Javaka Steptoe

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1) Radiant Child: the story of young artist Jean-Michel Basquiat

Author

Steptoe, Javaka

Pub. Date

2014.

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1

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Coretta Scott King

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Jean-Michael Basquiat and his unique, collage-style paintings rocked to fame in the 1980s as a cultural phenomenon unlike anything the art work had ever seen. But before that, he was a little boy who saw art everywhere: in poetry books and museums, in games and in the words that we speak, and in the pulsing energy of New York City. Now, award-winning illustrator Javaka Steptoe's vivid text and bold artwork echoing Basquiat's own introduce young readers...

2) All of the above: a novel

Author

Pearsall, Shelley

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 5

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Five urban middle school students, their teacher, and other community members relate how a school project to build the world's largest tetrahedron affects the lives of everyone involved.

3) Sweet, sweet baby!

Author

Steptoe, Javaka

Pub. Date

2021.

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"This beautiful board books by award-winning author and illustrator Javaka Steptoe celebrates the joy, hope and pride that a new baby brings"--Back cover

4) In daddy's arms I am tall: African Americans celebrating fathers

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1

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A collection of poems celebrating African-American fathers by Angela Johnson, E. Ethelbert Miller, Carole Boston Weatherford, and others.

5) Do you know what I'll do?

Author

Zolotow, Charlotte

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1

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A little girl delights her brother with a series of promises about all the wonderful things she'll do to make him happy as they both grow up.

6) Jimi: sounds like a rainbow : a story of the young Jimi Hendrix

Author

Golio, Gary

Pub. Date

[2010]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1

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Describes the artistry of music superstar Jimi Hendrix and depicts how he used sight and sound in a unique way to define his musical style. Provides information about the impact his music has had on all musical styles of the twentieth century. Includes color illustrations.

7) Rain play

Author

Cotten, Cynthia

Pub. Date

[2008]

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Most people leave the park when rain begins to fall, while others enjoy the sights, sounds, and feel of the cool water--until thunder and lightening come near.