"Brown Like Me" Books
Books for Kids Featuring Black Characters
MaVynee Betsch had a love for song and for the sunny shores of American Beach. Wanting a beach for all the enjoy where whites and “coloreds” were not separated by a rope, MaVynee’s great-grandfather purchase American Beach.
This is a fun science, themed book where a young girl is instructed on how to build a mountain, from crushing a piece of continent into a mountain range to carving out ravines valleys, rivers, and lakes.
Irene loves her family. But her father is gone a lot. Irene makes a special wish for her father to be home more so that he can spend more time with the family.
This is a great book for those who love critters and bugs. It features various close-up drawings of the creatures that make their home in a fallen oak tree.
This book is about the formation of an island from the magma of a volcano. It's about how a busy, thriving island began as flowing lava.
Beautifully illustrated, the book tells of the secret garden George Washington Carver had as a child and how his love for nature paved the way for his many noteworthy accomplishments as an adult.
Born in a little African village across from the volcano Mount Kenya, Wangari Maathai developed her love and appreciation for trees and the forests.
