I Heard: An American Journey
by Jaha Nailah Avery (Author) Steffi Walthall (Illustrator)
A powerful and poetic picture book about Black history in the United States, from the shores of Africa and slavery, to the civil rights and Black Lives Matter movements.
With stunning lyricism reminiscent of traditional African spirituals and today's rhythm and flow of hip-hop, a teacher shares the history of being Black in the US, while continuing to march into present day--undeterred and proud to be Black. Author Jaha Nailah Avery shows you have to understand the past to shape the future, and knowing who you are gives you the strength to do just that.
The book's back matter on Black history is an extensive resource and provides additional context to the reading of I Heard.
With stunning lyricism reminiscent of traditional African spirituals and today's rhythm and flow of hip-hop, a teacher shares the history of being Black in the US, while continuing to march into present day--undeterred and proud to be Black. Author Jaha Nailah Avery shows you have to understand the past to shape the future, and knowing who you are gives you the strength to do just that.
The book's back matter on Black history is an extensive resource and provides additional context to the reading of I Heard.
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ALA/Booklist
An unusually concentrated summary of the struggle, as replete with discussion topics as it is with allusions to horrors and highlights.
Kirkus
Before enslavement and beyond the Civil Rights Movement, African American culture presented in full color and powerful rhyme.
Review quotes
Jaha Nailah Avery
Jaha Nailah Avery is an African American woman and proud Southerner. Hailing from Asheville, North Carolina, she received her law degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she studied constitutional and civil rights law. She spent several years in the startup tech space before embarking on her professional writing career, and her work can be found in the New York Times, Rolling Stone, and Architectural Digest. Her aim is to always document, celebrate, and preserve the stories of Black people, communities, and history. Steffi Walthall is a VA-based illustrator, a sometimes comic artist and all times storyteller that celebrates diversity in all forms. She loves working on character-centric stories whether they are fictional or historical. www.steffiwalthallart.com
Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9781623543822
Lexile Measure
920
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Charlesbridge Publishing
Publication date
April 30, 2024
Series
-
BISAC categories
JNF018010 - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
JNF025160 - Juvenile Nonfiction | History | Renaissance
JNF053270 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics | Civil & Human Rights
JNF025160 - Juvenile Nonfiction | History | Renaissance
JNF053270 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics | Civil & Human Rights
Library of Congress categories
African Americans
Children's poetry, American
Poetry
Children's poetry, American
Poetry
