Janice N. Harrington

A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year This lyrical middle-grade novel-in-verse celebrates the power of story and of finding one’s individual voice. Keet knows the only good thing about moving away from her Alabama home is that she'll live near her beloved grandfather. When Keet starts school, it's even worse than she expected, as the kids tease her about her southern accent. Now Keet, who can "talk the whiskers off a catfish," doesn't want to open her mouth. While fishing with her grandfather, she learns the art of listening and gradually, she makes her first new friend. But just as she's beginning to settle in, her grandfather has a stroke, and even though he's still nearby, he suddenly feels ever-so-far-away. Keet is determined to reel him back to her by telling him stories; in the process she finds her voice and her grandfather again. A Cooperative Children's Book Center Choices Selection

Catching a Storyfish

A young girl tries to catch her favorite chicken on her grandmother's farm, until she learns something about the hen that makes her change her ways and she discovers that sometimes it is just as satisfying not to catch chickens as it is to catch them.

The Chicken-Chasing Queen of Lamar County

Ezra Jack Keats

Roberto is very angry when his older brother Miguel promises to walk him home from school and then forgets.

Roberto Walks Home

A NSTA/CBC Best STEM Book The curiosity of the first African American entomologist Charles Henry Turner--a scientist who studied bugs--shines in this nonfiction picture book, which showcases his ideas and discoveries about ants, bees, and other insects. Charles Henry Turner's mind itched with questions. Fascinated by animals, bugs, and crustaceans, Turner studied their lives. When books didn't answer his questions, he researched, experimented, and looked for answers on his own, even when faced with racial prejudice. Author Janice Harrington and artist Theodore Taylor III capture the life of this scientist and educator, highlighting his unstoppable curiosity and his passion for insects and biology. The extensive back matter includes an author's note, timeline, bibliography, source notes, and archival images.

The Inquisitive Mind of Charles Henry Turner

Buzzing with Questions

Association for Library Service to Children

Whether you're looking for innovative programming specialized literature resources, or suggestions on motivating young patrons to read, ALA Editions has something for you. With these authoritative selections, you can: -- Expand outreach to children with special needs and hard-to-reach public segments -- Create multicultural collections and programming -- Entertain children with top-notch programming material The supplied sample checklist helps to analyze your library's long-term commitment to multicultural programming. Details ideas for integrated programming designed to help children develop the social, cognitive, and communication skills they need in an increasingly diverse American society

Multiculturalism in Library Programming for Children

Elizabeth Spires

In musical verse, Harrington tells the story of a black family living a hardscrabble life in the rural South more than 60 years ago. Set on the eve of the Civil Rights era, this collection is the winner of the 2008 Kate Tufts Discovery Award.

Poems

Even the Hollow My Body Made is Gone

A collection of poems focuses on the sad, mundane, and amusing realities of life in a nursing home.

Poems from the Nursing Home

The Hands of Strangers

A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year Winner of the Paterson Prize for Books for Young People Arnold Adoff Poetry Honor Award This lyrical middle-grade novel-in-verse celebrates the power of story and of finding one’s individual voice. Keet knows the only good thing about moving away from her Alabama home is that she'll live near her beloved grandfather. When Keet starts school, it's even worse than she expected, as the kids tease her about her southern accent. Now Keet, who can "talk the whiskers off a catfish," doesn't want to open her mouth. While fishing with her grandfather, she learns the art of listening and gradually, she makes her first new friend. But just as she's beginning to settle in, her grandfather has a stroke, and even though he's still nearby, he suddenly feels ever-so-far-away. Keet is determined to reel him back to her by telling him stories; in the process she finds her voice and her grandfather again. A Cooperative Children's Book Center Choices Selection

"Questions buzzed endlessly in Charles Henry Turner's mind. Fascinated by bugs and other animals, he wondered: Can spiders learn? How do ants find their way home? Can bugs see color?"--dust jacket.

Ideal for Easter and springtime, an exuberantly illustrated picture book by a New York Times bestselling artist! Little Chick's mother is all cluck and no action. Mama knows her old nest isn't the cozy home she and her brood need. But whenever she vows to start building a new house, she's distracted—by sweety-meaty worms, crunchy-munchy crickets, or picky-pecky corn. Luckily, her Little Chick is an industrious sort. While the rest of his family are stuffing themselves silly, he's quietly working, bit by bit, day by day. Janice N. Harrington's retelling of a little-known Central African story is perfectly matched with Brian Pinkney's jazzy depiction of a can-do little critter.

Janice N. Harrington

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