also bought" to find more recently released books.

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   4 out of 5

   Kristy Bangoura – May 25, 2010

   This is a great guide for me to pick out books to read with Erika. I got it from the library and I will pick the books I think she will like and put them on hold at the library

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