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5) Nappy hair
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Various people at a backyard picnic offer their comments on a young girl's tightly curled, "nappy" hair
9) Thunder Rose
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Unusual from the day she is born, Thunder Rose performs all sorts of amazing feats, including building metal structures, taming a stampeding herd of steers, capturing a gang of rustlers, and turning aside a tornado.
12) Hair love
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CR - Black Stories Matter - Picture Books
CR - Family Diversity --Picture Books
CR - We Need Diverse books - Picture Books
CR - Family Diversity --Picture Books
CR - We Need Diverse books - Picture Books
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It's up to Daddy to give his daughter an extra-special hair style in this ode to self-confidence and the love between fathers and daughters, from Academy-Award winning director and former NFL wide receiver Matthew A. Cherry and New York Times bestselling illustrator Vashti Harrison. Zuri's hair has a mind of its own. It kinks, coils, and curls every which way. Zuri knows it's beautiful. When Daddy steps in to style it for an extra special occasion,...
13) My first Kwanzaa
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A girl describes how she and her family celebrate the seven days of Kwanzaa.
14) Alec's primer
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A young slave's journey to freedom begins when a plantation owner's granddaughter teaches him how to read. Based on the childhood of Alec Turner (1845-1923) who escaped from slavery by joining the Union Army during the Civil War and later became a landowner in Vermont.
15) The old truck
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"On a small family farm, an old truck falls into disrepair and lies nearly forgotten, except by the family's daughter. The truck is been part of her daydreams as she grows up and develops strength and independence. As an industrious young woman, she pulls the rusted and overgrown vehicle from its almost-grave and restores it"--
18) Flower garden
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Helped by her father, a young girl prepares a flower garden as a birthday surprise for her mother.
19) Wedgie & Gizmo
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While his human Elliot adjusts to his new home and stepfamily, Gizmo, an evil genius guinea pig, searches for a new evil lair where he can plot to take over the world, but Gizmo is constantly thwarted by Elliot's little stepsister Jasmine (who likes to play dress-up), Abuela (who may or may not like to eat cavies), and Wedgie (a Corgi superhero and Gizmo's nemesis).
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