New Releases by Fredrick Mckissack

"A simple biography about Madam CJ Walker for early readers"--Provided by publisher.

"A simple biography for early readers about Louis Armstrong''s life"--Provided by publisher.

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.

"Children can count from one to ten as they read about the different animals found in the tundra"--Provided by publisher.

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.

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.

Bessey finally cleans up her messy room. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Messy Bessey discovers that with proper care her garden will flourish.

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 aprende una lección acerca de compartir cuando limpia su clóset.

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.

Profiles the life of Mary Church Terrell, the civil rights pioneer.

This book provides a basic introduction to the life and writings of Zora Neale Hurston.

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.

Using simple text and photographs, this volume briefly examines the life and work of American poet Langston Hughes.

Messy Bessey learns a lesson about sharing when she cleans out her closet.

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.

Highlights the life of this great man, who went from being a slave to a teacher and an American icon.

Presents the life of civil rights worker, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, devoted to working for racial equality for African Americans.

Messy Bessey learns a lesson about sharing when she cleans out her closet.

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.

Simple text and illustrations of a variety of insects introduce the numbers one through five.

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!

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.

A biography of the black playwright who received great recognition for her work at an early age.

Traces the history of baseball in the Negro Leagues and its great heroes, including Monte Irwin, Buck Leonard, and Cool Papa Bell.

An introduction to the life of the former slave who became well known as an abolitionist and advocate of women''s rights.

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.

An easy-to-read retelling of the traditional tale about the little red hen and her lazy friends.