James Ransome Website:www.jamesransome.com Birthplace: Rich Square, NC USA Most recent address:Rhinebeck, NY USA Author Biography James Ransome was born September 25, 1961 in Rich Square, North Carolina. He graduated from Pratt Institute. The illustrator and his wife Lesa have four children, Jaime, Maya, Malcolm and Leila. He enjoys school visits. Ransome is best known for his picture books with African American characters. "Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt" was a Notable Social Studies Trade Book. "Uncle Jed's Barbershop" was a 1994 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book and an ALA Notable Children's Book. Updating Results ... You are viewing: Author - James RansomeSort By Age Sort By Author Sort By Availability Sort By Dewey Sort By Media, Author, Title Sort By Price Sort By Pub. 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Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 23.08 * 0.00 +- Fighting with love : the legacy of John Lewis by Cline-Ransome, Lesa BTSB Prebound(Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2024)Publication Date: 01/09/2024 BTSB #: 222858 Available Dewey: 328.73/BAges: 4-8 F&P: Q Genres: Subjects: Lewis, John,|d1940-2020 African American civil rights workers - Biography Civil rights workers - United States - Biography African Americans - Civil rights - History|y20th century United States - Race relations Summary: The story of a groundbreaking civil rights leader, John Lewis. John Lewis left a cotton farm in Alabama to join the fight for civil rights. He was only a teenager. He soon became a leader of a moment that changed a nation. Walking at the side of his mentor, Dr. Martin Luther King, Lewis was led by his belief in peaceful action and voting rights. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 23.78 * 0.00 +- Freedom bird by Nolen, Jerdine BTSB Prebound(Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2020)Publication Date: 01/14/2020 BTSB #: 678702 Available Dewey: EAges: 5-9 AR: 4.4 LG Lexile: 780 Genres: Historical Fiction Subjects: Fugitive slaves - Fiction Slavery - Fiction Freedom - Fiction African Americans - Fiction Summary: In the antebellum South, two siblings shelter a large, mysterious, wounded bird and eventually follow it west toward freedom. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 23.08 * 0.00 +- Game changers : the story of Venus and Serena Williams by Cline-Ransome, Lesa BTSB Prebound(Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2018)Publication Date: 07/10/2018 BTSB #: 222877 Available Dewey: 796.342/CAges: 5-9 AR: 6 LG RC: 9.2 3-5 Lexile: 1030 F&P: P Genres: Subjects: Williams, Venus,|d1980- Williams, Serena,|d1981- African American women tennis players - Biography Tennis players Sisters Summary: The inspiring story of sisters, champion athletes, and tennis superstars Venus and Serena Williams. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 23.08 * 0.00 +- Gridiron : stories from 100 years of the National Football League by Bowen, Fred BTSB Prebound(Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2020)Publication Date: 08/18/2020 BTSB #: 139305 Available Dewey: 796.332/NAges: 8-12 AR: 6 MG Lexile: 940 Genres: Subjects: National Football League - History Football - United States - History Football - Miscellanea Team sports Summary: Stories from 100 years of the NFL, from its scrappy beginnings to its greatest players, coaches, and games. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 24.48 * 0.00 +- Hardcourt : stories from 75 years of the National Basketball Association by Bowen, Fred BTSB Prebound(Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2022)Publication Date: 01/18/2022 BTSB #: 139304 Available Dewey: 796.323/NAges: 8-12 AR: 6.3 MG Lexile: 1000 NC F&P: U Genres: Subjects: National Basketball Association Basketball - United States - History Basketball players - United States Summary: The story of the National Basketball Association from its origins through the major events and players who made basketball what it is today. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 24.48 * 0.00 +- On her wings : the story of Toni Morrison by Nolen, Jerdine BTSB Prebound(Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2022)Publication Date: 09/27/2022 BTSB #: 679470 Available Dewey: 813/BAges: 4-8 Lexile: 790 AD Genres: Subjects: Morrison, Toni American novelists|y20th century - Biography African American novelists - Biography Summary: Discover the early life and legacy of groundbreaking American writer Toni Morrison. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 23.78 * 0.00 +- Overground railroad by Cline-Ransome, Lesa BTSB Prebound(Holiday House, 2020)Publication Date: 01/07/2020 BTSB #: 222907 Available Dewey: EAges: 4-8 AR: 4.2 LG Lexile: 1000 AD Genres: Multicultural Historical Fiction Subjects: African Americans - Migrations - Fiction African Americans - History - Fiction Railroad travel - Fiction Summary: A girl named Ruth Anne tells the story of her family's train journey from North Carolina to New York City as part of the Great Migration. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 23.78 * 0.00 +- Download a Teacher's Guide Sonny Rollins plays the bridge by Golio, Gary BTSB Prebound(Nancy Paulsen, 2021)Publication Date: 10/05/2021 BTSB #: 384832 Available Dewey: 788.7/NAges: 4-8 AR: 3.3 LG Lexile: NP Genres: Subjects: Rollins, Sonny Jazz musicians - United States Saxophonists - United States African American musicians - Anecdotes Summary: Jazz icon Sonny Rollins found an inspired spot to practice his saxophone when his neighbors complained. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 23.08 * 0.00 +- The story of the saxophone by Cline-Ransome, Lesa BTSB Prebound(Holiday House, 2023)Publication Date: 02/28/2023 BTSB #: 222915 Available Dewey: 788.7/BAges: 6-9 Genres: Subjects: Sax, Adolphe,|d1814-1894 Saxophone - History Musicians - Biography Summary: Explore the story of the saxophone, from its beginnings in 1840s Belgium all the way to New Orleans, where an instrument in a pawn shop caught the eye of musician Sidney Bechet and became the iconic symbol it is today. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 24.48 * 0.00 +- They call me Teach : lessons in freedom by Cline-Ransome, Lesa BTSB Prebound(Candlewick Press, 2024)Publication Date: 09/24/2024 BTSB #: 222919 Available Dewey: EAges: 5-8 Genres: Historical Fiction Multicultural Subjects: Books and reading - Fiction Education - Fiction Literacy - Fiction Slavery - Fiction Writing - Fiction Summary: An enslaved young man uses his ability to read and write to educate others in the pursuit of freedom. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 23.78 * 0.00 +- * Your Discounted Price You can't see me! I am INVISIBLE! 11 total titles found Page 1 of 1 View page of 1 1 1 each from this page1 each from all results You are viewing: Author - James RansomeSort By Age Sort By Author Sort By Availability Sort By Dewey Sort By Media, Author, Title Sort By Price Sort By Pub. 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