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    Black History for Kids

    Bianca SchulzeBy Bianca Schulze2 Mins Read Ages 0-3 Ages 4-8 Ages 9-12 Book Lists Books with Boy Characters Cultural Wisdom Picture Books
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    8 Kids’ Books About African-American History and Culture

    The Children’s Book Review
    Published: February 28, 2013

    A Splash Of RedA Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin 

    By Jen Bryant; Illustrated by Melissa Sweet

    Age Range: 5 – 8 years

    Hardcover: 40 pages

    Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers; First Edition edition (January 8, 2013)

    I Too AM AmericanI, Too, Am America 

    By Langston Hughes; Illustrated by Bryan Collier

    Age Range: 4 and up

    Hardcover: 40 pages

    Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers; First Edition edition (May 22, 2012)

    FiftyCentsAndADreamFifty Cents and a Dream: Young Booker T. Washington 

    By Jabari Asim; Illustrated by Bryan Collier

    Age Range: 3 – 6 years

    Hardcover: 48 pages

    Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers; First Edition edition (December 4, 2012)

    Hand In HandHand in Hand: Ten Black Men Who Changed America

    By Andrea Davis Pinkney & Brian Pinkney

    Age Range: 9 and up

    Hardcover: 256 pages

    Publisher: Hyperion Book CH; First Edition edition (October 23, 2012)

    ItJesHappenedIt Jes’ Happened: When Bill Traylor Started to Draw 

    By Don Tate; Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie

    Age Range: 6 and up

    Hardcover: 32 pages

    Publisher: Lee & Low Books (April 1, 2012)

    HarlemsLittleBlackbirdHarlem’s Little Blackbird 

    By Renee Watson; Illustrated by Christian Robinson

    Age Range: 3 – 8 years

    Hardcover: 40 pages

    Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers (October 23, 2012)

    What Was Your Dream Dr King?What Was Your Dream, Dr. King?: And Other Questions About … Martin Luther king Jr.

    By Mary Kay Carson

    Age Range: 7 and up

    Paperback: 32 pages

    Publisher: Sterling Children’s Books (January 1, 2013)

    Black FirstsBlack Firsts: 4,000 Ground-Breaking and Pioneering Historical Events 

    By Jessie Carney Smith

    Age Range: 10 and up

    Paperback: 700 pages

    Publisher: Visible Ink Press; Third Edition, Third edition edition (December 12, 2012)

    What to Read Next:

    1. 10 of the Best Books About Martin Luther King Jr.
    2. An Incredible Collection of Kids’ Books to Honor Black History
    3. African American History Month
    4. 5 Great Kids Biography Books

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    African American American History Andrea Davis Pinkney Black History Month Brian Pinkney Bryan Collier Christian Robinson Don Tate Jabari Asim Jen Bryant Jessie Carney Smith Langston Hughes Mary Kay Carson Melissa Sweet R. Gregory Christie Renee Watson
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    Bianca Schulze is the founder of The Children’s Book Review. She is a reader, reviewer, mother and children’s book lover. She also has a decade’s worth of experience working with children in the great outdoors. Combined with her love of books and experience as a children’s specialist bookseller, the goal is to share her passion for children’s literature to grow readers. Born and raised in Sydney, Australia, she now lives with her husband and three children near Boulder, Colorado.

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