• 7:04 Song of the Hummingbird by Graciela Limon

  Huitzitzilin, or Hummingbird, is an old woman who tells her life story to Father Benito, a Spanish priest. She tells him of her life from being an Aztec princess to being a slave during the Spanish conquest of Mexico. In retelling her story, she forces Father Benito to see the conquest through the point of view of the conquered.

  Uploaded Dec 01, 2020
• 2:28 Poetry for Young People Langston Hughes edited by David Roessel & Arnold Rampersad & illustrated by Benny Andrews

  This is a collection of poems by Langston Hughes, an African American poet during the Harlem Renaissance. The editors give thoughtful insight and interpretation of Hughes' poems and Andrews' illustrations beautifully complement the poems.

  Uploaded Feb 04, 2021
• 10:07 Ball Don't Lie by Matt de la Pena

  Sticky is in the foster care system, and basketball seems to be his way to a better life, but certain dangers, including his own past, might prevent him from making a better life for himself.

  Uploaded Nov 03, 2020
• 2:17 Here in Harlem Poems in Many Voices by Walter Dean Myers

  Walter Dean Myers shares poems honoring the people of his hometown-Harlem.

  Uploaded Feb 17, 2021

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