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The 1619 Project : born on the water / by Nikole Hannah-Jones and Renée Watson ; illustrated by Nikkolas Smith.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Kokila, 2021Copyright date: ©2021Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0593307356
  • 9780593307359
Other title:
  • Born on the water
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • PZ7.1.H36378 Bo 2021
  • E441 .H343 2021
Awards:
  • Irma Simonton Black and James H. Black Award, Silver Medalist, 2022
  • Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award Winner, 2022
Summary: Through poem and paintings, this picture book reveals origin story of many Black Americans. That story (as the authors say) "did not begin in slavery" even though their ancestors survived enslavement. It is a story of struggle, resilience, and perseverance. (Miller Library Staff)Summary: Stymied by her unfinished family tree assignment for school, a young girl seeks Grandma's counsel and learns about her ancestors, the consequences of slavery, and the history of Black resistance in the United States.
List(s) this item appears in: Garden of Cultural Diversity for Youth
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Lending Books Elisabeth C. Miller Library Youth Collection SB455 .H26 2021 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 39352800187700
Total holds: 0

Through poem and paintings, this picture book reveals origin story of many Black Americans. That story (as the authors say) "did not begin in slavery" even though their ancestors survived enslavement. It is a story of struggle, resilience, and perseverance. (Miller Library Staff)

Stymied by her unfinished family tree assignment for school, a young girl seeks Grandma's counsel and learns about her ancestors, the consequences of slavery, and the history of Black resistance in the United States.

Recommended for primary school (age 6-12) and up.

7-10 Kokila.

4-6 Kokila.

Irma Simonton Black and James H. Black Award, Silver Medalist, 2022

Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award Winner, 2022

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