Download or read book Jump at the Sun written by Alicia D. Williams and published by Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books. This book was released on 2021-01-12 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the Newbery Honor–winning author of Genesis Begins Again comes a shimmering picture book that shines the light on Zora Neale Hurston, the extraordinary writer and storycatcher extraordinaire who changed the face of American literature. Zora was a girl who hankered for tales like bees for honey. Now, her mama always told her that if she wanted something, “to jump at de sun”, because even though you might not land quite that high, at least you’d get off the ground. So Zora jumped from place to place, from the porch of the general store where she listened to folktales, to Howard University, to Harlem. And everywhere she jumped, she shined sunlight on the tales most people hadn’t been bothered to listen to until Zora. The tales no one had written down until Zora. Tales on a whole culture of literature overlooked…until Zora. Until Zora jumped.
Download or read book Jump at the Sun written by John Lowe and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Lowe has written what may well be the Hurston book for the years to come." -- Werner Sollors, Harvard University "Lowe's study . . . smartly begins with the assumption that one reason for the stunning popularity of Hurston's work is the verve with which it addresses serious subjects in a comic style." -- Cheryl A. Wall, editor of Changing Our Own Words: Essays on Criticism, Theory, and Writing by Black Women "Appreciative of Hurston's 'bodacious' humor, Lowe argues that she is 'a profoundly serious, experimental, subversive, and therefore unsettling artist.' . . . Strongly recommended." -- Choice "A trailblazing effort, a work that will enrich our understanding of Hurston's fiction." -- William R. Nash, The Southern Literary Journal "The most important booklength contribution to Hurston scholarship since Robert Hemenway published his biography in 1978." -- Will Brantley, Contemporary Literature
Download or read book Jump at the Sun An African American Picture Book Collection written by Disney Book Group and published by Jump At The Sun. This book was released on 2001-08-20 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to the wonderfully rich and diverse world of African American stories for children and families. This one-of-a-kind collection brings together eight picture books by some of the most esteemed children's authors and illustrators working today, including: Andrea Davis Pinkey, Bryan Collier, Floyd Cooper, Jacqueline Woodson, Susan Taylor Brown, Jane Resh Thomas, and more.
Download or read book Jump at de Sun written by A. P. Porter and published by Twenty-First Century Books. This book was released on 1992-01-01 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Follows the life of the Afro-American writer known for her novels, plays, articles, and collections of folklore.
Download or read book Jump at the Sun Cinderella Fairy Tale Classics written by John Kurtz and published by Jump At The Sun. This book was released on 2004-09-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Happily ever after has never been so happy! These inspired retellings of classic children's fairy-tales are simply told and beautifully illustrated. This is a series of books that parents will treasure and children will love hearing again and again. Jump at the Sun Fairy-tale Classics include: - Cinderella - Goldilocks and The Three Bears - Jack and the Beanstalk - Little Red Riding Hood
Download or read book Genesis Begins Again written by Alicia D. Williams and published by Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books. This book was released on 2020-08-18 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Reminiscent of Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye.” —The New York Times “One of the best books I have ever read…will live in the hearts of readers for the rest of their lives.” —Colby Sharp, founder of Nerdy Book Club “An emotional, painful, yet still hopeful adolescent journey…one that needed telling.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “I really loved this.” —Sharon M. Draper, author of the New York Times bestseller Out of My Mind This deeply sensitive and “compelling” (BCCB) debut novel tells the story of a thirteen-year-old who must overcome internalized racism and a verbally abusive family to finally learn to love herself. There are ninety-six reasons why thirteen-year-old Genesis dislikes herself. She knows the exact number because she keeps a list: -Because her family is always being put out of their house. -Because her dad has a gambling problem. And maybe a drinking problem too. -Because Genesis knows this is all her fault. -Because she wasn’t born looking like Mama. -Because she is too black. Genesis is determined to fix her family, and she’s willing to try anything to do so…even if it means harming herself in the process. But when Genesis starts to find a thing or two she actually likes about herself, she discovers that changing her own attitude is the first step in helping change others.
Download or read book Sun written by Steve Tomecek and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2016-07-12 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the big, bright ball of gas shining in the sky.
Download or read book Jump at the Sun God Made the World Bible Classics written by Maryn Roos and published by Jump At The Sun. This book was released on 2006-02-13 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the fourth day, God made the sun. . . . And the rest is history! Jump at the Sun is pleased to present two stories of Biblical proportions in its new Bible Classics series. God Made the World allows young readers to experience His love for His ultimate creation, the children! And Noah Builds an Ark, always a favorite with kids, is told in pleasing rhyme, as animals come to the ark, "just as God told them to. They came by the hundreds, two by two. Two by two."
Download or read book Jump at the Sun written by Kim McLarin and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After a series of stressful personal transitions, Grace Jefferson finds herself in a new house in a new city and in a new career for which she feels dangerously unsuited: a stay-at-home mom. An educated and accomplished modern woman, a child of the Civil Rights dream, she is caught between the only two models of mothering she has ever known—a sharecropping grandmother who abandoned her children to save herself and a mother who sacrificed all to save her kids—as she struggles to find a middle ground. But as the days pass and the pressures mount, Grace begins to catch herself in small acts of abandonment that she fears may foretell a future she is powerless to prevent . . . or perhaps secretly seeks. Jump at the Sun is a novel about an isolating suburban life and the continuing legacy of slavery, about generational change and the price of living the dream for which our parents fought. In her bold and fearless voice, Kim McLarin explores both the highs and lows of being a mother, and how breaking the cycle of suffocation and regret, while infuriatingly difficult, is absolutely necessary.
