Charles R. Smith Jr.'s Books

I Am America

By: Charles R. Smith (Jr.),Charles R. Smith

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I Am America

By: Charles R. Smith (Jr.),Charles R. Smith

Photographs and rhyming text describe children growing up in America today.

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Scholastic Inc.

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0439431794

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9780439431798

I Am America

By: Charles R. Smith (Jr.),Charles R. Smith

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By: Charles R. Smith (Jr.),Charles R. Smith

Photographs and rhyming text describe children growing up in America today.

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Hoop Kings

Poems

By: Charles R. Smith

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Hoop Kings

Poems

By: Charles R. Smith

A collection of twelve poems that celebrate contemporary basketball stars, including Shaquille O'Neal, Allen Iverson, and Kobe Bryant.

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Candlewick Press

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0763614238

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9780763614232

I Am the World

By: Charles R. Smith Jr.

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From the Coretta Scott King Award–winning photographer of My People, an illuminating pairing of poetry and portraits depicts the splendor of our global community. I am the world. I am strong. I am the spirit of generations gone. The children of our world come in many colors, shapes, and sizes. Celebrate the vibrancy, the fibers, and the ingredients that define the unique nature of cultural heritages across the globe and the universal truths that unite each and every one of us in this rich, elegant verse paired with striking, diverse images from award-winning poet and photographer, Charles. R. Smith, Jr.

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Simon and Schuster

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1442482958

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9781442482951

Hoop Kings 2: New Royalty

By: Charles R. Smith

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Hoop Kings 2: New Royalty

By: Charles R. Smith

All-star-caliber poems inspired by all-star NBA players." --Kirkus Reviews What's your game? Can you fly like Blake Griffin? Are you a lightning-fast force of nature like Russell Westbrook? Or are you a chameleon on the court, racking up nicknames like Steph Curry? From James Harden with his shimmy-shake-spin to "Lord of the Leap, Sir Alley of the Oop" Lebron James, here are a dozen profiles honoring the superb talents and skills of some of the best players in NBA basketball. With bold, graphic photographs and fun, accessible poems infused with his indomitable wordplay, Charles R. Smith Jr. captures the agility and finesse that each of these professionals brings to the game. Poem notes about each featured player offer further inspiration at the end.

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Candlewick Press

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1536236128

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9781536236125

Hoop Queens 2

By: Charles R. Smith

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Hoop Queens 2

By: Charles R. Smith

Charles R. Smith Jr. brings his high-energy verse to praise a new generation of WNBA basketball stars, paired with dynamic photos of the players in action. Are your moves as smooth as A'ja Wilson's? Do you make the game look effortless like Sue Bird? Are you a complete player like Candace Parker? A scoring machine like Diana Taurasi? Whether it's the towering Brittney Griner, or Elena Delle Donne doing her thing, or Breanna Stewart with her big bag of tricks, Charles R. Smith's indomitable wordplay revels in the superb talents of thirteen of the best female players in basketball. Matched with kinetic, stylized photos of the players, these upbeat poems capture the elite agility and skills the professionals bring to the game. End notes delve into how the author uses a variety of poetic forms and language to spotlight each athlete. Featuring the players: Sue Bird Liz Cambage Elena Delle Donne Skylar Diggins-Smith Brittney Griner Jonquel Jones Nneka & Chiney Ogwumike Candace Parker Breanna Stewart Diana Taurasi Courtney Vandersloot A'Ja Wilson

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Candlewick Press

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1536225347

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9781536225341

Pick-up Game

A Full Day of Full Court

By: Marc Aronson,Charles R. Smith, Jr.

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Pick-up Game

A Full Day of Full Court

By: Marc Aronson,Charles R. Smith, Jr.

A series of short stories by such authors as Walter Dean Myers, Rita Williams-Garcia, and Joseph Bruchac, interspersed with poems and photographs, provides different perspectives on a game of streetball played one steamy July day at the West 4th Street court in New York City known as The Cage.

