TY  - BOOK
AU  - Oso,Maisha
AU  - Bradley,Candice
TI  - Before the ships: the birth of Black excellence 
SN  - 9781338849974 : HRD
AV  - PS3615.S57 A6 2024
U1  - 811/.6 23/eng/20230919
PY  - 2024///
CY  - New York
PB  - Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc.
KW  - Children's poetry, American
KW  - Africans
KW  - Juvenile poetry
KW  - Slave trade
KW  - Self-esteem
KW  - Poetry
KW  - American poetry
KW  - Picture books
KW  - JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / Africa
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - JUVENILE NONFICTION / Social Topics / Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
KW  - Africa
KW  - History
KW  - lcgft
N1  - Ages 4-8; Scholastic Inc; Grades 2-3; Scholastic Inc
N2  - "Before the Ships is a powerful and poetic celebration of the early roots of Black history"--
ER  -