Download or read book Jump at the Sun Noah Builds an Ark Bible Classics written by Maryn Roos and published by Jump At The Sun. This book was released on 2006-02-14 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the fourth day, God made the sun. . . . And the rest is history! Jump at the Sun is pleased to present two stories of Biblical proportions in its new Bible Classics series. God Made the World allows young readers to experience His love for His ultimate creation, the children! And Noah Builds an Ark, always a favorite with kids, is told in pleasing rhyme, as animals come to the ark, "just as God told them to. They came by the hundreds, two by two. Two by two."
Download or read book JATS Fairytale Classics Beauty and the Beast written by John Kurtz and published by Jump At The Sun. This book was released on 2006-12-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A castle, a ball gown, and a handsome prince . . . "Happily ever after" keeps getting happier! These two new Jump at the Sun Fairytale Classics are sure to be a big hit this spring. These superb retellings feature two of the most popular princesses of all time-Beauty and the Beast, and Rapunzel. Simply told and beautifully illustrated by Disney artist John Kurtz they are sure to capture the imagination of every little princess who's lucky enough to receive them. Beauty and the Beast. Rapunzel
Download or read book Jump at the Sun Little Red Riding Hood Fairy Tale Classics written by Hyperion Books for Children and published by Jump At The Sun. This book was released on 2005-02-02 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Jump at the Sun Twas the Night Before Christmas Holiday Classics written by Rex Perry and published by Jump At The Sun. This book was released on 2004-08-09 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Thanksgiving to Kwanzaa with a little Christmas in between, these fun-to-read books are just in time for the holiday season! Illustrated with bright, vivid colors that capture the spirit of the season, they are sure to spread joy and cheer to family storytimes at any time of year! Jump at the Sun Holiday Classics include: - Over the River and Through the Woods - The Night Before Christmas - It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Kwanzaa! - All Things Bright and Beautiful
Download or read book JATS Fairytale Classics Rapunzel written by John Kurtz and published by Jump At The Sun. This book was released on 2007-01-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: JATS Fairytale Classics: Rapunzel
Download or read book Klara and the Sun written by Kazuo Ishiguro and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2021-03-02 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Once in a great while, a book comes along that changes our view of the world. This magnificent novel from the Nobel laureate and author of Never Let Me Go is “an intriguing take on how artificial intelligence might play a role in our futures ... a poignant meditation on love and loneliness” (The Associated Press). • A GOOD MORNING AMERICA Book Club Pick! Here is the story of Klara, an Artificial Friend with outstanding observational qualities, who, from her place in the store, watches carefully the behavior of those who come in to browse, and of those who pass on the street outside. She remains hopeful that a customer will soon choose her. Klara and the Sun is a thrilling book that offers a look at our changing world through the eyes of an unforgettable narrator, and one that explores the fundamental question: what does it mean to love?
Download or read book Money Hungry Coretta Scott King Author Honor Title written by Sharon Flake and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2009-11-01 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The mesmerizing story of one girl's struggle to break her family's cycle of poverty is reissued with an arresting new cover. Thirteen-year-old Raspberry Hill is starved for money. She will do just about anything legal to get her hands on the almighty dollar -- wash cars, sell rotten candy, skip lunch, clean houses. She is obsessed. She is driven. She is afraid. Memories of being homeless, sleeping in the streets, and eating handouts keep Raspberry's eye on the only prize that matters to her: cold, hard cash. When the green stuff greases her palm, she gets comfort from feeling its crinkly paper power. And, when money is your best friend, there's more to do than hold it. Raspberry kisses her cash. She smells it. She loves it. But even money can't answer the questions that keep Raspberry awake at night. Will she and Momma ever move out of the projects? What did Ja'nae do with the two hundred bucks Raspberry loaned her? And what's really going on with Momma and that rich doctor? A haunting story of greed and forgiveness by the award-winning author of The Skin I'm In, this unforgettable novel will keep you glued to every page. Bank on it.
Download or read book Carter Reads the Newspaper written by Deborah Hopkinson and published by Holiday House. This book was released on 2020-08-04 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Carter G. Woodson didn't just read history. He changed it." As the father of Black History Month, he spent his life introducing others to the history of his people. Carter G. Woodson was born to two formerly enslaved people ten years after the end of the Civil War. Though his father could not read, he believed in being an informed citizen, so he asked Carter to read the newspaper to him every day. As a teenager, Carter went to work in the coal mines, and there he met Oliver Jones, who did something important: he asked Carter not only to read to him and the other miners, but also research and find more information on the subjects that interested them. "My interest in penetrating the past of my people was deepened," Carter wrote. His journey would take him many more years, traveling around the world and transforming the way people thought about history. From an award-winning team of author Deborah Hopkinson and illustrator Don Tate, this first-ever picture book biography of Carter G. Woodson emphasizes the importance of pursuing curiosity and encouraging a hunger for knowledge of stories and histories that have not been told. Back matter includes author and illustrator notes and brief biological sketches of important figures from African and African American history.
