Books with author Patricia Hruby Powell

As fire creeps toward the village of the First People, First Man and First Woman must find a way to quench the flames. First Woman asks the Bird People, the River People, and the Water People for assistance, but everyone she speaks to has an excuse. Not me, said Mockingbird. The smoke would hurt my voice and I would never sing again. Not me, said Snail. I carry my house with me and I am slow. No, said Beaver. We'd like to help, but our river home would become a desert if we changed the flow of water. At last, First Woman asks the mysterious Frog for help. Will he be able to stop the flames before they reach the village? Author Patricia Hruby Powell's retelling of this Navajo folktale is as graceful as it is compelling, and Kendrick Benally's bright, folk-inspired contemporary paintings are as magical as the mythical time the story describes. Enter the village of the First People . and become a part of the time when the world was new.

From acclaimed author Patricia Hruby Powell comes the story of a landmark civil rights case, told in spare and gorgeous verse. In 1955, in Caroline County, Virginia, amidst segregation and prejudice, injustice and cruelty, two teenagers fell in love. Their life together broke the law, but their determination would change it. Richard and Mildred Loving were at the heart of a Supreme Court case that legalized marriage between races, and a story of the devoted couple who faced discrimination, fought it, and won.

From acclaimed author Patricia Hruby Powell comes the story of a landmark civil rights case, told in spare and gorgeous verse. In 1955, in Caroline County, Virginia, amidst segregation and prejudice, injustice and cruelty, two teenagers fell in love. Their life together broke the law, but their determination would change it. Richard and Mildred Loving were at the heart of a Supreme Court case that legalized marriage between races, and a story of the devoted couple who faced discrimination, fought it, and won.

In exuberant verse and stirring pictures, Patricia Hruby Powell and Christian Robinson create an extraordinary portrait of the passionate performer and civil rights advocate Josephine Baker, the woman who worked her way from the slums of St. Louis to the grandest stages in the world. Meticulously researched by both author and artist, Josephine's powerful story of struggle and triumph is an inspiration and a spectacle, just like the legend herself.

Lil Hardin and her man, Louis Armstrong, were musical royalty--inventing a new kind of sound--makin' jazz. Believe it, baby!This is the true story of Lil Hardin Armstrong: pianist, composer, and bandleader in the early days of jazz. Ahead of her time, Lil made a career for herself--and for Louis Armstrong, her modest, unassuming husband. Louis might never have become the groundbreaking jazz player he was, if it hadn't been for Lil. Scat-inspired verse celebrates how Lil overcame race and gender barriers to become the first lady of the Chicago jazz scene."Brimming with a contagious love of jazz and its first lady, this work brings down the house"--Kirkus Reviews, STARRED review

From the author The Rockin Horse is a true story of a pet horse, Kenzie, that lived a remarkable life of love and hope. Kenzie was rescued from a life of despair and loneliness and was loved so much that his lifes journey changed in amazing ways. The family pet was full of fun and tricks, and this prompted the sharing of the story. Kenzies most amazing trick was when he galloped around the field and ran up to the edge of the fence and stood on his back legs. He made his front legs go up and down as he nodded and tossed his head The story relates the life of Kenzie to Jesus, who lifts our lives from loneliness and despair and gives us hope through His amazing grace.

Looking at the apple from every possible angle, Patricia Ellyn Powell has created a book that masquerades as an analysis of the American education system, but in actuality, explores the living problems that all of us face in this new millennium. The cycle of educational injustice is in full spin and will not stop until the very lifestyles of U.S. families change drastically. Filled with humor and common sense, this new genre of faction stuns the reader with real-life accounts from down in the trenches of education. Powell sounds the alarm for the current crisis of the national teacher shortage, insisting that the public school system in this country is now defunct. Drawing from her own experience as a mother and teacher, the author elevates the duties of parenting and educating to philosophical responsibilities that must now be faced to avoid impending doom. Professor Powells apocalyptic account reaches into the ordinary to extract the phenomenal. Her ability to facilitate logos, pathos, and ethos in everything from race relations to Ronald McDonald is uncanny. If raw and refined can exist together, here in Rotten Apples, they do. Her love of education allows her to take no hostages and polish no apples!

Lil Hardin and her man, Louis Armstrong, were musical royalty--inventing a new kind of sound--makin' jazz. Believe it, baby!This is the true story of Lil Hardin Armstrong: pianist, composer, and bandleader in the early days of jazz. Ahead of her time, Lil made a career for herself--and for Louis Armstrong, her modest, unassuming husband. Louis might never have become the groundbreaking jazz player he was, if it hadn't been for Lil. Scat-inspired verse celebrates how Lil overcame race and gender barriers to become the first lady of the Chicago jazz scene."Brimming with a contagious love of jazz and its first lady, this work brings down the house"--Kirkus Reviews, STARRED review