A hug like Michelle's, a voice like Beyoncâe's /cwritten by Coretta Scott King Award-winner Carole Boston Weatherford ; illustrated by Savanna Durr.
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Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956- author.
Título
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A hug like Michelle's, a voice like Beyoncâe's /cwritten by Coretta Scott King Award-winner Carole Boston Weatherford ; illustrated by Savanna Durr.
Autor
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Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956- author.
Durr, Savanna, illustrator.
Format
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Libros
ISBN
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9781419771507
Subject Term
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African American women -- Juvenile fiction.
Girls, Black -- Juvenile fiction.
Role models -- Juvenile fiction.
Self-esteem -- Juvenile fiction.
Heroes -- Juvenile fiction.
Identity (Psychology) -- Juvenile fiction.
African American women -- Fiction.
Girls, Black -- Fiction.
Role models -- Fiction.
Self-esteem -- Fiction.
Heroes -- Fiction.
Identity -- Fiction.
Stories in rhyme.
Noires américaines -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Modèles de rôle -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Estime de soi -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Héros -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Summary
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"Inspired by photographs of Michelle Obama's famously warm hugs, this is a delightful companion book to Hair Like Obama's, Hands LikeLeBron's. Carole Boston Weatherford's powerful text--illuminated bySavanna Durr's accessible, jewel-toned art--is an ode to the beauty, strength, resilience, and power that all children have within them. Young readers will learn about 17 inspiring female figures, gaining confidence in their own abilities and cultural legacy as they seethemselves in each one. From ballerina Misty Copeland to NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson to Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, this is a celebration of Black history and excellence. Young readers will learn about the inspiring, strong female figures in Black history up to the present day, gaining confidence in their abilities and their cultural legacy as they learn. The back matter includes an author's note and biographies of each of the featured figures: Simone Biles, Misty Copeland, Angela Davis, Kamala Harris, Iman, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Katherine Johnson, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, Edna Lewis, Michelle Obama, Rosa Parks, Faith Ringgold, Nina Simone, DawnStaley, Harriet Tubman, Kerry Washington, and Oprah Winfrey"--
| Library | Shelf Number | Estado |
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| Sierra Vista Public Library | E WEATHERFORD | New Material |