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177

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Candlewick Press

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0763645621

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9780763645625

Stars in the Shadows

The Negro League All-Star Game of 1934

By: Charles R. Smith Jr.

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Stars in the Shadows

The Negro League All-Star Game of 1934

By: Charles R. Smith Jr.

In 1934, Chicago was the setting for one of the most fascinating ballgames in history: the second annual East-West Games. Come step back in time to see the best of the best Negro League players take each other on in this All-Star Game. Illustrations.

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116

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Simon and Schuster

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0689866380

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9780689866388

Soccer Queens

By: Charles R. Smith Jr.

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Soccer Queens

By: Charles R. Smith Jr.

The Coretta Scott King Award–winning creator of Hoop Kings celebrates the skill and talent of top female soccer professionals—and pays homage to the legendary US World Cup team of 1999. Soccer, fútbol, call it what you will—the sport commands worldwide attention, and Charles R. Smith Jr. pays tribute to the sport’s greatest US athletes in poems that hum with energy and life. Whether the subject is an escape artist like Rose Lavelle, a rocket like Megan Rapinoe, or the exploits of the legendary ’99ers, who kicked their names into history, this celebration of the finesse and ferocity of players from the Women's National Soccer League excels with dynamic rhyme and bold, graphic photo-illustration. Featuring current and past stars as well as emerging players—in cleats that “churn and burn and fly”—the twelve poems in this rapid-fire collection will inspire young poets and sports fans alike to find their game and be their best.

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Candlewick Press

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1536231746

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9781536231748

Twelve Rounds to Glory

The Story of Muhammad Ali

By: Charles R. Smith

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Twelve Rounds to Glory

The Story of Muhammad Ali

By: Charles R. Smith

A brief biography in verse of boxer Muhammad Ali.

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Candlewick Press

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0763616923

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9780763616922

Union County, Pennsylvania

A Celebration of History

By: Charles McCool Snyder,John W. Downie,Lois Kalp

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Union County, Pennsylvania

A Celebration of History

By: Charles McCool Snyder,John W. Downie,Lois Kalp

This updated and revised book covers the gamut of Union County's history. It begins with the region's earliest days when the Delaware Indians were in residence and how the arrival of settlers, who ventured into this frontier area from Berks and Lancaster counties, marked the beginning of major changes. Synder's text, first published in 1976, has been expanded and updated to reflect newly discovered material on such groups as the Amish and the developments in Union County up to 2000. Distributed by Penn State University Press by arrangement with the Union County Historical Society.

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360

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Penn State Press

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0917127137

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9780917127137

Major Taylor: World Cycling Champion

By: Charles R. Smith Jr.

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Major Taylor: World Cycling Champion

By: Charles R. Smith Jr.

A Coretta Scott King Award winner and a Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor winner pair up for a rousing picture book biography-in-verse of legendary African American cyclist Marshall “Major” Taylor and the Six-Day Race. One hundred years ago, one of the most popular spectator sports was bicycle racing, and the man to beat was Marshall “Major” Taylor, who set records in his teens and won his first world championship by age twenty. The first African American world champion in cycling and the second Black athlete to win a world championship in any sport, Major Taylor faced down challenge after challenge, not least the grueling Six-Day Race, a test of speed, strength, and endurance. With energy, heart, and pounding verse, Charles R. Smith Jr. evokes the excitement of the crowd at Madison Square Garden as Major powered through exhaustion, hallucinations, and racist abuse from fellow riders, who tried to crash his bike throughout the competition. Leo Espinosa’s dynamic illustrations capture the action, and as day six draws to a close, and Major’s odds narrow, there is little doubt that his triumphant rise and legacy as an international cycling champion are assured—whatever the outcome of one race—in this high-octane tribute to a trailblazing athlete.

