Matthew Henson's destiny was set when he met naval officer Robert Edwin Peary in 1887. An African-American son of poor farmers, Henson shared Peary's desire to be the first person to reach the North Pole. In 1909, the men set out one one of their many voyages together. They battled sub-zero temperatures, deadly ice formations, and bone-chilling winds. Many times it was Henson who saved the expedition with his knowledge of Inuit language and culture....

A guide to the origins, principles, symbols, and celebration of the African-American holiday.

A fictionalized account of the life of Minna, kidnapped as a girl in Africa, as she endures the harsh life of a slave on a Southern plantation in the 1800s and tries to help her family survive.

At first disappointed at getting the role of a bumblebee instead of one of the leads in the school play, Kelly makes her part the best one of all.

"Covers a period of great creativity in the African-American community, when art, literature, music, and political commentary flourished; centered in Harlem, the era reached its peak in the 1920s and early 1930s"--Provided by publisher.

In a series of brief monologues, Jenny shares her delight in the things that fill her world, from family and school to bubble baths, a wedding, chocolate cookies, and the memory of Martin Luther King.