WorldCat Identities

Schomburg Children's Collection

Overview
Works: 451 works in 502 publications in 1 language and 5,159 library holdings
Genres: Juvenile works  Fiction  Literature  Folklore  Biographies  Fables  History  Toy and movable books  Young adult works  Picture books 
Classifications: PZ8.1.L946, FIC
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Most widely held works by Schomburg Children's Collection
Chill wind by Janet McDonald( Book )

1 edition published in 2002 in English and held by 720 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Afraid that she will have no where to go when her welfare checks are stopped, nineteen-year-old high school dropout Aisha tries to figure out how she can support herself and her two young children in New York City
Friends of a feather : one of life's little fables by Bill Cosby( Book )

2 editions published in 2003 in English and held by 653 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

In this story about a zealous bird who learns to soar from under the shadow of his best friend's wing comes a powerful message about being oneself and the glorious freedom that can bring!
Twists and turns by Janet McDonald( Book )

1 edition published in 2003 in English and held by 509 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

With the help of a couple of successful friends, eighteen- and nineteen-year-old Teesha and Keeba try to capitalize on their talents by opening a hair salon in the run-down Brooklyn housing project where they live
Take-off! : American all-girl bands during WW II by Tonya Bolden( Recording )

3 editions published in 2007 in English and held by 325 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

History and music are combined in this account of all-women bands during World War II
Condoleezza Rice : National Security Advisor by Christin Ditchfield( Book )

2 editions published in 2003 in English and held by 292 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A biography of Condoleezza Rice, professor, author, and National Security Advisor to President George W. Bush
A to Z Kenya by Justine Fontes( Book )

1 edition published in 2003 in English and held by 239 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Provides an introduction to Kenya's culture, geography, history, economy, government, and more
Sports great Shaquille O'Neal by Michael John Sullivan( Book )

2 editions published in 1998 in English and held by 201 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Traces the personal life and basketball career of the center who began his NBA career with the Orlando Magic in 1992
Silly Mammo = Kilu Mammo : an Ethiopian tale by Yohannes Gebregeorgis( Book )

3 editions published in 2002 in English and held by 85 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Mammo's well-meaning but simple-minded efforts to bring his wages home end in disaster until he makes a rich merchant's daughter laugh
Hurricane by Andrew Salkey( Book )

2 editions published in 1964 in English and held by 77 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Thirteen-year-old Joe and his nine-year-old sister face their first hurricane in Kingston, Jamaica, with a mixture of excitement and curiosity that gradually turns to fear
Mcheshi goes to the game park = Mcheshi aenda hifadhi ya wanyama( Book )

1 edition published in 1992 in English and held by 69 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Mcheshi's uncle, a game ranger, takes her and her brother Mungwana for a ride through a game park
The search( Book )

1 edition published in 1971 in English and held by 61 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

One book in a series about blacks
Strawberry roan by Don Lang( Book )

1 edition published in 1946 in English and held by 49 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The story of a young Negro boy and his great love for a champion trotter. Grades 5-9
The name of the tree : a Bantu folktale by Celia Barker Lottridge( Book )

1 edition published in 1989 in English and held by 40 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

When the other animals fail at the task, the slow but wise turtle finds a way to obtain the bountiful fruits of a magic tree
Nicodemus and the goose by Inez Hogan( Book )

1 edition published in 1945 in English and held by 35 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

When a goose starts following Nicodemus, everyone becomes enamored except for the hound dog. When the goose warns the family of a fire and saves little sister, it's given a bed in the house. It seems to hound dog that he's been replaced and leaves, thinking Nicodemus doesn't want him
Squarehead and me by Henry Louis Haynes( Book )

1 edition published in 1980 in English and held by 32 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

David has always tried to avoid associating too much with "Squarehead" Palmer, but when circumstances throw them together for a few days at a farm in the country, David begins to understand his friend's special problem
Little Black Sambo by Helen Bannerman( Book )

2 editions published between 1945 and 1961 in English and held by 30 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A little boy in India loses his fine new clothes to the tigers, but while they dispute who is the grandest tiger in the jungle he takes his fine clothes back again
Kwajo and the brassman's secret : a tale of old Ashanti wisdom and gold by Meshack Asare( Book )

1 edition published in 2002 in English and held by 29 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The goldweights that Kwajo has helped make present him with the chance to get some stolen gold dust
Charlie's house by Reviva Schermbrucker( Book )

2 editions published in 1989 in English and held by 27 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Charlie builds a house with cast-off materials in his South African township
It's Kwanzaa time! by Linda Goss( Book )

1 edition published in 1993 in English and held by 26 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Stories, recipes, and activities introduce the holiday of Kwanzaa and the ways in which it is celebrated
Solma : tales from northern Ghana by G. A Agambila( Book )

1 edition published in 2002 in English and held by 26 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

 
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