Arts and Crafts
- African American
Wonderful Towers of Watts, The
P Zelver
GPN/WNED-TV
Available from GPN
This video version of the book about the towers of Watts includes a segment
with children from Watts who share their hopes, concerns and future aspirations.
From the Reading Rainbow series.
Biography
Freedom Man
Bob Walsh and Leroy Morais
1989 Network Home Entertainment
Available from Social Studies School Service
Ossie Davis stars in this docudrama about Benjamin Banneker, the early
African-African scientist and patriot who worked with the Underground Railroad
and fought prejudice through his writings.
Picture Book of Martin Luther King, Jr., A
David Adler
1989 Live Oak Media
Available from Art Rowles Assoc.
ISBN# 0-87499-164-1
This video, based on the book by the same name, portrays the life of
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Civil Rights
Movement
Picture Book of Martin Luther King, Jr., A
David Adler
1989 Live Oak Media
Available from Art Rowles Assoc.
ISBN# 0-87499-164-1
This video, based on the book by the same name, portrays the life of Martin
Luther King, Jr.
Fiction -
African
Galimoto
Karen Lynn Williams
GPN/WNED-TV
Available from GPN
In this video from the Reading Rainbow series, a young African boy uses
his wits to search for scraps of wire to make his very own "Galimoto."
Also included is a documentary about the many uses of wire.
Fiction -
African American
Amazing Grace
Mary Hoffman
GPN/WNED-TV
Available from GPN
This video from the Reading Rainbow series is about Grace, a girl who
wants to be Peter Pan and refuses to let narrow thinking stand in her way.
Also included is a documentary of amazing women who have reached beyond
stereotypes.
Follow the Drinking Gourd
Bernardine Connelly
1992 Rabbit Ears Production, Inc.
Available from Art Rowles Assoc.
ISBN# 1-57099-001-8
Morgan Freeman recounts the adventures of one family's escape from slavery
via the Underground Railroad. The story is accompanied by a blues score
by Taj Mahal.
Gift of Amazing Grace, The
1991 American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.
Available from Art Rowles Assoc.
ISBN# 1-878820-63-X
Young girl from a gospel-singing family discovers that she has a hidden
talent.
Tar Beach
Faith Ringgold
GPN/WNED-TV
Available from GPN
In this video from the Reading Rainbow series, narrator Ruby Dee takes
viewers up on the roof to a "tar beach," an urban oasis in the
sky. Also included is a documentary of a pigeon keeper and a rooftop gardener.
Ty's One-Man Band
Mildred Walter
GPN/WNED-TV
Available from GPN
In this video from the Reading Rainbow series, Lou Rawls narrates the
story of a mysterious stranger who creates a one-man band out of odds and
ends. Also included is a documentary that explores different music from
rap to salsa.
Folktales
- African
Abiyoyo
Pete Seeger
GPN/WNED-TV
Available from GPN
In this video from the Reading Rainbow series, Pete Seeger narrates and
sings a story of a boy and his father who save their town from a terrible
giant. Also included is a documentary that explores the use of music in
storytelling.
Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain
Verna Aardema
GPN/WNED-TV
Available from GPN
In this video from the Reading Rainbow series, James Earl Jones narrates
a tale from the Nandi people of Kenya about the end of a drought. Also included
is a documentary on rainy weather.
Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters
John Steptoe
GPN/WNED-TV
Available from GPN
In this video from the Reading Rainbow series, Phylicia Rashad reads
an African tale about two very different sisters. Also included is a documentary
that explores the culture of Africa in New York City's Central Park including
music and dance.
Stories From the Black Tradition
1993 Wood Knapp Video
Available from Art Rowles Assoc.
A collection of African tales including A Story-A Story, Mufaro's Beautiful
Daughters, Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears, The Village of Round and
Square Houses, and Goggles.
Music
Ty's One-Man Band
Mildred Walter
GPN/WNED-TV
Available from GPN
In this video from the Reading Rainbow series, Lou Rawls narrates the
story of a mysterious stranger who creates a one-man band out of odds and
ends. Also included is a documentary that explores different music from
rap to salsa.
Slavery
Follow the Drinking Gourd
Bernardine Connelly
1992 Rabbit Ears Production, Inc.
Available from Art Rowles Assoc.
ISBN# 1-57099-001-8
Morgan Freeman recounts the adventures of one family's escape from slavery
via the Underground Railroad. The story is accompanied by a blues score
by Taj Mahal.
Freedom Man
Bob Walsh and Leroy Morais
1989 Network Home Entertainment
Available from Social Studies School Service
Ossie Davis stars in this docudrama about Benjamin Banneker, the early
African-African scientist and patriot who worked with the Underground Railroad
and fought prejudice through his writings. | 
