Book Uncle And Me

Author : Uma Krishnaswami
Publisher : Groundwood Books Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1554988101
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Book Uncle and Me written by Uma Krishnaswami and published by Groundwood Books Ltd. This book was released on 2016-09-01 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the International Literacy Association Social Justice Literature Award An award-winning middle-grade novel about the power of grassroots activism and how kids can make a difference. Every day, nine-year-old Yasmin borrows a book from Book Uncle, a retired teacher who has set up a free lending library on the street corner. But when the mayor tries to shut down the rickety bookstand, Yasmin has to take her nose out of her book and do something. What can she do? The local elections are coming up, but she’s just a kid. She can’t even vote! Still, Yasmin has friends — her best friend, Reeni, and Anil, who even has a blue belt in karate. And she has family and neighbors. What’s more, she has an idea that came right out of the last book she borrowed from Book Uncle. So Yasmin and her friends get to work. Ideas grow like cracks in the sidewalk, and soon the whole effort is breezing along nicely... Or is it spinning right out of control? An energetic, funny and quirky story about community activism, friendship, and the love of books. Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.2 Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.6 Distinguish their own point of view from that of the narrator or those of the characters. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.2 Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text; summarize the text.

Author : Nan Marino
Publisher : Roaring Brook Press
ISBN 13 : 1466803118
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Neil Armstrong Is My Uncle and Other Lies Muscle Man McGinty Told Me written by Nan Marino and published by Roaring Brook Press. This book was released on 2009-05-12 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A tender story about a tough-as-nails girl forced to take one small step towards understanding during the summer of 1969. "Muscle Man McGinty is a squirrelly runt, a lying snake, and a pitiful excuse for a ten-year old......the problem is that no one knows it but me. In the entire town of Massapequa Park, only I can see him for what he really is. A phony." Tamara Ann Simpson is determined to expose Muscle Man McGinty, a foster boy new to her neighborhood, for the liar that she knows he is. Muscle Man tells the other kids his uncle is Neil Armstrong and he even has the audacity to challenge the entire block to a kickball game. So, why is Tamara the only one who can see through this kid? It's the summer of 1969 and things are changing in Tamara's little town of Massapequa, Long Island, and in the world. Perhaps Tamara can take one small step towards a bit of compassion and understanding.

Author : Al Dickens
Publisher : WAHIDA CLARK PRESENTS
ISBN 13 : 1936649004
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Uncle Yah Yah written by Al Dickens and published by WAHIDA CLARK PRESENTS. This book was released on 2012-05 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Even nature produces the uncommon or the unique at one time or another, like the duckbill platypus. So it is with this book; it is a genuine paradox.

Author : Cheryl Thompson
Publisher : Coach House Books
ISBN 13 : 1770566317
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Uncle written by Cheryl Thompson and published by Coach House Books. This book was released on 2021-03-02 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From martyr to insult, how “Uncle Tom” has influenced two centuries of racial politics. Jackie Robinson, President Barack Obama, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, O.J. Simpson and Christopher Darden have all been accused of being an Uncle Tom during their careers. How, why, and with what consequences for our society did Uncle Tom morph first into a servile old man and then to a racial epithet hurled at African American men deemed, by other Black people, to have betrayed their race? Uncle Tom, the eponymous figure in Harriet Beecher Stowe’s sentimental anti-slavery novel, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, was a loyal Christian who died a martyr’s death. But soon after the best-selling novel appeared, theatre troupes across North America and Europe transformed Stowe’s story into minstrel shows featuring white men in blackface. In Uncle, Cheryl Thompson traces Tom’s journey from literary character to racial trope. She explores how Uncle Tom came to be and exposes the relentless reworking of Uncle Tom into a nostalgic, racial metaphor with the power to shape how we see Black men, a distortion visible in everything from Uncle Ben and Rastus The Cream of Wheat chef to Shirley Temple and Bill “Bojangles” Robinson to Bill Cosby. In Donald Trump’s post-truth America, where nostalgia is used as a political tool to rewrite history, Uncle makes the case for why understanding the production of racial stereotypes matters more than ever before.

Author : Claire Hartfield
Publisher : Dial Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Me and Uncle Romie written by Claire Hartfield and published by Dial Books. This book was released on 2002 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aspects of the life of artist Romare Bearden are woven into a story about a young southern boy's visit to New York City.

