This unit of the Flexible Learning System (FLS), designed to give adults working with children aged 4-8 an understanding of a Black perspective, focuses on the use, and rationale for using, a Black perspective to analyze and evaluate the illustrations and written content of children's books. A Black perspective, including the contemporary and historical experiences of Black people, is applied to illustrations and text to determine whether the Black Experience is portrayed in complete and accurate terms. Criteria derived from a broad range of cultural characteristics are used to analyze and evaluate illustrations and text. Readers are guided in the application of criteria to selected books and provided with opportunities to check themselves against the evaluations provided in the unit. Also included: a historical overview, discussion suggestions, criteria for judging the historical accuracy of written material, and references to resource materials in the area of Black experiences. Books are noted for use in application of the unit criteria. Other related FLS units: "Analyzing Children's Books from a Chicano Perspective"; "Helping Children Develop Healthy Self-Concepts"; "Enriching Literature Experiences of Children." (Author/SB)