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    Mrs. Nelson’s Class

    In September 1954, in an Air Force base school near Salina, Kansas, young African American teacher Mrs. Johnnie Mitchell Nelson became the teacher of a second grade class of twenty…

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    Snook Alone

    Marilyn Nelson

    A faithful little dog must survive on his own in the wild in this evocative tale of loss and reunion from acclaimed poet Nelson and the inimitable Ering. Full color.

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    The Fields of Praise: New and Selected Poems

    Marilyn Nelson

    This collection of poems claims as subjects the life of the spirit, the vicissitudes of love and the African-American experience since slavery and arranges them as pebbles marking our common…

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    The Homeplace: Poems

    Marilyn Nelson

    A collection of poems celebrating several generations of a Southern Black family which includes such members as Great-Uncle Rufus who was born a blave, Aunt Geneva who loved a white…

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    The Fields of Praise: New and Selected Poems

    Marilyn Nelson

    This collection of poems claims as subjects the life of the spirit, the vicissitudes of love and the African-American experience since slavery and arranges them as pebbles marking our common…

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    Faster Than Light: New and Selected Poems, 1996-2011

    Marilyn Nelson

    Conjuring numerous voices and characters across oceans and centuries, Faster Than Light explores widely disparate experiences through the lens of traditional poetic forms. This volume contains a selection of Marilyn…

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    The Cachoeira Tales and Other Poems

    Marilyn Nelson

    Images, language, and humour come together in these three narrative poems that explore travel from an African American historical and social perspective. Using her remarkable ability to educate and inspire…

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    How I Discovered Poetry

    Marilyn Nelson

    The story of a renowned poet’s childhood –Cover.

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    American Ace

    Marilyn Nelson

    Sixteen-year-old Connor tries to help his severely depressed father, who learned upon his mother’s death that Nonno was not his biological father, by doing research that reveals Dad’s father was…

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    Carver: A Life in Poems

    Marilyn Nelson

    This collection of poems provides a lyrical account of the life of George Washington Carver, a man born into slavery who went on to head the agricultural department at the…

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    Faster Than Light: New and Selected Poems, 1996-2011

    Marilyn Nelson

    Conjuring numerous voices and characters across oceans and centuries, Faster Than Light explores widely disparate experiences through the lens of traditional poetic forms. This volume contains a selection of Marilyn…

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    Carver: A Life in Poems

    Marilyn Nelson

    This collection of poems provides a lyrical account of the life of George Washington Carver, a man born into slavery who went on to head the agricultural department at the…

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    Augusta Savage: The Shape of a Sculptor’s Life

    Marilyn Nelson

    A powerful biography in poems? about a trailblazing artist and a pillar of the Harlem Renaissance-with an afterword by the curator of the Art & Artifacts Division of the Schomburg…

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    Mama’s Promises: Poems

    Marilyn Nelson

    Marilyn Nelson Waniek writes with great wisdom and compassion. Grounded but never earthbound, her poems speak honestly and eloquently about giving birth, nurturing life, and facing death; they inhabit the…

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    A Study Guide for Marilyn Nelson’s A Wreath for Emmet Till

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    A Study Guide for Marilyn Nelson’s A Wreath for Emmet Till, excerpted from Gale’s acclaimed Literary Newsmakers for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography…

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    The Barns of Erie County

    David Nelson,Marilyn Nelson

    For the barn lover, this book is a feast for the eyes! Contained in these pages is a collection of the incredible diversity of barns found in the Erie County…

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    War and Imagination

    Ronald Koury, Nina Bogin, Frederick Morgan, Franz Schneider, Charles Gullans, Joseph Bennett, John Finlay, Marilyn Nelson, Brooke Allen

    Paying particular attention to the twentieth century and prioritizing the writings of civilians, the works highlighted in War and Imagination offer an opportunity to challenge representations of well-known conflicts with…

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    The Thirteenth Month

    Inge Pedersen

    This collection introduces Danish Poet Inge Pedersen to English-speaking audiences in beautiful translations by the distinguished American poet/translator Marilyn Nelson. Readers will appreciate the lyricism and realism of one of…

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    Lubaya’s Quiet Roar

    Marilyn Nelson

    A quiet girl makes a powerful impression through her artwork in this lyrical story of introversion and peaceful protest–a stirring picture book from Newbery Honor winner Marilyn Nelson and fine…

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    A Wreath for Emmett Till

    Marilyn Nelson

    Nelson offers a tribute to a 14-year-old boy whose lynching in 1955 helped spark the civil rights movement.

