Sienna's Scrapbook

Our African American Heritage Trip By Toni Trent Parker
Illustrated by Janell Genovese

7-1/2 x 9 in; 64 pp ; full color throughout, ages 7-11
Hardcover
Published in August, 2005
ISBN 0811843009
ISBN13 9780811843003

$15.95

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Sienna's Scrapbook -- Here it is, summer vacation, and Sienna's parents have already ruined it. They have this crazy idea that the family should stop off and visit black historical sites on their way to their North Carolina family reunion. As far as Sienna is concerned, summer is supposed to be about fun, not about learning! But Sienna is in for a wonderful surprise. Somehow along the way from the Amistad in New Haven, Connecticut, to the Apollo Theater in New York City, to the Great Blacks in Wax Museum in Baltimore, Maryland, to the Frederick Douglass House in Washington, D.C., Sienna discovers that learning can be an adventure.

Sienna's Scrapbook invites readers along on her family's vacation—a trip filled with great places, great food, and great fun!

Toni Trent Parker earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Oberlin College and did graduate work in African American history at U.C. Berkeley. She co-founded Black Books Galore! and wrote several books for children.

Janell Genovese earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Pratt Institute. She lives in Massachusetts with her husband and their three young children.

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"The overall travelogue is colorful and engaging and offers a unique glimpse of the cultural heritage of African-Americans in the United States." -Kirkus Reviews

"...this refreshing retrospective of African-American history is engaging and entertaining....Her voice is strong and real. The chosen sites are both significant and fascinating....This charming book would lend itself easily to classroom projects on black history, journal writing, or map study." -School Library Journal

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