for Younger Readers from our themed booklists
By Charnice Milton Community Bookstore
By Charnice Milton Community Bookstore
Children's books on Dance, Black History, Women's History and more
Martin Rising: Requiem for a King
Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney
$19.99"When the time comes, what cracks open?" Honor King's birth (Jan 15) and death anniversary (April 4) by reading this. By yourself. To a child. With a child reading to you.
Shirley Chisholm Is a Verb
Veronica Chambers and Rachelle Baker
$18.99 $17.66Chisholm (1924-2005) probably needs no introduction. The 50th anniversary of her history run for president is coming up. See also "Politics, Science, Philosophy and other Thoughts of Women"
The Only Woman in the Photo: Frances Perkins & Her New Deal for America
Kathleen Krull and Alexandra Bye
$19.99 $18.59The Labor Department building is named for Frances Perkins, who is considered the "architect of the New Deal." See also "Women Named on DC Buildings"
Frederick Douglass and the North Star
Lorenzo Pace
$14.66Imaginatively illustrated story of the abolitionist North Star newspaper, founded by Frederick Douglass, "the Lion of Anacostia."
A is for Anacostia
Courtney Davis and Jerry Craft
$13.80Travels in a historic neighborhood from DC author/educator, Dr. Courtney Davis
Defeat of the Ghost Riders: Introducing Mary McLeod Bethune
Neta Jackson and Dave Jackson
$7.99Mary McLeod Bethune is recognized in the naming of a charter school as well as on a history site in NW and a statue in SE. See also "Women Named on DC Buildings"
Alvin Ailey
Andrea Pinkney and Brian Pinkney
$8.99dancer, founder of theater company and big force in modern dance (1931-1989). In Blooming in Motion.
Stompin' at the Savoy: The Story of Norma Miller
Martin French
$17.99Dancer, choreographer, actor. (1919-2019). in Blooming in Motion.
Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker
Patricia Hruby Powell and Christian Robinson
$18.99 $17.66Dancer, choreographer, activist. (1906-1975). in Blooming in Motion.
Josephine Baker: Volume 16
Agathe Sorlet and Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara
$15.99 $14.87Dancer, choreographer, activist. (1906-1975). in Blooming in Motion.
Brave Ballerina: The Story of Janet Collins
Michelle Meadows and Ebony Glenn
$17.99 $16.73Dancer, costume designer, choreographer. (1917-2003). in Blooming in Motion.
Blooming in Motion
Amber Barbee Pickens
$24.95 $23.20Meant for adults but great for an older child, to read with little ones, and maybe for multi-generational coloring.
Harlem's Little Blackbird: The Story of Florence Mills
Renée Watson and Christian Robinson
$17.99 $16.73Dancer, performer, choreographer, (1896-1921). in Blooming in Motion.
Dancing in the Wings
Debbie Allen and Kadir Nelson
$8.99 $8.36from Debbie Allen, dancer, director, producer, choreographer (b. 1950). Debbie Allen is highlighted in Blooming in Motion.
Brothers of the Knight
Debbie Allen and Kadir Nelson
$7.99 $7.43from Debbie Allen, dancer, director, producer, choreographer (b. 1950). Debbie Allen is highlighted in Blooming in Motion.
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