Navigating Socialist Encounters

Navigating Socialist Encounters

Author: Eric Burton

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

Published: 2021-06-08

Total Pages: 406

ISBN-13: 3110623544

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This edited volume examines entanglements and disentanglements between Africa and East Germany during and after the Cold War from a global history perspective. Extending the view beyond political elites, it asks for the negotiated and plural character of socialism in these encounters and sheds light on migration, media, development, and solidarity through personal and institutional agency. With its distinctive focus on moorings and unmoorings, the volume shows how the encounters, albeit often brief, significantly influenced both African and East German histories.


Mommy Do My Hair

Mommy Do My Hair

Author: Yesenia Hernandez

Publisher: Warren Publishing, Incorporated

Published: 2018-02-28

Total Pages: 26

ISBN-13: 9781943258673

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With so many hairstyles to choose from, how can anyone pick just one? Mommy Do My Hair is a beautifully illustrated book that celebrates the special bond mothers and daughters have when it comes to daily hairdos.


Russian Journal

Russian Journal

Author: Andrea Lee

Publisher: Random House

Published: 2008-12-10

Total Pages: 253

ISBN-13: 030749036X

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“A subtly crafted reflection of both the bleak and golden shadings of Russian life . . . Its tones belong more to the realm of poetry than journalism.” –The New York Times Book Review At age twenty-five, Andrea Lee joined her husband, a Harvard doctoral candidate in Russian history, for his eight months’ study at Moscow State University and an additional two months in Leningrad. Published to enormous critical acclaim in 1981, Russian Journal is the award-winning author’s penetrating, vivid account of her everyday life as an expatriate in Soviet culture, chronicling her fascinating exchanges with journalists, diplomats, and her Soviet contemporaries. The winner of the Jean Stein Award from the National Academy of Arts and Letters–and the book that launched Lee’s career as a writer–Russian Journal is a beautiful and clear-eyed travel-writing classic. “[Lee] takes us wherever she is, conveying a feeling of place and atmosphere that is the mark of real talent.” –The Washington Post Book World “A book of very great charm . . . [Lee] records what she saw and heard with unassuming delicacy and exactness.” –Newsweek


The Amazing Adventures of Aya & Pete in Paris!

The Amazing Adventures of Aya & Pete in Paris!

Author: Serena Minott

Publisher: Ashima Incorporated D/B/A Ashima Publishing

Published: 2017-09-15

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 9780999223604

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"The Amazing Adventures of Aya & Pete" series tells the stories of a little girl named Aya who travels the world with her parents and her buddy, Pete. Aya & Pete visit Paris, where they try croque-monsieur sandwiches, and explore the famed landmarks of the City of Light. Aya and Pete also learn basic language, currency, geography and local customs. At the end of each story, Aya collects a souvenir unique to the destination to remind her of their travels.The Aya & Pete series explores the world through a child's eye and shares the adventure and excitement of visiting new destinations.


Amina Arnae and Her Poofy Hair

Amina Arnae and Her Poofy Hair

Author: D. Lovelitt

Publisher:

Published: 2018-08-11

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9780692169391

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Caring for natural hair can be a tough task. At Jackson Elementary School in rural Georgia, 7 year old Amina Arnae is devastated when she is teased about her "poofy hair". She must trek through the country-side in order to seek counsel from her Auntie in order to "fix" her hair problem. Along the way she befriends a girl with a different type of hair problem. Will Auntie be able to help? Or will Amina and her new friend be doomed with hair issues forever? Come along with Amina on this journey from uncertainty to self-love; and learn the ABC's of natural hair care in the process.


Big Hair, Don't Care

Big Hair, Don't Care

Author: Crystal Swain-Bates

Publisher: Goldest Karat Publishing

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 30

ISBN-13: 1939509106

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Designed to boost self-esteem, celebrate diversity, and build confidence in children ages 2-5, this beautifully illustrated rhyming picture book encourages kids to feel good about their hair, no matter how different it may be from other kids. In this hair-positivity book, children will meet Lola. Lola has really big curly hair, much bigger than the other kids at her school. While her big hair leads to lots of stares, ruins her games of hide and seek, and makes her easy to spot in a crowd, Lola embraces her differences and keeps kids entertained with the book's catchy refrain "I've got big hair and I don't care!"


Don't Touch My Hair!

Don't Touch My Hair!

Author: Sharee Miller

Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Published: 2018-12-04

Total Pages: 22

ISBN-13: 0316484083

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An entertaining picture book that teaches the importance of asking for permission first as a young girl attempts to escape the curious hands that want to touch her hair. It seems that wherever Aria goes, someone wants to touch her hair. In the street, strangers reach for her fluffy curls; and even under the sea, in the jungle, and in space, she's chased by a mermaid, monkeys, and poked by aliens . . . until, finally, Aria has had enough! Author-illustrator Sharee Miller takes the tradition of appreciation of black hair to a new, fresh, level as she doesn't seek to convince or remind young readers that their curls are beautiful -- she simply acknowledges black beauty while telling a fun, imaginative story.


My Hair is a Garden

My Hair is a Garden

Author: Cozbi A. Cabrera

Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company

Published: 2018-04-01

Total Pages: 35

ISBN-13: 0807509248

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NEA'S READ ACROSS AMERICA 2019-2020 CALENDAR Like every good garden, my hair must be cared for and nourished, tilled, and weeded. After a day of being taunted by classmates about her unruly hair, Mackenzie can't take any more and she seeks guidance from her wise and comforting neighbor, Miss Tillie. Using the beautiful garden in the backyard as a metaphor, Miss Tillie shows Mackenzie that maintaining healthy hair is not a chore nor is it something to fear. Most importantly, Mackenzie learns that natural black hair is beautiful.