Kwame Alexander
Author
Language
English
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Caldecott Medal | Winners and Honorees | 2020-Current
Children's Books for Juneteenth
Juneteenth Reads 2023
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Children's Books for Juneteenth
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"The Newbery Award-winning author of The Crossover pens an ode to black American triumph and tribulation, with art from a two-time Caldecott Honoree. Originally performed for ESPN's The Undefeated, this poem is a love letter to black life in the United States. It highlights the unspeakable trauma of slavery, the faith and fire of the civil rights movement, and the grit, passion, and perseverance of some of the world's greatest heroes. The text is...
Author
Series
Door of no return volume 1
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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"A novel in verse about an Asante boy who is captured and taken from his village during the nineteenth century."--
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"A picture book in verse that threads together past and present to explore the legacy of slavery during a classroom lesson"--
From the fireside tales in an African village, through the unspeakable passage across the Atlantic, to the backbreaking work in the fields of the South, this is a story of a people's struggle and strength, horror and hope. This is the story of American slavery, a story that needs to be told and understood by all of us. A testament...