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Absorbed in his book, a child ignores his mother’s persistent calls, creating his own outrageous, imaginative adventures with the use of the word “meanwhile…” Wit and ingenuity abound in text and illustration until the boy’s adventures — and the book — conclude.
Meanwhile…
![Man in the Ceiling](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0062059076.jpg?itok=XoYyWCO9)
Man in the Ceiling
![Henry the Dog with No Tail](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1416916148.jpg?itok=TA25RHZj)
Henry the Dog with No Tail
![Bark, George](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0062051857.jpg?itok=5IdpY2L5)
When George can’t bark like most puppies, his mother takes him to the vet who also tells George to “bark!” An exhausted doctor literally pulls out the reasons George “meows” and more with funny and surprising results. Spare, comic line drawings add to the silliness.
Bark, George
![But I Wanted a Baby Brother!](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1416939415.jpg?itok=4avgDi62)
But I Wanted a Baby Brother!
![Words Set Me Free: The Story of Young Frederick Douglass](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1416959033.jpg?itok=8MwKqu5V)
A young Frederick Douglass narrates this handsome, moving, and authentic story of his early life as a slave, his desire to learn, and plans to escape slavery. The child who grew up to be an abolitionist, memorable writer, and orator knew that words — reading — would set him free.
Words Set Me Free: The Story of Young Frederick Douglass
![When Grandmama Sings](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0688175635.jpg?itok=QoEmrC4N)
Belle goes with her talented grandmother on a singing tour during a time of racial segregation in the south in the 1950s. Grandmama decides to continue performing up north “where things were a little easier for black people.” Realistic watercolors help define the setting.
When Grandmama Sings
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Two children aroused by their parents join a march for equal rights. Short sentences and semi-abstract illustrations convey the children’s evolving feelings as they join scores of others in what adults recognize as an historic march for civil rights.
We March
![Underground](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1596435380.jpg?itok=2ACZ2Jgq)
Brief, staccato text and dark-hued, mixed-media illustrations convey the drama of enslaved people escaping on the Underground Railroad. There is limited light and grave danger until the family reaches freedom in this seemingly simple yet rich and sophisticated book.
Underground
![My Uncle Martin's Words for America](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1419700227.jpg?itok=7B0SVfIu)
Martin Luther King’s niece recalls how the power of her uncle’s words and his strength of conviction changed the United States. Realistic illustrations, straightforward language, and factual back matter create an accessible glimpse of the man and his place in history.
My Uncle Martin’s Words for America
![Freedom's a-Callin Me](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0061337412.jpg?itok=p99RI12v)
Sophisticated poems, often in dialect, are accompanied by haunting paintings to chronicle a group of enslaved people escaping north to freedom. Older readers will most appreciate this sometimes (necessarily) harsh portrait of escape, slave trackers, and the trek north.
Freedom’s a-Callin Me
![Freedom Song! The Story of Henry "Box" Brown](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/006058310X.jpg?itok=wU1L1XZf)
His unusual escape from slavery — in a box mailed to Philadelphia — is told in a conversational, folksy style illustrated with evocative illustrations. The cadence of the text calls to mind the music and song that were always important to Henry Brown.
Freedom Song! The Story of Henry “Box” Brown
![Dear Primo](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0810938723.jpg?itok=7VZZC1cr)
Dear Primo
![My Papa Diego and Me](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0892392282.jpg?itok=ojdO6prj)
My Papa Diego and Me
![Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera: Their Lives and Ideas, 24 Activities](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1556525699.jpg?itok=T7CXAjpO)
Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera: Their Lives and Ideas, 24 Activities
![Diego: Bigger Than Life](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0761453830.jpg?itok=liZbd5ds)
Diego: Bigger Than Life
![Me, Frida](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0810989697.jpg?itok=nKufZbC4)
Me, Frida
![Diego Rivera: His World and Ours](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0810997312.jpg?itok=owxYkLhP)
Duncan Tonatiuh introduces young readers to muralist Diego Rivera and his many sources of inspiration, such as the Cubism movement that he discovered in Paris, the ruins of ancient Mexican civilizations, and the daily lives of the Mexican people. He concludes by asking, “What would Diego Rivera paint today?” These intriguing reflections are brought to life by Tonatiuh’s compelling, playful illustrations which evoke some of Diego’s best known scenes and murals. 2012 Pura Belpré Illustrator Award.
Diego Rivera: His World and Ours
![Frida Kahlo: The Artist Who Painted Herself](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0448426773.jpg?itok=EF5ocnzb)
Through original artwork by the renowned artist Tomie dePaola — a longtime aficionado of Frida Kahlo’s work — as well as beautiful reproductions of Kahlo’s paintings, this latest Smart About book explores the creative, imaginative world of Mexico’s most celebrated female artist.
Frida Kahlo: The Artist Who Painted Herself
![Diego Rivera](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0516422995.jpg?itok=QigEdQNh)
Diego Rivera
![Frida Kahlo](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0516264664.jpg?itok=ZUKFu5iT)
Frida Kahlo
![Frida Kahlo: The Artist in the Blue House](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/3791328638.jpg?itok=frhscroQ)
Frida Kahlo: The Artist in the Blue House
![Punk Farm](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0440417937.jpg?itok=MCmKWMRB)
Punk Farm
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