Best Selling Books by Pat McKissack

Simple text and illustrations describe the life and accomplishments of the revered civil rights pioneer.

Our Martin Luther King Book is a reinforced, library bound book in The Child''s World series Special Day Books.

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

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

Here''s a songbook, a storybook, a poetry collection, and much more, all rolled into one. Find a partner for hand claps such as Eenie, Meenie, Sassafreeny, or form a circle for games like Little Sally Walker. Gather as a family to sing well-loved songs like Amazing Grace and Oh, Freedom, or to read aloud the poetry of such African American luminaries as Langston Hughes, James Weldon Johnson, and Paul Laurence Dunbar. And snuggle down to enjoy classic stories retold by the author, including Aesop''s fables and tales featuring Br''er Rabbit and Anansi the spider.

Describes the history, customs, religion, government, homes, and day-to-day life of the Apache people of the Southwest.

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.

During the Depression in the Louisiana bayou, a curious young girl helps the "Swamp Ghost" that her cousins warned her about and finds herself with one good friend.

Award-winning author Patricia C. McKissack''s next story about one black family''s history''perfect for Black History Month! Brothers Tank and Jimbo Turner love sneaking into Nashville''s Sulphur Dell Ballpark to watch the superstars of Negro League baseball. When Josh Gibson, the famous home-run hitter for the Homestead Grays, bunks at their house, the boys think they''re one step away from heaven. With warmth and humor, the fourth installment of Patricia C. McKissack''s family saga brings to life an era of all-black baseball for readers who may not know that Major League teams were once restricted only to white players.

Brought up in France as the African slave companion of a nobleman''s daughter, thirteen-year-old Zettie records the events of 1763, when she and her mistress escape to the New World where they are inadvertently drawn into the hostilities of the ongoing French and Indian War and, eventually, find a new direction to their lives.

During colonial times, the whaling industry developed along the eastern coast. Nantucket and New Bedford, Massachusetts, were the centers where ships were built and outfitted, and where they returned laden with their precious cargo. These whaling ships supplied 80% of the oil used by Americans for well over a century.Because whaling was so dangerous, captains and crews of the whaling boats set themselves apart from ordinary seamen. Despite the challenges of the sea, runaway slaves we eager to enlist; they were used to hard work and willing to accept lower pay than other sailors. Free black seamen signed on because of the career opportunities; one day they might be a first mate, a captain, or even an owner. Additionally, there was less prejudice onboard a whale ship than on land because everyone had to cooperate for the common good of all. As one black seaman wrote, "The sea was an equalizer of men, therefore the captain chose his crew based on who could do the job best."This book details the lives of such well-known figures as Paul Cuffee, ship owner and captain; Crispus Attucks, a whaleman killed in the Boston Massacre; Fredrick Douglass, a leading abolitionist who was once a caulker of ships in New Bedford harbor; Joe Hershey, a well-known ships'' blacksmith; and Lewis Temple, who invented the toggle harpoon. Information on lesser known individuals is also included. Readers will follow a complete voyage of a whale ship, from signing on at the docks, to the hunt, and the return home.

In 1954, when desegregation comes to Kirkland, Missouri, ten-year-old Rosemary faces many changes and challenges at school and at home as her parents separate.

In 1859 twelve-year-old Clotee, a house slave who must conceal the fact that she can read and write, records in her diary her experiences and her struggle to decide whether to escape to freedom.

When his colleague Long Arrow disappears, Dr. Dolittle sets off with his assistant, Tommy Stubbins, his dog, Jip, and Polynesia the parrot on an adventurous voyage over tropical seas to floating Spider Monkey Island.

Recounts the life of the black educator, from her childhood in the cotton fields of South Carolina to her success as teacher, crusader, and presidential adviser.

Nettie Jo desperately needs a needle to sew a new wedding dress for her beloved doll, but the three animals she helps during her search do not seem inclined to give her their assistance in return.