Ashley Bryan

"Using original slave auction and plantation estate documents, contrasts the monetary value of a slave with the priceless value of life experiences and dreams that a slave owner could never take away"--

An illustrated version of the well-known hymn, which describes the marvels of God's creation.

From celebrated author and illustrator Ashley Bryan comes a deeply moving picture book memoir about serving in the segregated army during World War II, and how love and the pursuit of art sustained him. In May of 1942, at the age of eighteen, Ashley Bryan was drafted to fight in World War II. For the next three years, he would face the horrors of war as a black soldier in a segregated army. He endured the terrible lies white officers told about...

Illustrated versions of three well-known hymns. Includes musical notation.

Introduces puppets created out of found objects by describing each with a poem.

A small boy with a very long name is challenged by his grandmother to find out her real name.

Includes four traditional tales told by the Hausa, Angolan, Masai, and Bushmen people of Africa.

Beautiful blackbird is the story of the Ila people, in which the colorful birds of Africa ask Blackbird, whom they think is the most beautiful of birds, to decorate them with some of his "blackening brew." Includes other folktales by the author.

These tales are full of the life and spirit of Africa, but are fun to read and enjoy anywhere. Juvenile fiction.