Item category 2: Book Box

Summary, Legend of Hua Mu Lan who goes to war disguised as a man to save the family honor and becomes a great general.

Shorts, long skirt and top, T-shirt. All kinds of things to wear, with a vibrant mix of Western and traditional African clothing. Photographed in Mali by a multi-award-winning author, this is a unique and culturally diverse word book, with lots to look at and talk about.

Subject: Produced by the Southern Voices Project, this is a valuable resource for work on aspects of history and geography for KS3/4. Sections focus on the South before colonialism; European expansion; social and economic impacts; independence and neo-colonialism. Differentiated lesson ideas and...

Subject: A teaching pack designed for KS3. Explores the relationship between Britain's industrial revolution and colonialism in the Caribbean, Ireland and India; contains a teacher's book, documents and activity-based exercises. Includes profiles of Olaudah Equiano and Nanny of the Maroons.

Subject: Floella Benjamin describes her life in Trinidad and how she came to Britain.

Subject: LOCATED IN THEMED BOX COLLECTION; BLACK PEOPLES OF THE AMERICAS. This book looks at the struggle for civil rights, which began long before the presence of Martin Luther King Jr., and continues past his death.

Subject: Benjamin Banneker was an accomplished astronomer and mathematician who, unlike most Black American men of the time ( Late 18th Century), was born free. He corresponded with Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson and told him what he thought about Jefferson owning slaves. This book detail...