A Child's Introduction to African American History: The Experiences, People, and Events That Shaped Our Country Juvenile Fiction Action & Adventure Animals - Mammals Native American Age Range: 6 - 10

Age Range:    6 - 10                                                                                                            Lexile Reading Level:  NC1080L

Edited and with Notes by Shelly Eversley

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A Child's Introduction to African American History: The Experiences, People, and Events That Shaped Our Country Juvenile Fiction Action & Adventure Animals - Mammals Native American Age Range: 6 - 10Jabari Asim goes beyond what's taught in the classroom and tells a fact filled history of African Americans through politics, activism, sports, entertainment, music, and much more. You'll follow the road to freedom beginning with the slave trade and the middle passage through the abolitionist movement and the Civil War where many African Americans fought as soldiers. You'll learn how slave songs often contained hidden messages and how a 15 year old