Miami Gets It Straight (A Stepping Stone Book(TM))
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| Rating | : | 4.88 (906 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0307265013 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 89 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-11-23 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The authors live in St. Louis, MO. . Patricia McKissack and Fredrick McKissack have written tons of wonderful books for children, such as several Coretta Scott King Award–winning books, including Black Hands, White Sails; and Sojourner Truth: Ain’t I a Woman? Pat has also been honored with the Virginia Hamilton A
MIAMI JACKSON CAN’T wait for school to end. But who ever thought five days could be so long? His teacher is leaving for Ghana, his arch-enemy, Destinee Tate, is on his case, and now Miami’s keeping secrets from his best friend, String. Summer can’t come soon enough!
"We are professional people," Pat said about herself and her husband, Fred, in "The Dallas Morning News. Louis, MO. "Our kids never knew a hungry day. They lived a normal, middle-class life on a street that was very diverse. But I got tired of African American children showing up in literature a day late and a dollar short."These three books show Miami Jackson's third-going-on-fourth-grade life--getting through the last few days of school before summer vacation, finding his place in summer baseball camp, and dealing with a no-nonsense new teacher--with humor and irrepressible attitude.Patricia McKissack and Fredrick McKissack have written tons of wonderful books for children, such as several Coretta Scott King Award-winning books, including "Black Hands, White Sails; and" Sojourner Truth: Ain't I a Woman? Pat has also been honored with the Virginia Hamilton Award. The authors live in St. From the Inside Flap The Miami series grew out of a real need that Pat McKi
"Great" according to Catherine Mood. My grandson loves this book. He has an older version of it which made it more excited. I was not able to witness this he lives in Missouri and I live in Texas.. "Ethnic Book Groupie" according to Brooklyn Girl with Class. I have a 8 year boy who doesn't like to read chapter books that often. So after reading some of the pages in the "Look inside" the character Miami Jackson actually reminded me of my son. I want him to be able to develop a strong sense of identity, and I feel the first step is by seeing and reading more about little boys his age. I don't r. Excellent series! My six year old son loves the Miami Jackson series and he wishes there were more! (So do I)Miami Jackson, (Micheal Andrew Jackson) is a very likeable, funny, and charming young man who has a best friend, String and a worst enemy, Destinee Tate.The situations Miami finds himself in are fresh and realistic and he always learns an important