Overview
I have hair like Obamaās and hands like LeBronās.
My mind is more magical than āIceā McDonaldās wands.
My legs, like Michael Jordanās, shatter records with a leap.
My soul is kissed by Africaāthe futureās mine to keep.
Inspired by the famous White House photograph of five-year-old Jacob Philadelphia touching then-president Barack Obamaās hair, Weatherfordās powerful textāilluminated by Savanna Durrās warm, jewel-toned artāis an ode to all the things that make Black and brown kids beautiful. Young readers will learn about many inspiring figures in Black history up to the present day, gaining confidence in their abilities and their cultural legacy as they learn. The back matter includes an authorās note and biographies of each of the featured figures: Guion Bluford, Usain āLightningā Bolt, āBootsyā Collins, John Coltrane, Benjamin Crump, LeBron James, Lonnie Johnson, Michael Jordan, Colin Kaepernick, Martin Luther King Jr., Thurgood Marshall, Elijah McCoy, Kenrick āIceā McDonald, Barack Obama, Colin Powell, and Tommie Smith.
This book title, Hair Like Obama's, Hands Like Lebron's (A Picture Book), ISBN: 9781419771484, by Carole Boston Weatherford, Savanna Durr, published by Abrams Appleseed (October 1, 2024) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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