Bibliograph

The abcs of black history, Rio Cortez

Type

Label

The abcs of black history, Rio Cortez

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The abcs of black history

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

1159762911

Responsibility statement

Rio Cortez

Summary

Brimming with passion, beauty, flow, and style, here is an ABC book like no other'a celebration of Black history and culture in lively verse, matched with illustrations that are each like a folk painting. Written by the poet Rio Cortez and illustrated by Lauren Semmer, the book teaches the ABCs in a far more interesting and meaningful way than the usual "A is for apple, B is for ball." Letters represent history' G is for the Great Migration. Culture'K for Kwanzaa. People and places'H is for Harlem and Zora Neale Hurston. And big ideas'like B for beautiful, bold, brave, brotherhood. R is for rise, to reach for the top. Relentlessly striving, refusing to stop Like ballplayers, boxers, and gymnasts who fly. Like presidents and justices who dared to ask why' In addition to the rhyming text, the book includes back matter with a timeline plus more information on the events, places, and people mentioned in the poem, from Mae Jemison to W. E. B. DuBois, Fannie Lou Hamer to Sam Cooke, the Little Rock Nine, and DJ Kool Herc

Table Of Contents

Cover -- More to Explore -- Dedication -- Title Page -- The ABCs of Black History -- The ABCs of Black History: Terms and Figures

Target audience

juvenile

Classification