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Floyd Cooper

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Floyd Cooper


Born
in Tulsa, Oklahoma, The United States
January 08, 1956

Died
July 16, 2021

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Genre
Children's


Floyd Cooper was an American children's book illustrator and author who focused on Black history. He received a Coretta Scott King Award for his illustrations in Joyce Carol Thomas' The Blacker the Berry. He also received several Coretta Scott King Honors for his illustrations. ...more

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Average rating: 4.23 · 19,717 ratings · 4,699 reviews · 95 distinct works • Similar authors
Juneteenth for Mazie
4.33 avg rating — 958 ratings — published 2015 — 10 editions
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Max and the Tag-Along Moon
4.04 avg rating — 906 ratings — published 2013 — 8 editions
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The Ring Bearer
3.93 avg rating — 401 ratings — published 2017 — 3 editions
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Jump!: From the Life of Mic...
3.98 avg rating — 160 ratings — published 2004 — 5 editions
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Coming Home: From the Life ...
4.20 avg rating — 114 ratings — published 1994 — 11 editions
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Willie and the All-Stars
3.98 avg rating — 95 ratings — published 2008 — 5 editions
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Mandela: From the Life of t...
3.83 avg rating — 60 ratings — published 1996 — 12 editions
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African Beginnings
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4.31 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 1998 — 8 editions
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Cumbayah
4.04 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 1998 — 4 editions
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