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Ellington Was Not a Street

Ellington Was Not a Street
Ellington Was Not a Street
By Ntozake Shange
Illustrated by: Kadir Nelson
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Ages: 5 - 11
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Awards and Nominations

  • ALA Coretta Scott King Award for Illustration
  • ALA Notable Children's Books
  • Capitol Choices List (DC)
  • CCBC Choices (Cooperative Children's Book Council)
  • Chicago Public Library's Best of the Best
  • Coretta Scott King Award (ALA)
  • Kansas State Reading Circle Primary Titles
  • NAACP Image Award Nominee
  • NCTE Notable Children's Books in the Language Arts
  • NYPL 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing
  • Once Upon a World Award (Simon Wiesenthal Center & Museum of Tolerance)
  • Parents' Choice Award
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Description

In a reflective tribute to the African-American community of old, noted poet Ntozake Shange recalls her childhood home and the close-knit group of innovators that often gathered there. These men of vision, brought to life in the majestic paintings of artist Kadir Nelson, lived at a time when the color of their skin dictated where they could live, what schools they could attend, and even where they could sit on a bus or in a movie theater.

Yet in the face of this tremendous adversity, these dedicated souls and others like them not only demonstrated the importance of Black culture in America, but also helped issue in a movement that "changed the world." Their lives and their works inspire us to this day, and serve as a guide to how we approach the challenges of tomorrow.

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