Kirjojen hintavertailu. Mukana 11 244 527 kirjaa ja 12 kauppaa.

Kirjahaku

Etsi kirjoja tekijän nimen, kirjan nimen tai ISBN:n perusteella.

31 kirjaa tekijältä Angela Johnson

A Cool Moonlight

A Cool Moonlight

Angela Johnson

Puffin Books
2005
nidottu
Born with a rare and dangerous allergy to sunlight, Lila's spent her life hidden from the daylight-staying covered up and indoors until dark, only venturing outside after the sun has set and the moon's cool light shines. Almost every night, she is visited by two young girls who wear tutus over their jeans and costume fairy wings, and the three of them dance and tell wonderful stories. But while Lila adores her family and her new friends, still she longs to feel the sun's touch. Lila's mysterious friends have promised to help her . . . but how?
When I Am Old with You

When I Am Old with You

Angela Johnson

Scholastic Inc.
1993
nidottu
"A small child imagines a future when he will be old with his Granddaddy and will sit beside him in a rocking chair and talk about everything...The poignant reality that time will never allow these two to coexist at the same age is softened by the fact that they do not have to be the same age in order to share happy times...The African American child and grandfather are...recognizable to anyone who has ever shared the bond of family love across generations." - School Library Journal, starred review
Toning the Sweep

Toning the Sweep

Angela Johnson

Scholastic Paperbacks
1994
pokkari
Angela Johnson's Coretta Scott King Award winning novel that traces three generations of African American women as they learn one another's truths.Three generations of African American women, each holding on to a separate truth. Their story -- encompassing racism and murder as well as the family commonplaces that make a life -- is one that readers will never forget.
Heaven

Heaven

Angela Johnson

Simon Schuster Books for Young Readers
1998
sidottu
Coretta Scott King Award-winning author Angela Johnson writes a poignant young adult novel of deception, self-discovery, and knowing what to do when truth is at hand. You never know what's gonna come down--in Heaven.At fourteen, Marley knows she has Momma's hands and Pops's love for ice cream, that her brother doesn't get on her nerves too much, and that Uncle Jack is a big mystery. But Marley doesn't know all she thinks she does, because she doesn't know the truth. And when the truth comes down with the rain one stormy summer afternoon, it changes everything. It turns Momma and Pops into liars. It makes her brother a stranger and Uncle Jack an even bigger mystery. All of a sudden, Marley doesn't know who she is anymore and can only turn to the family she no longer trusts to find out. Truth often brings change. Sometimes that change is for the good. Sometimes it isn't.
I Dream of Trains

I Dream of Trains

Angela Johnson

Simon Schuster Books for Young Readers
2003
sidottu
The poignant words of two-time Coretta Scott King Award-winning author Angela Johnson and striking images from fine artist Loren Long join forces in this heartbreaking yet uplifting picture book about a boy, his love for trains, and his adulation of one legendary engineer. Papa says it's the sound of leaving that speaks to my soul... A young black boy toils all day long on a cotton field where his one escape is watching the trains go by on the nearby tracks and imagining they're carrying him somewhere far away--maybe with Casey Jones at the helm. But when the boy loses his hero, will he lose his dream, too?
Wind Flyers

Wind Flyers

Angela Johnson

Simon Schuster Books for Young Readers
2007
sidottu
Three-time Coretta Scott King Award-winning author Angela Johnson and New York Times bestselling illustrator Loren Long introduce readers to a band of under-celebrated World War II heroes--the Tuskegee Airmen. All he ever wanted to do was fly. With fleeting prose and transcendent imagery, this book reveals how a boy's love of flight takes him on a journey from the dusty dirt roads of Alabama to the war-torn skies of Europe and into the hearts of those who are only now beginning to understand the part these brave souls played in the history of America.
The First Part Last

The First Part Last

Angela Johnson

Simon Schuster Books for Young Readers
2003
sidottu
When his girlfriend Nia announces that she is pregnant, sixteen-year-old Bobby, a typical urban New York City teenager, must cast aside his life of partying to visit obstetricians and social workers, who try to convince them to give their baby up for adoption, until tragedy strikes.
The First Part Last

