New Releases by Dorothy Sterling

This is the autobiography of a quiet woman whose exceptional social conscience and actions are an example of the influence one person can have on society without being either rich or in a lofty political position. As a young woman, Dorothy Sterling''s concern for working people in America led her to the Communist Party in the 1930''s, a refuge for many with noble intentions. In the 1950s, her concern for the plight of African Americans led her to help integrate her own community of Rye, New York. She went on to become one of the most prolific authors of works of African American history, first for young readers with books such as Mary Jane, the first book about a young black girl growing up in the South. Later works for adults were equally important and influential, including a documentary book on black women''s lives which would become a play performed throughout the country and a life of Abolitionist Abby Kelly. Sterling''s fascination and concern for the environment led her to write a wonderful natural history guide to Cape Cod, Martha''s Vineyard, Nantucket, Long Island, and the islands in between. Still active at 90, her most recent triumph was to open her own road to oystermen, whose access to local salt flats had been denied by wealthy summer residents.

A biography of the senior founder of the Women''s Rights Movement, published for the 150th anniversary of the Women''s Rights Convention.

Decades before Marcus Garvey, W. E. B. Du Bois, and Malcolm X, Martin Robison Delany (1812–1885) proclaimed his pride in being black, and demanded not only emancipation but independence for African Americans. Grandson of an African prince, son of a slave, Delany lived a life of singular achievement: the first African-American explorer to venture into the heart of Africa; the publisher, editor, and writer of one of the first black newspapers in the U.S.; one of the first three blacks admitted to Harvard Medical School; the first black to hold field grade rank of U.S. Army major during the Civil War; as well as prominent careers as an author, doctor, ethnologist, orator, judge, Freedmen''s Bureau official, and spokesman for black nationalism. This assiduously researched biography brings into vivid focus the life and times of Delany, whose militant, uncompromising voice is as vital today as it was more than a century ago.

Did you know that horseshoe crabs have been around for 200 million years? That mussels "spin" long anchor lines and climb steep slopes with them? Do you know what a "Beetlebung" tree is? This is all part of Dorothy Sterling''s fascinating description of The Outer Lands, and the plants and animals that inhabit this peninsula and chain of islands along our New England coast.

Biography of Abby Kelly, who in preCivil War America fought to eliminate slavery and racism.

Román o černošské školačce z jihu USA, jež jako jedna z prvních vstoupila na střední školu, vyhrazenou dosud bílým, a svou statečností a vytrvalostí překonala zášť rasistů a získala si přátelství bílých spolužáků.

An individualized reading program designed to teach specific reading skills and to move students toward independent reading.

Explains in simple terms what birds and animals do and what happens to plants and trees in the fall of the year.

Mary Jane, an African American high school student in the Deep South, is chosen as one of two non-white students for a newly integrated school. At first she bitterly resents the role of ambassador, but slowly she and her classmates find a way to form a sound relationship based on genuine compatability.

Shows the many ways by which nature greets the spring--Book publishing record.

Provides information on how to catch and raise a caterpillar.

The habits of the blue jay are observed by a young girl during the course of one year.