New Releases by Fredrick Mckissack

Fredrick Mckissack is the author of Madam C.J. Walker (2013), Louis Armstrong (2013), The Clone Codes (2010), Counting in the Tundra (2008), The Story of Doctor Dolittle (2005).

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Madam C.J. Walker

release date: Jan 01, 2013
Madam C.J. Walker
"A simple biography about Madam CJ Walker for early readers"--Provided by publisher.

Louis Armstrong

release date: Jan 01, 2013
Louis Armstrong
"A simple biography for early readers about Louis Armstrong''s life"--Provided by publisher.

The Clone Codes

release date: Jan 01, 2010
The Clone Codes
Acclaimed authors Patricia C. McKissack and Frederick L. McKissack have collaborated with their son, John, to deliver a novel that is as suspenseful as it is searing. "The Clone Codes" is the first installment of a sci-fi trilogy that blends a futuristic society with events in world history.

Counting in the Tundra

release date: Jan 01, 2008
Counting in the Tundra
"Children can count from one to ten as they read about the different animals found in the tundra"--Provided by publisher.

The Story of Doctor Dolittle

release date: May 31, 2005
The Story of Doctor Dolittle
Two beloved classics about a doctor who can talk to animals are now available in these new digest-sized paperbacks, featuring new Forewords by Patricia and Frederick L. McKissack.

This Generation of Americans

release date: Jan 01, 2004
This Generation of Americans
Read about 13-year-old Clayton Banks in August 1963 as he is about to start high school and discovers his own feelings about the Civil Rights Movement. Includes black and white photographs and an author profile.

Messy Bessey

release date: Jan 01, 2004
Messy Bessey
Bessey finally cleans up her messy room. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

El Jardin de Bessey, la Desordenada

release date: Mar 01, 2003
El Jardin de Bessey, la Desordenada
Messy Bessey discovers that with proper care her garden will flourish.

Days of Jubilee

release date: Jan 01, 2003
Days of Jubilee
Uses slave narratives, letters, diaries, military orders, and other documents to chronicle the various stages leading to the emancipation of slaves in the United States.

Bessey la Desordenada pasa una noche de cumpleaños

release date: Jan 01, 2003
Bessey la Desordenada pasa una noche de cumpleaños
Bessey, la desordenada aprende una lección acerca de compartir cuando limpia su clóset.

Christmas in the Big House

release date: Oct 01, 2002
Christmas in the Big House
Describes the customs, recipes, poems, and songs used to celebrate Christmas in the big plantation houses of the South and in the slave quarters just before the Civil War. Reprint.

Mary Church Terrell

release date: Jan 16, 2002
Mary Church Terrell
Profiles the life of Mary Church Terrell, the civil rights pioneer.

Zora Neale Hurston, Writer and Storyteller

release date: Jan 01, 2002
Zora Neale Hurston, Writer and Storyteller
This book provides a basic introduction to the life and writings of Zora Neale Hurston.

Messy Bessey's Garden

release date: Jan 01, 2002
Messy Bessey's Garden
A fun and engaging way for young children to figure out concepts and solving problems on his or her own. Rookie Readers (Ages 5-7) have provided entertaining, high-quality introductions to reading for more than a generation. Each title features full-color, often hilarious illustrations and engaging stories that always involve a young child figuring out concepts or solving problems on his or her own. Messy Bessey discovers that with proper care her garden will flourish.

Langston Hughes

release date: Jan 01, 2002
Langston Hughes
Using simple text and photographs, this volume briefly examines the life and work of American poet Langston Hughes.

El Closet de Bessey, la Desordenada

El Closet de Bessey, la Desordenada
Messy Bessey learns a lesson about sharing when she cleans out her closet.

Carter G Woodson the Father of Black History

release date: Jan 01, 2002

Messy Bessey's Family Reunion

release date: May 01, 2001
Messy Bessey's Family Reunion
A fun and engaging way for young children to figure out concepts and solving problems on his or her own. Rookie Readers (Ages 5-7) have provided entertaining, high-quality introductions to reading for more than a generation. Each title features full-color, often hilarious illustrations and engaging stories that always involve a young child figuring out concepts or solving problems on his or her own. After having fun at their family reunion, Messy Bessey''s family cleans up and leaves the park as beautiful as when they arrived.

Booker T. Washington

release date: Jan 01, 2001
Booker T. Washington
Highlights the life of this great man, who went from being a slave to a teacher and an American icon.

Ida B. Wells-Barnett

release date: Jan 01, 2001
Ida B. Wells-Barnett
Presents the life of civil rights worker, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, devoted to working for racial equality for African Americans.

Messy Bessey's Closet

release date: Jan 01, 2001
Messy Bessey's Closet
Messy Bessey learns a lesson about sharing when she cleans out her closet.

Miami Gets it Straight

release date: Jan 01, 2000
Miami Gets it Straight
With only five more days of school remaining before summer vacation, nine-year-old Miami still faces several hurdles, such as how to get along with Destinee Tate, his nemesis.

Bugs!

release date: Jan 01, 2000
Bugs!
Simple text and illustrations of a variety of insects introduce the numbers one through five.

Miami Jackson Gets It Straight

release date: Dec 17, 1999
Miami Jackson Gets It Straight
MIAMI JACKSON CAN’T wait for school to end. But who ever thought five days could be so long? His teacher is leaving for Ghana, his arch-enemy, Destinee Tate, is on his case, and now Miami’s keeping secrets from his best friend, String. Summer can’t come soon enough!

Black Hoops

release date: Jan 01, 1999
Black Hoops
Surveys the history of African Americans in basketball, from the beginning of the sport to the present, discussing individual teams and players and the integration of the NBA. By the co-author of Black Diamond: The Story of the Negro Baseball Leagues.

Young, Black, and Determined

release date: Jan 01, 1998
Young, Black, and Determined
A biography of the black playwright who received great recognition for her work at an early age.

Black Diamond

release date: Dec 01, 1995
Black Diamond
Traces the history of baseball in the Negro Leagues and its great heroes, including Monte Irwin, Buck Leonard, and Cool Papa Bell.

Sojourner Truth

release date: Sep 01, 1994
Sojourner Truth
An introduction to the life of the former slave who became well known as an abolitionist and advocate of women''s rights.

African-American Scientists

release date: Jan 01, 1994
African-American Scientists
Examines the lives and achievements of African-American scientists from colonial days to the present, including Benjamin Banneker, George Washington Carver, and several black astronauts.

The Red Hen

release date: Jan 01, 1994
The Red Hen
An easy-to-read retelling of the traditional tale about the little red hen and her lazy friends.
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