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    Red Cloud and the Indian Trader

    Marilyn Dear Nelson, Chris Nelson

    In the summer of 1871, JW Dear met Red Cloud, the leader of the Oglala, who at that time was probably the most powerful and respected Indian chief in America…

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    Papa’s Free Day Party

    Marilyn Nelson

    Johnnie wants to celebrate her Papa’s birthday, but Papa doesn’t know exactly when that special day is. Johnnie doesn’t understand how that could be. Then she learns about Papa’s childhood–how…

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    A Wreath for Emmett Till

    Marilyn Nelson (professor at the University of Connecticut, the former Poet Laureate of Connecticut)

    In a profound and chilling poem–a Coretta Scott King and Printz Honor book–award-winning poet Nelson reminds readers of the young boy whose fate helped spark the civil rights movement. Full…

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    The Ladder

    Halfdan Rasmussen

    Tells the story of a jaunty ladder, abandoned by a mysterious carpenter, which suddenly springs to life and decides to take a trip through the countryside. The gentle ladder is…

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    A is for Oboe: The Orchestra’s Alphabet

    Lera Auerbach,Marilyn Nelson

    This deeply imaginative and entertaining poetry collection details the pleasures of the orchestra, from strong-willed A to satisfied Z –

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    Miss Crandall’s School for Young Ladies & Little Misses of Color

    Elizabeth Alexander,Marilyn Nelson

    Using the sonnet form of verse, two renowned poets tell the story of Prudence Crandall and her black students, who endured the cruelty of prejudice and hateful actions for the…

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    A Little Bitty Man and Other Poems for the Very Young

    Halfdan Rasmussen,Marilyn Nelson,Pamela Espeland

    Translated from the original works by beloved Danish poet Rasmussen, this delightful collection of poems for young children is sure to enthrall little ones with captivating rhyme, humor, and charm…

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    Families Lost and Found

    Lee Nelson (Edge Hill University UK),Marilyn Brown

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    Armory Show at 100: Modernism and Revolution

    Marilyn S. Kushner,Kimberly Orcutt,Casey Nelson Blake

    The first book for 50 years to study the Armory Show in detail, and its impact on American art and society. Re-examines this pivotal moment in American artistic and political…

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    The Relation Between Auditors’ Fees for Non-audit Services and Earnings Quality

    Frankel Richard M, Johnson Marilyn F, Nelson Karen K

    This groundbreaking study explores the relationship between auditors' fees for non-audit services and the quality of earnings reported by companies. Using data from a large sample of publicly traded firms…

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    The Relation Between Auditors’ Fees for Non-audit Services and Earnings Quality

    Frankel Richard M, Johnson Marilyn F, Nelson Karen K

    This groundbreaking study explores the relationship between auditors' fees for non-audit services and the quality of earnings reported by companies. Using data from a large sample of publicly traded firms…

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    Popular Culture Theory and Methodology: A Basic Introduction

    What exactly is popular culture? How should it be studied? What forces come together in producing, disseminating, and consuming it? This collection offers responses to these and similar questions. Edited…

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    Euripides, 1: Medea, Hecuba, Andromache, The Bacchae

    Euripides is, of the three great Attic tragedians, perhaps the most contemporary in sensibility. This volume contains four of his plays, largely about women, in translations that reveal the complexities…

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    Popular Culture Theory and Methodology: A Basic Introduction

    What exactly is popular culture? How should it be studied? What forces come together in producing, disseminating, and consuming it? This collection offers responses to these and similar questions. Edited…

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    Seven Sisters and a Brother

    Marilyn Allman Maye,Harold S Buchanan,Jannette O Domingo,Joyce Frisby Baynes,Marilyn Holifield

    The Story Behind an Unsung Event in the Civil Rights Movement

    Over eight days, eight students sparked change that defined their lives, changed an institution and fueled a movement that…

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