The people remember /
Zoboi, Ibi Aanu
The people remember / by Ibi Zoboi ; illustrated by Loveis Wise. - First edition. - 64 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Includes bibliographical references.
"The People Remember tells the journey of African descendants in America by connecting their history to the seven principles of Kwanzaa. It begins in Africa, where people were taken from their homes and families. They spoke different languages and had different customs. Yet they were bound and chained together and forced onto ships sailing into an unknown future. Ultimately, all these people had to learn one common language and create a culture that combined their memories of home with new traditions that enabled them to thrive in this new land. Sumptuously illustrated, this is an important book to read as a family--a story young readers can visit over and over again to deepen their understanding of African American history in relation to their own lives and current social justice movements. By turns powerful and revealing, this is a lyrical narrative that tells the story of survival, as well as the many moments of joy, celebration, and innovation of Black people in America."--
Coretta Scott King Award Honor Book, 2022
0062915649 9780062915641
2020949333
GBC1G4822 bnb
020348455 Uk
African Americans--History--Africa--Juvenile literature.
African Americans--History--United States--Juvenile literature.
Children's poetry--Juvenile literature.
Kwanzaa--Juvenile literature
Multiculturalism--Juvenile literature.
African Americans--History.
Africans--History.
Kwanzaa
Biographies
Informational works
Picture books
E185 / .Z636 2021
973/.0496073
The people remember / by Ibi Zoboi ; illustrated by Loveis Wise. - First edition. - 64 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Includes bibliographical references.
"The People Remember tells the journey of African descendants in America by connecting their history to the seven principles of Kwanzaa. It begins in Africa, where people were taken from their homes and families. They spoke different languages and had different customs. Yet they were bound and chained together and forced onto ships sailing into an unknown future. Ultimately, all these people had to learn one common language and create a culture that combined their memories of home with new traditions that enabled them to thrive in this new land. Sumptuously illustrated, this is an important book to read as a family--a story young readers can visit over and over again to deepen their understanding of African American history in relation to their own lives and current social justice movements. By turns powerful and revealing, this is a lyrical narrative that tells the story of survival, as well as the many moments of joy, celebration, and innovation of Black people in America."--
Coretta Scott King Award Honor Book, 2022
0062915649 9780062915641
2020949333
GBC1G4822 bnb
020348455 Uk
African Americans--History--Africa--Juvenile literature.
African Americans--History--United States--Juvenile literature.
Children's poetry--Juvenile literature.
Kwanzaa--Juvenile literature
Multiculturalism--Juvenile literature.
African Americans--History.
Africans--History.
Kwanzaa
Biographies
Informational works
Picture books
E185 / .Z636 2021
973/.0496073