James Ransome
3) My teacher
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A student wonders why her teacher has chosen to teach in her school for so long, and highlights all the special things her teacher does for her class.
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"The award winners behind Before She Was Harriet explore the story of the saxophone, from its beginnings in 1840s Belgium all the way to New Orleans, where an instrument in a pawn shop caught the eye of musician Sidney Bechet and became the iconic symbolit is today"-- Provided by publisher.
8) The wagon
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A young boy is sustained by his family as he endures the difficulties of being a slave, but when he finally gains his freedom, his joy is tempered by the death of President Lincoln.
9) Your move
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When ten-year-old James' gang initiation endangers his six-year-old brother Isaac, they find the courage to say, "Thanks, but no thanks."
20) Benny Goodman & Teddy Wilson: taking the stage as the first black and white jazz band in history
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Celebrates the 1936 debut of the Benny Goodman quartet with Teddy Wilson in Chicago, considered to be the first widely seen integrated jazz performance.