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Baby Bunny Blackjack and the Fruit of the Spirit- Joy Kaylee, a spunky and brave girl, and her Baby Bunny Blackjack are best friends. Kaylee loves to sing Baby Bunny Blackjack’s personal lullaby to him every morning and every night. Kaylee and Baby Bunny Blackjack will be featured in a series of stories where each story focuses on one Fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23). Galatians 5:22-23 New International Version (NIV) 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law....

Princess Magnolia is excited. Excited and nervous. She's going to the Interkingdom Science Fair today to present her poster about seeds and plants, and when she arrives, she sees that her friends are there, too! Princess Honeysuckle made a mole habitat, Princess Sneezewort has built a blanket fort, and Tommy Wigtower has a talking volcano that's saying "EAAAAT!" Wait, what?

The Valentine Adventures of the Clever Black Kids Detective ClubIntroducing the newest collection of short stories for kids ages 8-12, "The Clever Black Kids Detective Club Valentine Adventures"! These engaging and captivating stories are written especially for children aged 8-12 and are full of relatable, inspiring, and empowering tales that can help shape young minds. Join the Clever Black Kids Detective Club on new exciting adventures as they learn valuable lessons about understanding identity, building self-esteem, and helping others. INSIDE THE BOOK Engaging and captivating stories ...

Desde que heredó sus poderes, Amanda no ha tenido ni un momento de descanso: entrenos, deberes, misiones.... Pero todo está a punto de cambiar, porque por primera vez ha decidido tomarse el día libre para asistir al baile del instituto. Se comprará un vestido bonito, le pedirá a Jason que la acompañe y todo será genial. ¡El sueño de cualquier adolescente!

Black Beauty is a novel by English author Anna Sewell written around 1877. The story is told in the first person and is a fictional autobiographical memoir told from the perspective of a horse named Black Beauty. The story follows this horse's life, from his young days on an English farm with his mother, to the more dreadful years of pulling cabs in London, and ending with his happy retirement in the country.

Misha and Ziggy are no ordinary twins. They have a secret that no one else knows – Misha can speak to animals and Ziggy can shapeshift into them! The siblings couldn’t be happier to be joining their wildlife presenter father on a trip to Ethiopia, and they’re determined to help him bag the best footage of the legendary Black Lion. The only problem . . . their dad doesn’t want them going anywhere near the wild animals.

With the freeing of four million enslaved people after the Civil War, the Reconstruction period brought new victories and challenges in the fight for Black rights. Learn more about this crucial period in US history.

Good Night Black Child is a podcast featuring sleep stories and meditations for Black children around the world. Created by arts educators Brittany Harris and Melle Phillips, GNBC uses folk tales, original stories, and music to help still the wise minds in young people.

Step into the magical world of Moonlight Hollow in this enchanting prequel to the bestselling Witches of Moonlight Hollow series! 'Moonlight Whiskers: The Enchanting Tale of Andy, The Magical Black Cat' invites you on an unforgettable journey that will leave you spellbound. Before he was Eleanor the Witch's psychic confidant and Moonlight Hollow’s most mysterious feline, Andy was just a curious black kitten with unexplained powers. At first it wasn't clear to him how he would fit into the world in which he found himself. So how did he become the cat with mystical abilities we know and ...

When Black Beauty is trained to carry a rider on his back, or to pull a carriage behind him, he finds it hard at first. But he is lucky - his first home is a good one, where his owners are kind people, who would never be cruel to a horse. But in the 19th century many people were cruel to their horses, whipping them and beating them, and using them like machines until they dropped dead. Black Beauty soon finds this out, and as he describes his life, he has many terrible stories to tell.

Trembling in the wake of devastating treachery, can the Loxely sisters finally bring down the royals and all they stand for? Jessa and Sasha are finally united in the cause of saving their kingdom and bringing their family back together. The sisters will face their greatest tests yet. Jessa's wedding is coming up faster than she can stop it, but it's Sasha who is running out of time. Things aren't as they seem in the palace, and the one person who can save them is the one they swore to never trust again.

The monsters crowd the Haunted Hall. Los monstruos throw a monstrous ball. This lively poem introduces a spooky array of creatures and Spanish words to little niños everywhere.

Meet Shirley, a little girl who asks way too many questions! After spending her early years on her grandparents' farm in Barbados, she returns home to Brooklyn and immediately makes herself known. Shirley kicks butt in school; she breaks her mother's curfew; she plays jazz piano instead of classical. And as a young adult, she fights against the injustice she sees around her, against women and Black people. Soon she is running for state assembly...and winning in a landslide. Three years later, she is on the campaign trail again, as the first Black woman to run for Congress.

Meet 44 of America's most impressive heroes in this collective biography of African American figures authored by the team at ESPN's TheUndefeated.com. From visionaries to entrepreneurs, athletes to activists, the Fierce 44 are beacons of brilliance, perseverance, and excellence. Bringing household names like Serena Williams and Harriet Tubman together with lesser-known but highly deserving figures such as Robert Abbott and Dr. Charles Drew, this collection is a celebration of all that African Americans have achieved, despite everything they have had to overcome.

Black politicians have served in all levels of the United States government. As mayors, congresspersons, president, and more, Black politicians have created policies and initiatives to better serve community members. They have also addressed issues such as access to education, criminal justice, and affordable housing. Celebrate politicians such as Kamala Harris, Cory Booker, Ilhan Omar, and Maynard Jackson Jr. who have made astounding achievements in politics.

When Ludlow Fitch's parents cruelly betray him, he steals away to the country. He arrives in a remote village, where he meets the tall and limping figure of Joe Zabbidou - a pawnbroker with a difference. For Joe trades secrets, not goods. Employed as Joe's assistant, Ludlow records the villagers' fiendish confessions in an ancient leather-bound volume: The Black Book of Secrets. There's the gravedigger who has been resurrecting bodies; the butcher who made a mouse-meat pie; the wizened bookseller who went to murderous lengths to get her hands on a priceless tome.

Thirteen-year-old Falcon Quinn and his neighbors, Max and Megan, board bus number 13 for school on an ordinary day in Cold River, Maine. Only the bus doesn't take its ordinary route, and Falcon and his friends soon find themselves in an extraordinary place on Shadow Island, at the Academy for Monsters. With a student body stranger than the cast of any monster movie Falcon has ever seen, the academy is home to creatures and oddities of all kinds.

The first African men, women, and children in colonial America did not arrive with dreams of freedom or hopes of a new, better life. They arrived after a torturous 90-day journey called the Middle Passage. And they arrived as slaves. Since that time, African-Americans have suffered, triumphed, despaired,and dreamed.

Black Beauty is an autobiographical memoir detailing the journey of a horse, from his whimsical days as a young colt on a farm in 19th Century England, before moving on towards tough times hauling cabs in London and finally ending with a peaceful rest in the country.

Black Girl Magic is an ABC affirmation for all the Black queens, from babies to preteens. Whether you've just come into the world or are ready to own your world, you can change the world. You are seen, loved, held, respected, and heard. Go out and be loud. Go out and be proud.