The First Part Last

Angela Johnson

Simon Schuster Books for Young Readers
2005
pokkari
Bobby's a classic urban teenager. He's restless. He's impulsive. But the thing that makes him different is this: He's going to be a father. His girlfriend, Nia, is pregnant, and their lives are about to change forever. Instead of spending time with friends, they'll be spending time with doctors, and next, diapers. They have options: keeping the baby, adoption. They want to do the right thing. If only it was clear what the right thing was.
All Different Now: Juneteenth, the First Day of Freedom

All Different Now: Juneteenth, the First Day of Freedom

Angela Johnson

Simon Schuster Books for Young Readers
2014
sidottu
Experience the joy of Juneteenth in this celebration of freedom from the award-winning team of Angela Johnson and E.B. Lewis. Through the eyes of one little girl, All Different Now tells the story of the first Juneteenth, the day freedom finally came to the last of the slaves in the South. Since then, the observance of June 19 as African American Emancipation Day has spread across the United States and beyond. This stunning picture book includes notes from the author and illustrator, a timeline of important dates, and a glossary of relevant terms. Told in Angela Johnson's signature melodic style and brought to life by E.B. Lewis's striking paintings, All Different Now is a joyous portrait of the dawn breaking on the darkest time in our nation's history.
Violet's Music

Violet's Music

Angela Johnson

Dial Books for Young Readers,US
2004
sidottu
There's nothing Violet loves more than music, and she plays or sings every chance she gets. But where are the other kids like her-kids who think and dream music all day long? As a baby, in kindergarten, at the beach and the zoo, she never gives up looking for companions. And then one summer day...Bright, lively, and lyrical, this is a book for kids who march to a different drummer. Violet's Music sings to us that the right friend is always out there-as long as we keep looking and hoping, and above all, staying true to ourselves.
Don't Look Behind You Book 2: Part of the Nightfall Rhapsody Series
A survivor of horrific childhood trauma and a plot to kill him, Cameron De La Valle is now a world-renowned classical pianist. When he meets his assistant for a business lunch, he has no idea the afternoon will end with her murder. They had ordered the same thing and he could not erase the nagging doubt that the poisoned food had been meant for him, but the police dismissed the idea. But when he starts receiving threats and begins to have a series of "accidents", he knows something is wrong. He will have to face his own physical and emotional challenges to search for the truth. Can he find out who is terrorizing him and putting those closest to him in mortal jeopardy before it is too late?
The Leaving Morning

The Leaving Morning

Angela Johnson

Scholastic Inc.
2021
nidottu
Leaving home is hard when to you have to say goodbye to everyone you know.A boy and his sister experience moving day: saying goodbye to shopkeepers, friends, cousins; watching men in blue load the truck; giving a last glance around their rooms; and driving off to their new home.
Julius

Julius

Angela Johnson

Scholastic Inc.
2023
sidottu
A humorous and joyful celebration of love and sharing by the award-winning and bestselling duo, Angela Johnson and Dav Pilkey.When Maya's grandfather comes to visit from Alaska, he brings a surprise in a crate -- something, he says, to teach her "fun and sharing." Maya hopes it's a horse or a big brother. But instead, it's a huge, pink pig named Julius Maya's parents see Julius as a slob, but Maya feels differently. She sees a playmate, a protector, and a sharer in all that's magical and wild.This brand-new edition of the classic picture book by award-winning author Angela Johnson and illustrator Dav Pilkey will teach a new generation of readers about friendship, affection, and sharing, with lots of laughs along the way.
A Sweet Smell of Roses

A Sweet Smell of Roses

Angela Johnson

Simon Schuster Books for Young Readers
2008
nidottu
Two young girls not only witness but help to change history in this inspiring and urgent Civil Rights-era picture book by three-time Coretta Scott King Award winner Angela Johnson. There's a sweet, sweet smell in the air as two young girls sneak out of their house, down the street, and across town to where men and women are gathered, ready to march for freedom and justice. Inspired by the countless young people who took a stand against the forces of injustice, two Coretta Scott King Honorees, Angela Johnson and Eric Velasquez, offer a stirring yet jubilant glimpse of the youth involvement that played an invaluable role in the Civil Rights movement.
The Crossover

