Beneath the Blazing Sun is a powerful collection of 18 stories that explores the African American experience from its roots in West Africa to the present day.

This high-interest nonfiction book brings the March on Washington to life while building literacy and higher-order thinking skills through rich text features, engaging visuals, and standards-aligned content.

Thirteen-year-old Jesse Bollier welcomed the pennies he made playing the fife on the docks of New...