The people remember / by Ibi Zoboi ; illustrated by Loveis Wise.
Publisher: New York, Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2021]Copyright date: ©2021Edition: First editionDescription: 64 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cmContent type:- still image
- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0062915649
- 9780062915641
- 973/.0496073 23
- E185 .Z636 2021
- Coretta Scott King Award Honor Book, 2022
Item type | Current library | Shelving location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Picture Book | NMC Library | Picture Book Collection | PZ9.1 .Z636 2021 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 33039001534345 |
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."-- Amazon.
Coretta Scott King Award Honor Book, 2022