Climbing Lincoln's Steps: the African American Journey by Suzanne Slade, illustrated by Colin Bootman

Abstract: A study of events in African American history highlights important events that have taken place on the Lincoln Memorial steps in Washington, D.C.









Publisher: Albert Whitman and Co., 1 v. (unpaged)

Lucky Beans by Becky Birtha, illustrated by Nicole Tadgell

Abstract: During the Great Depression, Marshall, an African American boy, uses lessons learned in arithmetic class and guidance from his mother to figure out how many beans are in a jar in order to win her a new sewing machine in a contest.






Publisher: Albert Whitman & Co., 1 v. (unpaged)