| A Place Inside of Me: A Poem to Heal the Heart (Caldecott Honor Book) Contributor(s): Elliott, Zetta (Author), Denmon, Noa (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0374307415 ISBN-13: 9780374307417 Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr) OUR PRICE: $16.19 Product Type: Hardcover Published: July 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - African-american - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Emotions & Feelings - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 2019035875 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 8.6" W x 11.1" (0.90 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Caldecott Honor Book In this powerful, affirming poem by award-winning author Zetta Elliott, a Black child explores his shifting emotions throughout the year. There is a place inside of me a space deep down inside of me where all my feelings hide. Summertime is filled with joy--skateboarding and playing basketball--until his community is deeply wounded by a police shooting. As fall turns to winter and then spring, fear grows into anger, then pride and peace. In her stunning debut, illustrator Noa Denmon articulates the depth and nuances of a child's experiences following a police shooting--through grief and protests, healing and community--with washes of color as vibrant as his words. Here is a groundbreaking narrative that can help all readers--children and adults alike--talk about the feelings hiding deep inside each of us. |
Contributor Bio(s): Elliott, Zetta: - Zetta Elliott is a black feminist writer of poetry, plays, essays, novels, and stories for children. Her poetry has been published in We Rise, We Resist, We Raise our Voices, and her picture book, Bird, won the Honor Award in Lee & Low Books' New Voices Contest and the Paterson Prize for Books for Young Readers. She lives in West Philadelphia. zettaelliott.com |