The Cocoa Kids Collection® includes: US copyright TX0008016627, ISBN: 9781483419312 US copyright TX0008345961, ISBN: 9781483441733
Now listen to the stories of The Cocoa Kids Collection, the kids book series that puts minority and multiracial kids center stage to tackle big issues with wit, whimsy, and chocolate.
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THE COCOA KIDS COLLECTION®
Literacy in Action. #All Kids Need Books! That is the rallying cry for the book series that puts minority and multiracial children center stage in a self-published collection that tackles big issues with wit, whimsy and chocolate! Read the series thesis, and shop the books at: www.CocoaKidsCollectionBooks.com Libraries:Nyack Library, NY-www.NyackLibrary.org Palisades Public Library, NY-www.PalisadesLibrary.org The Free Black Woman’s Library, NY (while available)-www.TheFreeBlackWomansLibrary.tumblr.com Museums: Bowers Museum, Santa Ana, CA Peterson Automotive Museum Store, Los Angeles, CA Studio Museum Harlem and New York Public Library, Harlem, NY Retail Partners, Past and Present (click names to access active partners's sites): Amazon (online) Barnes and Noble (online) Bowers Museum, Santa Ana, CA Grandma 's Place in Harlem, NY A Nu Toy Store, Tarrytown, NY Lulu Publishing, Morrisville, N.C. (online) Peterson Museum Store, Los Angeles, CA Pickwick Books, Nyack, NY |
New Illustrations Featured. The pending release of Lorena and the Magic Mocha Mirror© will mark the first Cocoa Kids Collection Book to be illustrated by the series' author Valerie Williams-Sanchez.
Ahead of this milestone, the work "Grandma Mimi's Kitchen" was selected for inclusion, part of the "Home" exhibit at the Rockland Center for the Arts, in West Nyack, New York. To learn more about the organization, visit the Rockland Center for the Arts page. This news offers one more reason to support the publication of the new children's book that teaches young girls of color to love their bodies, whatever their size or shape. |
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Eddie and the Hot Cocoa Hot Rod©
The second book in the Cocoa Kids Collection© is zooming your way!
Daydreaming about car racing gets Eddie into trouble at school in the second book in this series, Eddie and the Hot Cocoa Hot Rod©. Read how Eddie's hard work, perseverance - and chocolate - help him make the grade, ushering him into an esteemed winners circle. Eddie and the Hot Cocoa Hot Rod© is available NOW!
The second book in the Cocoa Kids Collection© is zooming your way!
Daydreaming about car racing gets Eddie into trouble at school in the second book in this series, Eddie and the Hot Cocoa Hot Rod©. Read how Eddie's hard work, perseverance - and chocolate - help him make the grade, ushering him into an esteemed winners circle. Eddie and the Hot Cocoa Hot Rod© is available NOW!
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Why Books & Literacy?
"Literacy is traditionally understood as the ability to read, write, and use arithmetic. The modern term's meaning has been expanded to include the ability to use language, numbers, images, computers, and other basic means to understand, communicate, gain useful knowledge and use the dominant symbol systems of a culture. "The concept of literacy is expanding... to include skills to access knowledge through technology and ability to assess complex contexts. The key to literacy is reading development, a progression of skills that begins with the ability to understand spoken words and decode written words, and culminates in the deep understanding of text.... "Once these skills are acquired, the reader can attain full language literacy, which includes the abilities to apply to printed material critical analysis, inference and synthesis; to write with accuracy and coherence; and to use information and insights from text as the basis for informed decisions and creative thought. "The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) defines literacy as the "ability to identify, understand, interpret, create, communicate and compute, using printed and written materials associated with varying contexts. Literacy involves a continuum of learning in enabling individuals to achieve their goals, to develop their knowledge and potential, and to participate fully in their community and wider society." - Source: Wikipedia |