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Candlewick Press

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1536234583

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9781536234589

Chameleon

By: Charles R. Smith

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Chameleon

By: Charles R. Smith

Kids will grab this for the immediacy in the scenes, the brutal standoffs, the fast talk at the ball court, and the elemental conflicts of coming-of-age." - Booklist Shooting the breeze with his boys. Tightening his D on the court. Doing a color check -- making sure nobody's wearing blue or red, which some Crip or Piru carrying a cut-down golf club would see as disrespect. Then back to Auntie's, hoping she isn't passed out from whiskey at the end of the day. Now that Shawn is headed for high school, he wonders if he'd be better off at the school in Mama's neighborhood, where he'd be free of Compton's hassles. But then he wouldn't be with his fellas -- cracking jokes, covering each other's backs -- or the fine Marisol, who's been making star appearances in his dreams. Dad says he needs to make his own decision, but what does Shawn want, freedom or friendship? With teasing, spot-on dialogue and an eye to the realities of inner-city life, Chameleon takes on the shifting moods of a teenager coming of age.

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382

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Candlewick Press

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0763652482

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9780763652487

Hoop Kings

Poems

By: Charles R. Smith

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Poems

By: Charles R. Smith

A collection of twelve poems that celebrate contemporary basketball stars, including Shaquille O'Neal, Allen Iverson, and Kobe Bryant.

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0763614238

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Winning Words

Sports Stories and Photographs

By: Charles R. Smith

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Winning Words

Sports Stories and Photographs

By: Charles R. Smith

In this collection of short stories and photographs, Charles R. Smith Jr. shows young athletes overcoming their fears and challenging themselves to do their best.

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Candlewick Press

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0763614459

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9780763614454

The Mighty 12

Superheroes of Greek Myth

By: Charles R. Smith

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The Mighty 12

Superheroes of Greek Myth

By: Charles R. Smith

Meet the most impressive of the gods and goddesses of Olympus-and even a few monsters-and see them revealed for what they really were: ancient superheroes with the power to shift shape, move mountains, and change fate. In this innovative introduction to Greek mythology, energetic poems and dynamic comic book style illustrations create a seamless blend of the ancient and contemporary that depicts the gods in all their super-human glory.

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Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

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0316032026

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9780316032025

Song for Jimi

The Story of Guitar Legend Jimi Hendrix

By: Charles R. Smith Jr.

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Song for Jimi

The Story of Guitar Legend Jimi Hendrix

By: Charles R. Smith Jr.

Jimi Hendrix's talent was epic, and so is this lyrical account of his life, with spectacular artwork by Edel Rodriguez-- including a poster underneath the jacket! From his turbulent childhood through his epical appearance at the Monterey and Woodstock festivals, Charles R. Smith Jr. covers it all in this rich and rhythmic account of a singular life, accompanied by the psychedelic splendor of Edel Rodriguez's acid-tinged artwork. Let me tell you a story, a story 'bout a boy, who became a man, a git-tar man, named Jimi. Written as a series of verses beginning with intro and ending with outro, this unique mix of rhythm and rhyme captures the essence of rock icon Jimi Hendrix and his struggle to live life on his own terms. Backmatter, including a select discography, timeline of Hendrix's life, and a personal essay from the author, is included. A Kirkus Reviews Best Picture Book of the Year A CBC/NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Book A CSMCL Best Multicultural Children's Book of the Year An Evanston Public Library Great Books for Kids pick!

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Holiday House

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0823450309

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9780823450305

Lawyers' Record and Official Register of the Unites States

By: H. Charles Ulman

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Lawyers' Record and Official Register of the Unites States

By: H. Charles Ulman

Reprint of the original, first published in 1872. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.

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3382807629

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9783382807627

Hoop Queens

By: Charles R. Smith, Jr.

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Hoop Queens

By: Charles R. Smith, Jr.

A collection of twelve poems that celebrate contemporary women basketball stars, including Yolanda Griffith, Chamique Holdsclaw, and Natalie Williams.

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