Author : J. THEGG
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781077511286
Total Pages : 183 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Uncle Tell Us Your Story written by J. THEGG and published by . This book was released on 2019-07-15 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Show Your UNCLE How Much You Love Him and Appreciate Him and Give the Gift of Memories and Legacy Your childhood memories are a rich record of the past. With a simple question a day, the stories, people and places that you share on these pages are destined to become a priceless family heirloom. This beautiful, paperback bound book with standard binding (the same you find in your local library) is everything you could want in a keepsake journal. This book is dedicated to preserving your UNCLE'S memories. Uncle, WE Want to Hear Your Story is the place for Uncle's to tell their tales and create a cherished legacy. Imagine reading this rich record of your Uncle's journey, who he is, and his experiences. Imagine sitting with your children and sharing his story and one day them sharing it with their kids. UNCLE, I Want to Hear Your Story will guide your uncle with questions, assisting him in sharing the stories of his childhood, his teens, and his adult years. This will be his tale, his triumphs, his challenges. This will be the story of your hero. Bestselling author JEAN THEGG has created a guided journal that will give your Uncle the gift of legacy and you the gift of memories.Buy Uncle, I Want to Hear Your Story and give your Uncle a gift that will continue to give over the years. "I can't wait to read what my Uncle has to say about his childhood and how he has learned and changed throughout the years knowing what he knows now." There is so much I want to know about what he went through."Jacob Bennett> "My Dad and uncle have always been my heroes and I want to know as much as I can about who he is." Donna Ashton "This gift if for my Mon and Dad and me."Alice and Wyman Olsted>

Author : Uma Krishnaswami
Publisher : Tu Books
ISBN 13 : 9781600602610
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Step Up to the Plate, Maria Singh written by Uma Krishnaswami and published by Tu Books. This book was released on 2017 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nine-year-old Maria Singh learns to play softball just like her heroes in the All-American Girls' League, while her parents and neighbors are struggling through World War II, working for India's independence, and trying to stay on their farmland.

Author : Ellie Royce
Publisher : POW! Kids Books
ISBN 13 : 9781576879351
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Auntie Uncle written by Ellie Royce and published by POW! Kids Books. This book was released on 2020-04-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Told from the perspective of their adoring nephew, Auntie Uncle: Drag Queen Hero is the story of a courageous drag queen who saves the day, and brings two communities together. The young narrator thinks it's awesome that his Uncle and his Auntie are the same person. Uncle Leo is an accountant, and is great at helping with math homework. Auntie Lotta is a fabulous performer, and loves to sing and dance with her nephew. One day Lotta's family comes to watch her perform at the local Pride parade. Suddenly, a dog breaks free of its leash and nearly causes a float-crash, but Lotta springs into action just in time to save the dog and the parade. The mayor wants to give her a medal for courage and to throw a big party for her and all her friends, but Lotta worries that her friends who only know him as "Leo" won't get along with her fellow drag performers who know her as "Lotta." With the help of their nephew they put together a fierce look that is both Leo and Lotta, the perfect ensemble for an Auntie Uncle. A sweet, uplifting story about fearlessley letting your true self shine.

Author : Bill Sizemore
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781947860100
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Uncle George and Me written by Bill Sizemore and published by . This book was released on 2018-09-05 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspired by the discovery that one of his ancestors owned slaves, retired journalist and newspaper editor Bill Sizemore researches and shares the history of the American struggle over slavery and racial discrimination, and the story of the members of the African-American family, past and present, who share his name.

Author : Sarah Brannen
Publisher : Hodder Children's Books
ISBN 13 : 9781444960938
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Uncle Bobby's Wedding written by Sarah Brannen and published by Hodder Children's Books. This book was released on 2021-01-07 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chloe loves, loves, LOVES her special uncle Bobby. So when she learns that Uncle Bobby is going to be getting married to his boyfriend Jamie she's not at all pleased. What if Uncle Bobby doesn't have time to play with Chloe anymore? But after spending a fun-filled day with Bobby and Jamie, she soon realises she's not losing an uncle, but gaining a whole new one! An uplifting celebration of love in all its forms, this book is perfect for any child who has a special grown-up in their life.