Book Uncle and Me
Book Uncle and Me

Author: Uma Krishnaswami

Publisher: Groundwood Books Ltd

Published: 2016-09-01

Total Pages: 96

ISBN-13: 1554988101

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Winner of the International Literacy Association Social Justice Literature Award An award-winning middle-grade novel about the power of grassroots activism and how kids can make a difference. Every day, nine-year-old Yasmin borrows a book from Book Uncle, a retired teacher who has set up a free lending library on the street corner. But when the mayor tries to shut down the rickety bookstand, Yasmin has to take her nose out of her book and do something. What can she do? The local elections are coming up, but she’s just a kid. She can’t even vote! Still, Yasmin has friends — her best friend, Reeni, and Anil, who even has a blue belt in karate. And she has family and neighbors. What’s more, she has an idea that came right out of the last book she borrowed from Book Uncle. So Yasmin and her friends get to work. Ideas grow like cracks in the sidewalk, and soon the whole effort is breezing along nicely... Or is it spinning right out of control? An energetic, funny and quirky story about community activism, friendship, and the love of books. Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.2 Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.6 Distinguish their own point of view from that of the narrator or those of the characters. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.2 Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text; summarize the text.

Neil Armstrong Is My Uncle and Other Lies Muscle Man McGinty Told Me
Neil Armstrong Is My Uncle and Other Lies Muscle Man McGinty Told Me

Author: Nan Marino

Publisher: Roaring Brook Press

Published: 2009-05-12

Total Pages: 168

ISBN-13: 1466803118

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A tender story about a tough-as-nails girl forced to take one small step towards understanding during the summer of 1969. "Muscle Man McGinty is a squirrelly runt, a lying snake, and a pitiful excuse for a ten-year old......the problem is that no one knows it but me. In the entire town of Massapequa Park, only I can see him for what he really is. A phony." Tamara Ann Simpson is determined to expose Muscle Man McGinty, a foster boy new to her neighborhood, for the liar that she knows he is. Muscle Man tells the other kids his uncle is Neil Armstrong and he even has the audacity to challenge the entire block to a kickball game. So, why is Tamara the only one who can see through this kid? It's the summer of 1969 and things are changing in Tamara's little town of Massapequa, Long Island, and in the world. Perhaps Tamara can take one small step towards a bit of compassion and understanding.

The Man From U.N.C.L.E. Book
The Man From U.N.C.L.E. Book

Author: Jon Heitland

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 1987-12-15

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 9780312000523

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The behind-the-scenes story of a television classic, presenting a full illustrated account of the show's history, the program's remarkable surge in popularity, and the factors that led to the show's cancellation. Includes a complete episode guide. 80 black-and-white photographs.

Me and Uncle Romie
Me and Uncle Romie

Author: Claire Hartfield

Publisher: Dial Books

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 48

ISBN-13:

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Aspects of the life of artist Romare Bearden are woven into a story about a young southern boy's visit to New York City.

Uncle
Uncle

Author: Cheryl Thompson

Publisher: Coach House Books

Published: 2021-03-02

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 1770566317

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From martyr to insult, how “Uncle Tom” has influenced two centuries of racial politics. Jackie Robinson, President Barack Obama, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, O.J. Simpson and Christopher Darden have all been accused of being an Uncle Tom during their careers. How, why, and with what consequences for our society did Uncle Tom morph first into a servile old man and then to a racial epithet hurled at African American men deemed, by other Black people, to have betrayed their race? Uncle Tom, the eponymous figure in Harriet Beecher Stowe’s sentimental anti-slavery novel, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, was a loyal Christian who died a martyr’s death. But soon after the best-selling novel appeared, theatre troupes across North America and Europe transformed Stowe’s story into minstrel shows featuring white men in blackface. In Uncle, Cheryl Thompson traces Tom’s journey from literary character to racial trope. She explores how Uncle Tom came to be and exposes the relentless reworking of Uncle Tom into a nostalgic, racial metaphor with the power to shape how we see Black men, a distortion visible in everything from Uncle Ben and Rastus The Cream of Wheat chef to Shirley Temple and Bill “Bojangles” Robinson to Bill Cosby. In Donald Trump’s post-truth America, where nostalgia is used as a political tool to rewrite history, Uncle makes the case for why understanding the production of racial stereotypes matters more than ever before.

Step Up to the Plate, Maria Singh
Step Up to the Plate, Maria Singh

Author: Uma Krishnaswami

Publisher: Tu Books

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 9781600602610

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Nine-year-old Maria Singh learns to play softball just like her heroes in the All-American Girls' League, while her parents and neighbors are struggling through World War II, working for India's independence, and trying to stay on their farmland.

Uncle George and Me
Uncle George and Me

Author: Bill Sizemore

Publisher:

Published: 2018-09-05

Total Pages: 158

ISBN-13: 9781947860100

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Inspired by the discovery that one of his ancestors owned slaves, retired journalist and newspaper editor Bill Sizemore researches and shares the history of the American struggle over slavery and racial discrimination, and the story of the members of the African-American family, past and present, who share his name.

Uncle Cleans Up
Uncle Cleans Up

Author: J. P. Martin

Publisher: Random House

Published: 2015-10-30

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13: 1448197465

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It is a time of rejoicing at Homeward, the Labyrinthine castle-city that is as magical as Oz and as full of wonders as Willy Wonka's chocolate factory. Uncle, the wise, kind, generous, and fabulously rich elephant who rules over Homeward, has joined with his many friends to celebrate their triumph over the ruffians in neighbouring Badfort. Still, there's plenty of cleaning up to do in Homeward: the waterworks are tainted with vinegar, housing is scarce, and the Dwarftown Railway is terribly overcrowded - meanwhile the Badfort crowd has devised its most diabolical plan yet. Uncle will need all the help he can get from his faithful assistant Old Monkey and from Goodman the literate cat-and possibly a wizard's spell - to get through this mess.

Your Uncle Loves You!
Your Uncle Loves You!

Author: Sally Helmick North

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2016-10-07

Total Pages: 24

ISBN-13: 9781539382379

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A really cute book written in sweet and simple rhymes: "More than a starfish jumping in the sand, or a crazy cow drummer in a rock and roll band." Illustrated with silly drawings, sure to make any child smile. If you would like to order a different name and see most of the pages inside the book, go to my website. I have many names available, or I can create a book for you with any name: kidsbookwithname.com