Download or read book Queen Leah written by Joyce Louise Killebrew and published by . This book was released on 2010-08 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: [This] is the story of a poor, black southern girl who learned to love herself as well as diverse people. She descended from African ancestry, but she had to overcome illegitimacy, poverty and a poor parental relationship in order to reach her goals--P. [4] of cover.
Download or read book Queen Leah An African American Fairy Tale written by Joyce Louise Killebrew, B.A. M.A.T. and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2021-02-10 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Queen Leah: An African-American Fairy Tale A Career Educator's Positive Visual Image Reading Enhancement Guide (Little Princess Heritage Version) By: Joyce Louise Killebrew, B.A. M.A.T. The time has come for this book. We are living in a world where people lack respect for others. Our beautiful, black-skinned young girls need positive visual images. For 401 years, black-skinned people have been debased, denigrated, and disgraced. Now, it is time for all people to be respected. Many black-skinned people have been affected emotionally, physically, mentally, and spiritually by the horrid ways we have been treated in the land of our birth. The tale of Queen Leah and the lessons from her story are an inspiration for the Queen Leah competition to celebrate young, black-skinned girls for being inspirational, positive, and strong role models for the generations to come.
Download or read book Triumphant Queen Leah The Ultimate African American Fairy Tale Picture Book written by Joyce Louise Killebrew and published by . This book was released on 2013-12 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We are in need of more people as special as you; talented, smart and honest. In your recent publications one can feel your prime concern for the positive growth and development of maturing boys and girls. Congratulations in all that you do to share what you have learned from past teachers, professors, spiritual leaders, parents and your community environment to create ways to improve the thinking, learning and actions of all persons. Ozeal Shyne Brown
Download or read book ABC Primary Book for Beginning Readers Queen Leah an African American Fairy Tale written by Joyce Louise Killebrew and published by . This book was released on 2009-12-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Queen Leah is an African-American fairy tale. It is the story of a poor, black southern girl who learned to love herself as well as diverse people. She descended from African royalty, but she had to overcome illegitimacy, poverty and a poor parental relationship in order to reach her goals. All people have fairy tales, epics, legends, stories and folklore of the exploits and deeds of their ancestors. Queen Leah is such a story; it allows children of African ancestry to realize that we live in a world of possibilities, but that we have to work to prepare ourselves for success. Some of us put limitations on ourselves and others and ridicule dreamers because they are different, but we need dreamers to guide us as we look within ourselves and make our dreams become realities.
Download or read book If I Were a Princess African American Version written by Lisa Bulat and published by . This book was released on 2009-03-09 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book has a picture of an African American Princess on the cover.What little girl doesn't dream of being a princess? This book allows Her Majesty to add her own ideas to the dream of being a princess. From the appearance of her crown to rules of the kingdom, your princess can add words and pictures to charming black line illustrations and make the fairy tale her very own.Caucasian version also available.The interior of each version is the same.
Download or read book The Invisible Princess written by Faith Ringgold and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The birth of a princess who will bring freedom to her parents and all the slaves on the plantation is foretold, and prayers that she'll be safe from the cruel plantation owner are said. At the moment of her birth, the Powers of Nature make the baby invisible, and the Prince of Night whisks her away to safety. Years later she returns to realize her destiny. Full-color illustrations.
Download or read book If I Were a Princess written by Lisa Bulat and published by . This book was released on 2009-03-09 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What little girl doesn't dream of being a princess? This book allows Her Majesty to add her own ideas to the dream of being a real princess. From the appearance of her crown to rules of the kingdom, your princess can add words and pictures to charming black line illustrations and make the fairy tale her very own.African American cover version also available.The interior of each version is the same.
Download or read book Locket of Dreams written by Donna L. Clovis and published by Books for Black Children, Incorporated. This book was released on 1999 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Storyteller of Dreams grants Shakeeta three wishes.
Download or read book The Not So Fairy Tales of African Queens written by Beverly Dabrio and published by . This book was released on 2021-02-28 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is designed to use as a story book with young girls. The stories are inviting and exciting. The colorful illustrations are vibrant and abstract giving children the opportunity to use their imagination. Even though these stories are geared toward young girls, adults will enjoy reading these stories. In addition, many boys will also find these stories to be intriguing. Also available online is "The Queens Way Rites of Passage Program", which can be used with this book.
