Design by. The Lost History of African-American Inventors by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Raymond Obstfeld, A.G. Ford (Illustrator), Ben Boos (Illustrator) Basketball legend, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, entertains with this living history book about African-American inventors. Preschoolers will love this toe-tapping, finger-snapping tribute to African-American jazz giants, set to the rhythm of the classic children's song "This Old Man." Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window), Louisa May’s Battle: How the Civil War Led to Little Women. As I’ve mentioned before, I’m pretty committed to discussing race relations with children. It doesn't happen to me anymore, because a fresh generation of Africans and Asians has arisen to take over the business, but in my early years in Washington, D.C., I would often find myself in the back of a big beat-up old cab driven by an African-American veteran. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. last active one year ago. Los Angeles, California, United States About Blog We are a group of African-American Black women who love to read, want to read more and meet like minded women. The following are short readings and/or activities we do to jumpstart our school day. Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com. Reading to your child is the best way to instill in him or her a lifelong love of reading. A wider variety of genres (other than just historical fiction, which is my usual default), A simpler schedule overall to emphasize science in our homeschool, A fool-proof way to study art and music appreciation without overwhelming a non-artsy mama like me. 17 Books Every Black Child Should Read It's World Book Day! But that notion doesn’t have a linguistic leg to stand on. The books we read range from fiction, self-help, historical romance, best sellers, good short stories and basically anything we can get our hands on. Note: We usually read aloud our family read-aloud selections in the evenings after supper. What is “corrected” is not linguistic error. There is a valid point here. It’s linguistic variation; and variation doesn’t need correction. Music and dance are great themes to explore with little kids during Black History Month. More new releases tagged "african american"... 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Sometimes I hear teachers giving their students grief for speaking AAVE (African American Vernacular English) as if it is “wrong” and the teacher has the “Gold Standard Version”. When you write “non-standard” dialects in traditional print English, the beauty of the different ways of speaking becomes invisible on the page. Hero Tales: A Family Treasury of True Stories from the Lives of Christian Heroes, Presidential Pets: The Weird, Wacky, Little, Big, Scary, Strange Animals That Have Lived In The White House, American History Book of Virtues Correlation (Cycle 3), American History Reading Plans from 3 years ago (Cycle 3), Our American History Picture Book Selections (Cycle 3), Download the Western Civilization Study Loop. (Yes, being published in 1986 relegates you to “classic” status.). Just ten minutes or less, the stories are the perfect length to read-aloud to children at bedtime and puts children on the road to becoming life-long readers. Going one step further, different groups have their own variety of English. So who’s “standard”? It’s beautiful. As a kid, growing up, there weren't many black characters in the books I coveted so much. But even if you could decontextualize the racial and linguistic elements in this story (as if that was possible), it’s well worth the read. Chris Raschka tells an entire story through these nearly monosyllabic exchanges. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Nevertheless Patricia McKissack penned a classic. 40 best African American books, according to the NAACP Celebrate Black History Month reading these NAACP-nominated books, from fiction to poetry and young adult literature. It’s so worth reading. 0 people liked it, 18 chapters — But I really selected this book because Jeron Ashford Frame drops a little AAVE (African American Vernacular English) within this celebration of family. It’s a hard row to hoe. If you are totally into this sort of thing, Dialects in Schools and Communities and Children Language and Literacy are good places to start. 100 3rd Grade Level Books with African Americans by PimaLib_AngelaH - a staff-created list : Books with Black characters or written by Black authors. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. updated Aug 10, 2017 08:39AM — Bible. It’s extremely difficult to write so called “non-standard” dialects. Reformatted and redesigned, Read-Aloud African-American Stories collects the most beloved stories for parent and child to share. Linguistic Tangent Below: You have been warned. Reformatted and redesigned, Read-Aloud African-American Stories collects the most beloved stories for parent and child to share. Sometimes an entire dialog can be reduced to one and two word sentence exchanges. Even within the U.S. you have distinct “accents” regionally: Boston, the South, the Midwest,.. The Kidnapped Prince: The Life of Olaudah Equiano In the Year of the Boar & Jackie Robinson. last active one year ago, 4 members, Plus, it reads like someone swapped the character’s voice with a newscaster. Just ten minutes or less, the stories are the perfect length to read-aloud to children at bedtime and puts children on the road to becoming life-long readers. Whether you're traveling on vacation, sunbathing on the beach, or simply lounging in the park, nothing beats a good book in the summertime. It also affirms so called “non-standard” English. About “non-standard” English : No one holds the “Master version” of English. 40 best African American books, according to the NAACP Celebrate Black History Month reading these NAACP-nominated books, from fiction to poetry and young adult literature. It’s different. Is another entry point by which I attempt to pull this off. This isn’t to say that one doesn’t hear linguistic error within a variety of English. Recommended African American ... o “The more students read the better they read and the better they write” o Books in the classroom can serve as models of Standard English for SELs Reading to SELs on a daily basis supports the acquisition of language and literacy skills Flossie is impressively believable; and the banter between the unflinching Flossie and the smug fox she encounters on the way through the forest makes this a brilliant read aloud. No one has “the goods” all to themselves. Recommended ages: 3 and up. Today we celebrate the books that will broaden your child's imagination and open new worlds of discovery and self-love. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! Some of the better known examples are AAVE, Boston Italian, Surfer and Yooper (Upper Peninsula of Michigan). updated Sep 05, 2017 06:04PM — Morning Time. But there is also this…. (Young children especially make hilarious errors.) Yesterday I Had the Blues takes a step away from that kind of homogeneity toward the poetry of language. It varies over time; Shakespeare’s English is hardly like “our” English. It varies based on location; English in Australia, Canada, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the U.S. are all measurably different. Yo! last active 6 months ago, 3 members, Still, with so many options at one's disposal, deciding on a title can prove difficult. 50 Books That Every African American Should Read. Censorship is to art as lynching is to justice. Reading to your child is the best way to instill in him or her a lifelong love of reading. 11 members, But that’s not normally what I see get “corrected” in school. There is beauty and poetry in spoken language. Some scholars believe that if you write a dialect phonetically like, “lookin” instead of “looking” that it’s bad form… really bad form. (More on that at the bottom). Many of these authors have … But let’s say you are a master writer of a dialect. The newest volume in the popular Read-Aloud series, this engaging collection features the best African-American short stories and excerpts to read to children in under ten minutes. So it’s vital that parents share the books that are available with their kids. 0 people liked it. Welcome back. Yes? The first 10 books are picture books to be read aloud by mom or dad, while the last 10 are early reader chapter books to be enjoyed by emergent readers (or crazy thirty-something moms, like me, that just can't get enough of great children's books!) Read our Privacy Policy by clicking here.