books by Nikki Grimes     books:     Nikki Grimes      Welcome, Precious Nikki Grimes Orchard Books, 2006 Beautiful marriage of words and images. The comtemporary images of a loving African American family pair powerfully with lyrical language in this welcoming ode to a new baby.             Wild, Wild Hair (level 3) (Hello Reader) Nikki Grimes Cartwheel, 1997 The Wild, Wild Hair A positive, self-affirming book for every little African-American girl with the incredibily impossible but beautiful, curly, long, tangled and naturally textured hair that occurs only in youth, and before all the chemical treatments we subject our beautiful hair to as ...             Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of Hope Nikki Grimes Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 2008 Dreams Can Come True... YES, WE CAN. We can dream. YES, WE CAN. We can achieve those dreams. YES, WE CAN. We can change America. YES, WE CAN. This story chronicles Obama's life as he leads up to running for President. The historical nature of the story is intriguing. They used to ...             Meet Danitra Brown Nikki Grimes HarperTrophy, 1997 The Absolutely Wonderful Meet Danitra Brown As a teacher for many years I have read and shared hundreds of books with students. This one is exceptional. Last year, desperate to really reach my third grade, low-achieving, inner city students, I looked through some books that I had put away. MEET DANITRA BROWN ...             Jazmin's Notebook Nikki Grimes Puffin, 2000 Jazmin's Life in New York Jazmin is a fourteen year old African American girl living in New York in the 1960's whose father was killed in a car crash. Jazmin's mother became an alcoholic and couldn't raise Jazmin. Jazmin had to live with relatives or in foster homes her whole life. She moved ...             Dark Sons Nikki Grimes Hyperion Book CH, 2007 Excellent Condition I was pleased with the condition and timeliness of the delivery of this book. I was hesitate about purchasing a used book.             The Road to Paris (Coretta Scott King Honor Books (Puffin)) Nikki Grimes Puffin, 2008 The Road to Paris Eight-year-old Paris Richmond barely remembers the white father who gave her blond hair; he left when she was four. The story goes that he hated owning up to a child with dark skin. Paris' ten-year-old brother, Malcolm, hadn't fared much better. His dad left when ...             Bronx Masquerade Nikki Grimes Puffin, 2003 Beautiful!!! This book was a good book. It went deep into the poet's soul. It also went deep into the poet's life. I am doing this for an English assignment. I wouldn't read this book because of what the cover looked like or unless I was told to do so. But after I read the first ...             From a Child's Heart Nikki Grimes Just Us Books, 1993 From A Child's Heart is a beautiful collection of preyer/poems that are complemented by striking art by celebrated artist Bredda Joysmith.             Talkin' About Bessie Nikki Grimes, E.B. Lewis Orchard, 2002 Excellent, thought-provoking biography This book is an unusual, thought-provoking means of telling the story of Bessie Coleman's life. Written in free verse, Bessie's story is told by the people who attend her funeral, her family, friends, and acquaintances. Each voice is intriguing, weaving a complex ...             Shoe Magic Nikki Grimes Scholastic, 2000 Poems describe the different shoes children wear, including sandals, running shoes, golf shoes, and workboots.             Come Sunday Nikki Grimes Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1996 Charming and heartfelt Spunky LaTasha loves her Southern church, the ladies in their beautiful hats, where "Mommy's chocolatey-brown skin peeks through the white-lace gloves she likes to wear." Each page has a poem and a watercolor of part of the congregation's experience, from baptism to ...             When Daddy Prays Nikki Grimes Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, 2004 A Wonderful Book to Teach Kids to Pray When Daddy Prays is a collection of poems and verses to help a child to learn about prayer. The book tells about a child learns just that from his father. The same as we learn from our Heavenly Father. The Father's prayers help carry the family throughout each day. No ...             A Pocketful of Poems Nikki Grimes Clarion Books, 2001 Tiana has a pocketful of words: green words like spring, night words like moon, and words with wings, like angel. Each word is the inspiration for a pair of poems?one, lyrical free verse and the other, haiku. The paired poems reflect Tiana's lively spirit and urban outlook and are showcased in Javaka Steptoe's inventive collages, which include a ...             Just For You! A Day With Daddy Nikki Grimes Teaching Resources, 2004 I love this series and book! A Day with Daddy is a familiar story to many children. So many families today are split with one parent coming for visits with the child. I love how the Dad takes the child to do fun things and always spends quality time. A great book!          products you might be interested in search for books coretta, masquerade, notebook, pocketful, precious, promise      toavi.com    web randomly chosen book: Speed Secrets 4: Engineering the Driver (Speed Secrets)