A Child's Introduction to African American History
The Experiences, People, and Events That Shaped Our Country
$52.08
- Hardcover
96 pages
- Release Date
13 February 2018
Summary
This illustrated introduction to African American history goes beyond what’s taught in the classroom, giving young readers a more comprehensive look at this timely and important topic.
Author Jabari Asim chronicles the story of African Americans from the slave trade, the American Revolution, and the Civil War to the Tuskegee experiments, the Civil Rights movement, and the election of Barack Obama. Sections throughout highlight the contributions of African Americans to the arts, music,…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780316436427 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0316436429 |
| Author: | Jabari Asim, Lynn Gaines |
| Publisher: | Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Inc |
| Imprint: | Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Inc |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 96 |
| Release Date: | 13 February 2018 |
| Weight: | 752g |
| Dimensions: | 264mm x 258mm x 13mm |
| Series: | A Child's Introduction |
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About The Author
Jabari Asim
Jabari Asim is the author of several adult and children’s books, including Preaching to the Chickens which was named one of the NYT Best Illustrated Books of 2016 and Fifty Cents and a Dream—an NAACP Image Award Nominee, CCBC Choice, School Library Journal Editor’s Choice, and Kirkus Best Book. He is an associate professor at Emerson College in Boston and executive editor of The Crisis, the magazine of the NAACP. He recently was honored with a Guggenheim Fellowship. He lives in Newton, Massachusetts.
Lynn Gaines is a graduate of the Cleveland Institute of Art and has been illustrating greeting cards for more than 20 years. She lives in Northeast Ohio with her husband, mother, and two crazy cats. This is her first picture book.
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