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target as..." or "Save link as..." |D is for drinking gourd : an
African American alphabet| Author: Sanders, Nancy I. Brief
rhymes for each letter of the alphabet, accompanied by longer
explanatory text, explore topics in African-American history
including abolitionists, cowboys, Harlem Renaissance and
Kwanzaa. |Accelerated Reader Information:| Interest Level: MG
Reading Level: 7.70 Points: 1.0 Quiz: 119147 School Library
Journal - 01/01/2008 Gr 1-5-A rich and varied portrait of the
African-American experience presented in an alphabet format. The
words selected range from the generic, such as cowboys,
politics, and quilts, to specific events and people, such as the
March on Washington, the Great Migration, the Little Rock Nine,
and Malcolm X. A rhyming couplet highlights the significance of
the chosen term. For example, "Poetry, paintings, photography-
the stage!/Hit songs at the top of the chart;/H is for Harlem
Renaissance,/a great birth of culture