Black Stars of Harlem Renaissa - by Haskins & Cox & Tate (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY COMES TO LIFE<br /> <br /> Discover why young people all over the country are reading the Black Stars biographies of African American heroes. Here is what you want to know about the lives of great black men and women during the fabulous Harlem Renaissance: <br /> <br /> louis satchmo armstrong<br /> eubie blake<br /> thomas andrew dorsey<br /> w. e. b. du bois<br /> duke ellington<br /> james reese europe<br /> jessie redmon fauset<br /> marcus garvey<br /> w. c. handy<br /> fletcher henderson<br /> langston hughes<br /> zora neale hurston<br /> hall johnson<br /> henry johnson<br /> oscar micheaux<br /> philip payton jr.<br /> gertrude ma rainey<br /> paul robeson<br /> augusta savage<br /> noble sissle<br /> bessie smith<br /> james van der zee<br /> dorothy west<br /> carter g. woodson<br /> <br /> The books in the Black Stars series are the types of books that would have really captivated me as a kid.<br /> -Earl G. Graves, Black Enterprise magazine<br /> <br /> Inspiring stories that demonstrate what can happen when ingenuity and tenacity are paired with courage and hard work.<br /> -Black Books Galore! Guide to Great African American Children's Books <br /> <br /> Haskins has chosen his subjects well . . . catching a sense of the enormous obstacles they had to overcome. . . . Some names are familiar, but most are little-known whom Haskins elevates to their rightful place in history.<br /> -Booklist<br /> <br /> The broad coverage makes this an unusual resource-a jumping-off point for deeper studies.<br /> -Horn Book<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY COMES TO LIFE <p>Discover why young people all over the country are reading the Black Stars biographies of African American heroes. Here is what you want to know about the lives of great black men and women during the fabulous Harlem Renaissance: </p> <p>louis "satchmo" armstrong<br /> eubie blake<br /> thomas andrew dorsey<br /> w. e. b. du bois<br /> duke ellington<br /> james reese europe<br /> jessie redmon fauset<br /> marcus garvey<br /> w. c. handy<br /> fletcher henderson<br /> langston hughes<br /> zora neale hurston<br /> hall johnson<br /> henry johnson<br /> oscar micheaux<br /> philip payton jr.<br /> gertrude "ma" rainey<br /> paul robeson<br /> augusta savage<br /> noble sissle<br /> bessie smith<br /> james van der zee<br /> dorothy west<br /> carter g. woodson</p> <p>"The books in the Black Stars series are the types of books that would have really captivated me as a kid."<br /> -Earl G. Graves, Black Enterprise magazine</p> <p>"Inspiring stories that demonstrate what can happen when ingenuity and tenacity are paired with courage and hard work."<br /> -Black Books Galore! Guide to Great African American Children's Books</p> <p>"Haskins has chosen his subjects well . . . catching a sense of the enormous obstacles they had to overcome. . . . Some names are familiar, but most are little-known whom Haskins elevates to their rightful place in history."<br /> -Booklist</p> <p>"The broad coverage makes this an unusual resource-a jumping-off point for deeper studies."<br /> -Horn Book</p><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Black Stars biographies are written by leading African American children s book writers. JIM HASKINS has written more than 100 nonfiction books for young readers. A professor of English at the University of Florida, Gainesville, Haskins has won numerous awards, including the Washington Post Children s Book Guild Award, the Carter G. Woodson Award, and the Coretta Scott King Book Award.
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