Download or read book My Fairy Godmother is a Drag Queen written by David Clawson and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-05-30 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chris Bellows is just trying to get through high school and survive being the only stepchild in the social-climbing Fontaine family, whose recently diminished fortune hasn’t dimmed their desire to mingle with Upper East Side society. Chris sometimes feels more like a maid than part of the family. But when Chris’s stepsister Kimberly begins dating golden boy J. J. Kennerly, heir to a political dynasty, everything changes. Because Chris and J. J. fall in love . . . with each other. With the help of a new friend, Coco Chanel Jones, Chris learns to be comfortable in his own skin, let himself fall in love and be loved, and discovers that maybe he was wrong about his step-family all along. All it takes is one fairy godmother dressed as Diana Ross to change the course of his life. My Fairy Godmother is a Drag Queen is a Cinderella retelling for the modern reader. The novel expertly balances issues like sexuality, family and financial troubles, and self-discovery with more lighthearted moments like how one rogue shoe can launch a secret, whirlwind romance and a chance meeting with a drag queen can spark magic and light in a once dark reality.
Download or read book You Should See Me in a Crown written by Leah Johnson and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2020-06-02 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A TIME Magazine Best YA Book of All Time A Stonewall Honor Book A Reese's Book Club YA Pick Liz Lighty has always believed she's too black, too poor, too awkward to shine in her small, rich, prom-obsessed midwestern town. But it's okay -- Liz has a plan that will get her out of Campbell, Indiana, forever: attend the uber-elite Pennington College, play in their world-famous orchestra, and become a doctor. But when the financial aid she was counting on unexpectedly falls through, Liz's plans come crashing down . . . until she's reminded of her school's scholarship for prom king and queen. There's nothing Liz wants to do less than endure a gauntlet of social media trolls, catty competitors, and humiliating public events, but despite her devastating fear of the spotlight she's willing to do whatever it takes to get to Pennington. The only thing that makes it halfway bearable is the new girl in school, Mack. She's smart, funny, and just as much of an outsider as Liz. But Mack is also in the running for queen. Will falling for the competition keep Liz from her dreams . . . or make them come true?
Download or read book Walt Disney s Giant Book of Fairy Tales written by Walt Disney and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of well-known fairy tales with Disney illustrations.
Download or read book Mistress of All Evil written by Serena Valentino and published by Disney Electronic Content. This book was released on 2017-10-03 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The tale is told as if it's happening once upon a dream: the lovely maiden meets her handsome prince in the woods. The story has been told many times and in many ways. But always the maiden finds out that she is a princess—a princess who has been cursed by a dark fairy to prick her finger on a spindle and fall into an eternal sleep. Though her three good fairies try to protect her, the princess succumbs to the curse. But the power of good endures, as her true love defeats the fire-breathing dragon and awakens the princess with true love's first kiss. The two live happily ever after. And yet this is only half the story. So what of the dark fairy, Maleficent? Why does she curse the innocent princess? What led to her becoming so filled with malice, anger, and hatred? Many tales have tried to explain her motives. Here is one account, pulled down from the many passed down through the ages. It is a tale of love and betrayal, of magic and reveries. It is a tale of the Mistress of All Evil.
Download or read book My Friend Jen written by Jenica Leah and published by Jlg Publishing. This book was released on 2016-08-15 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "There is nothing that my friend Jen can't do, but on the inside, she's a little different to me and you." As Jen's friend tells us a story, you will learn a few simple tips on how to stay well with Sickle Cell. A Little Different is the first in the series of My Friend Jen books. The series of children's books aims to create better understanding and awareness of the blood disorder Sickle Cell Anaemia in a fun and informative way.
Download or read book Classic Fairy Tales for African Americans written by A O Bell and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2023-10-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children should see engaging, clever and beautiful storybook characters, princesses, queens and kings who look like them. Here are fourteen classic fairy tales and nursery rhymes that have universal messages and international appeal. The stories are same as has been told throughout history, but we given new life to the characters so our children can think of princesses and princes who look like them. These tales have endured for generations because they contain timeless themes and moral lessons that resonate with people from various cultures and backgrounds. They continue to be beloved by children and adults alike around the world. Our classic stories are told in a streamlined and concise way that holds true to the original intent while making each story perfect for bedtime reading.
Download or read book Blueberry Girl written by Neil Gaiman and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A book of dreams and wishes for a new born child, this wonderful celebration of the birth of a child is the perfect christening or 'birth day' gift.
Download or read book The Dial written by Francis Fisher Browne and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 870 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
