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Our Story Starts in Africa: A Picture Book

Our Story Starts in Africa: A Picture Book

Lawrence, Patrice
Gonzales, Jeanetta

Hardcover

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ISBN10: 141976022X
ISBN13: 9781419760228
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Published: Sep 13 2022
Pages: 40
Weight: 1.05
Height: 0.41 Width: 11.10 Depth: 9.61
Language: English
Award-winning writer Patrice Lawrence's picture book Our Story Starts in Africa is a sensitively told story of Black history from its very ancient origins to its dynamic future, vibrantly illustrated by Jeanetta Gonzales.

An informative, visually rich picture book that personalizes African history and entices readers to learn more. --Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

When Paloma goes to visit her family in Trinidad, she doesn't feel that she fits in. But Tante Janet has a story to tell her: An ancient story of warrior queens and talking drums, of treasures and tales that span thousands of years . . . a story that Paloma shares in, because her story, too, starts in Africa.

Join Tante and her inquisitive niece as they share the story of how her family came to the Caribbean, through the dark days of colonization and enslavement, to the emergence of a thriving, contemporary community of many faces, places, and successes.

All too often, children's books dealing with Africa are reductive, with little mention or explanation of modern Africa and too much focus on traditional costume, dancing, and animals. Our Story Starts in Africa offers a new approach to caregivers wanting to talk about Black history and Blackness from its very origins, sensitively told and vibrantly illustrated.

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