The Crossover

Angela Johnson

Shell Educational Publishing
2016
pokkari
The Crossover: An Instructional Guide for Literature provides lesson plans and activities for this award-winning literary work. This valuable resource helps teachers add more rigor to their instruction with complex literature. Text-dependent questions help students analyze the text with higher-order thinking skills, with lessons focused on story elements, vocabulary, and more. Close reading activities throughout the literature units encourage students to use textual evidence as they revisit passages to respond more critically about the text. With various methods of assessing comprehension, this instructional guide offers strategies for cross-curricular activities as students build a greater understanding of this great literary work.
Heaven

Heaven

Angela Johnson

Simon Schuster Books for Young Readers
2010
nidottu
Coretta Scott King Award-winning author Angela Johnson writes a poignant young adult novel of deception, self-discovery, and knowing what to do when truth is at hand. You never know what's gonna come down--in Heaven.At fourteen, Marley knows she has Momma's hands and Pops's love for ice cream, that her brother doesn't get on her nerves too much, and that Uncle Jack is a big mystery. But Marley doesn't know all she thinks she does, because she doesn't know the truth. And when the truth comes down with the rain one stormy summer afternoon, it changes everything. It turns Momma and Pops into liars. It makes her brother a stranger and Uncle Jack an even bigger mystery. All of a sudden, Marley doesn't know who she is anymore and can only turn to the family she no longer trusts to find out. Truth often brings change. Sometimes that change is for the good. Sometimes it isn't.
The First Part Last

The First Part Last

Angela Johnson

Simon Schuster Books for Young Readers
2010
nidottu
This little thing with the perfect face and hands doing nothing but counting on me. And me wanting nothing else but to run crying into my own mom's room and have her do the whole thing. It's not going to happen.... Bobby is your classic urban teenaged boy -- impulsive, eager, restless. On his sixteenth birthday he gets some news from his girlfriend, Nia, that changes his life forever. She's pregnant. Bobby's going to be a father. Suddenly things like school and house parties and hanging with friends no longer seem important as they're replaced by visits to Nia's obstetrician and a social worker who says that the only way for Nia and Bobby to lead a normal life is to put their baby up for adoption. With powerful language and keen insight, Johnson looks at the male side of teen pregnancy as she delves into one young man's struggle to figure out what the right thing is and then to do it. No matter what the cost.
A Girl Like Me

A Girl Like Me

Angela Johnson

Millbrook Press (Tm)
2020
sidottu
" A] rallying cry for girls to reject limitations others might place on them and their dreams."--starred, The Horn Book Magazine "Once I dreamed I swam / the ocean / and saw everything deep, cool / and was part of the waves. / I swam on by the people / onshore / hollering, / 'A girl like you needs to / stay out of the water / and be dry / like everyone else.'" Empower young readers to embrace their individuality, reject societal limitations, and follow their dreams. This inspiring picture book brings together a poem by acclaimed author Angela Johnson and Nina Crews's distinctive photocollage illustrations to celebrate girls of color.
Memoirs of Opulent Poverty

Memoirs of Opulent Poverty

Angela Johnson

Xlibris
2017
sidottu
The beginnings of this book of poetry, essays, short stories, and children's bedtime stories took shape when my children came into my life. They came through hills and valleys, glorious sunlit mornings, sweet barefoot beaches, fields of gold, and firefly nights.
Memoirs of Opulent Poverty

Memoirs of Opulent Poverty

Angela Johnson

Xlibris
2017
pokkari
The beginnings of this book of poetry, essays, short stories, and children's bedtime stories took shape when my children came into my life. They came through hills and valleys, glorious sunlit mornings, sweet barefoot beaches, fields of gold, and firefly nights.