Showing 1–4 of 4 titles

• Genre: History
• Award year: 2011

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  Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet Slave

  By Laban Carrick Hill, Bryan Collier (Illustrator)

  Collier's arrestingly beautiful artistic interpretation of Hill's poetic text reveals Dave the potter's artistic process while also conveying the dignified triumph of his humanity in the face of oppression. Lush, earth-toned, multimedia collages are illuminated in soft, ethereal light that focuses the eye on the subject of each spread.

  • Nonfiction, History, US History
  • Randolph Caldecott Medal 2011 (Honor Title)
  • Middle
  • ISBN: 9780316107310
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  Forge

  By Laurie Halse Anderson, Tim Cain (Narrator)

  This sequel to Chains brings to life what it takes for runaway slaves to forge their own paths in the midst of the American Revolution. Tim Cain's gravelly voice reflects the harshness of the time.

  • Fiction, History, Audiobook
  • Notable Children's Recordings 2011
  • Middle, Older
  • ISBN: 9781423367369
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  Lafayette and the American Revolution

  By Russell Freedman

  This compelling biography of Lafayette looks at the whole of his life and fully illuminates the role he played in the American Revolution. Freedman leads readers through the events that shaped Lafayette's character, portraying a young man in a time of change that would shape the rest of his life.

  • Nonfiction, History
  • Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal 2011 (Honor Title)
  • Older
  • ISBN: 9780823421824
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  They Called Themselves the KKK

  By Susan Campbell Bartoletti, Dion Graham (Narrator)

  Dion Graham's resonant narration explains the origin and the evolution of the Ku Klux Klan.

  • History, Audiobook
  • Notable Children's Recordings 2011
  • Older
  • ISBN: 9781441871565