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  • The Royal Kingdoms of Ghana, Mali and Songhay

    Patricia McKissack

    Hardcover (Holt, March 15, 1994)
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  • The Inca

    Pat McKissack

    Library Binding (Childrens Pr, Oct. 1, 1985)
    Traces the rise of the Incan civilization with emphasis on their culture, social structure, government, economy, and the fatal encounter with the Spanish conquistadors which brought about the end of their society
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  • Jesse Jackson: A biography

    Pat McKissack

    Hardcover (Scholastic, March 15, 1989)
    A biography of the Afro-American minister and civil rights worker who ran for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988.
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  • Jesse Jackson: A biography

    Pat McKissack

    Hardcover (Scholastic, Jan. 1, 1989)
    A biography of the Afro-American minister and civil rights worker who ran for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988.

  • The Apache

    Pat McKissack

    Library Binding (Childrens Pr, Jan. 1, 1985)
    Describes the history, customs, religion, government, homes, and day-to-day life of the Apache people of the Southwest.
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  • The Dark-Thirty: Southern Tales of the Supernatural

    Patricia McKissack

    Paperback (Knopf Books for Young Readers, Dec. 3, 1996)
    Illus. in black-and-white. With an extraordinary gift for suspense, McKissack brings us ten original spine-tingling tales inspired by African-American history and the mystery of that eerie half-hour before nightfall--the dark thirty.
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  • MIRANDY AND BROTHER WIND

    Patricia McKissack

    Hardcover (Random House Books for Young Readers, Feb. 25, 1992)
    Spirited young Mirandy sets out to capture Brother Wind to make him her partner for her first cakewalk, in a colorful tale that evokes the spirit of the rural South. Narrated by Cicely Tyson.
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  • Porch Lies: Talers of Slickster, Tricksters, and Other Wily Characters

    Pat McKissack

    Audio CD (Listening Library, Aug. 16, 2007)
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  • A Million Fish...More or Less

    Patricia McKissack

    Hardcover (Knopf Books for Young Readers, Jan. 15, 1992)
    Illus. in full color. In an original yarn of the Louisiana bayou, McKissack honors the tradition of bragging about the one that got away. Hugh Thomas hears that strange things happen on the Bayou Clapateaux, but he's skeptical--until he invents a fish story of his own. "McKissack understands the elements of a good story, and includes just enough detail to make it work. Uninhibited splashes of vivid colors fill the pages and elicit a joyous emotional response to the dynamic human figures. A radiant debut for a talented illustrator."--(starred) School Library Journal.
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  • Mary Mcleod Bethune, A Great American Educator

    Patricia C. Mckissack

    Paperback (Macmillan/McGraw-Hill School, March 15, 1985)
    Biography of the great educator

  • The Little Red Hen

    Pat McKissack

    Hardcover (Harcourt Brace, March 15, 1994)
    An easy-to-read retelling of the traditional tale about the little red hen and her lazy friends.

  • Los Incas

    Patricia McKissack

    Paperback (Childrens Pr, Oct. 1, 1987)
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