Hair like Obama's, hands like Lebron's /
"From Colin Kaepernick to Martin Luther King, Jr. to Benjamin Crump, Hair Like Obama's, Hands Like Lebron's is a picture book celebration of Black history and excellence. ... Inspired by the famous White House photograph of five-year-old Jacob Philadelphia touching then-president Bara...
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Abrams Appleseed,
2024
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| Summary: | "From Colin Kaepernick to Martin Luther King, Jr. to Benjamin Crump, Hair Like Obama's, Hands Like Lebron's is a picture book celebration of Black history and excellence. ... Inspired by the famous White House photograph of five-year-old Jacob Philadelphia touching then-president Barack Obama's hair, Weatherford's powerful text-illuminated by Savanna Durr's warm, jewel-toned art-is an ode to all the things that make Black and brown kids beautiful. Young readers will learn about many inspiring 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: Guion Bluford, Usain "Lightning" Bolt, "Bootsy" Collins, John Coltrane, Benjamin Crump, LeBron James, Lonnie Johnson, Michael Jordan, Colin Kaepernick, Martin Luther King Jr., Thurgood Marshall, Elijah McCoy, Kenrick "Ice" McDonald, Barack Obama, Colin Powell, and Tommie Smith." -- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Awards: | Notable Children's Trade Book/Social Studies, 2025 |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781419771484 1419771485 |