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From Children's Literature Legacy Award-winning author Nikki Grimes comes a feminist-forward new collection of poetry celebrating the little-known women poets of the Harlem Renaissance-- paired with full-color, original art from today's most talented female African-American illustrators. Taking inspiration from the unsung women poets of the era, Grimes uses the "Golden Shovel" poetry method to create original poems drawn from the words of ... groundbreaking...
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Through her diary entries, eight-year-old Nieve reveals intimate details of a turbulent family life, which create an authentic portrait of the social and political unrest in Cuba under the rule of Castro. A celebration of freedom and a confrontation with the authoritarian Cuban regime of the 1980s, which led to one of the country’s worst economic crises.. Official Selection at the Sundance Film Festival.. “The film offers a window into desperate...
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A collection of 9 films by emerging filmmakers from underrepresented communities around the world. Each of these stories is personal and distinctly told, but unified by themes of rebirth and growing as above, so below, growing into your future and your past rather than forgetfully forward. These films deny the idea of art for art's sake and do not exist in self-designed aesthetic vacuums. Their creation represents a necessary reckoning for their makers...
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"Child Development covers issues related to human development from conception through adolescence, summarizing the latest research on physical, cognitive, social and emotional development and behavior. Appendices in each volume include lists of organizations and agencies related to the topic and tables of statistical data."--Jacket.
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