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In Daddy's Arms I Am Tall: African Americans Celebrating Fathers (PB) (2013)

SKU:
9781584300168
$10.95

Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award, American Library Association (ALA)
Texas Bluebonnet Masterlist, Texas Library Association (TLA)
Notable Children's Book, American Library Association (ALA)
Best Books of the Year, Parenting magazine
Children's Books Mean Business, Children's Book Council (CBC)
Choices, Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)
Los Angeles' 100 Best Books, International Reading Association (IRA)
Not Just for Children Anymore Selection, Children's Book Council
Original Art Show, Society of Illustrators

In this intergenerational collection of poetry by new and established African American writers, fatherhood is celebrated with honor, humor, and grace.

In this intergenerational collection of poetry by new and established African American writers, fatherhood is celebrated with honor, humor, and grace. Folami Abiade, Dinah Johnson, Carole Boston Weatherford, Dakari Hru, Michael Burgess, E. Ethelbert Miller, Lenard D. Moore, David Anderson, Angela Johnson, Sonia Sanchez, and Davida Adedjouma all contribute. Javaka Steptoe, who also offers a poem, employs an inventive range of media to bring each of the poems to life. In Daddy's Arms I Am Tall testifies to the powerful bond between father and child, recognizing family as our greatest gift, and identifying fathers as being among our most influential heroes.


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Author:
Various Poets
Illustrator:
Javaka Steptoe
ISBN 10:
1584300167
Pages:
32
Publisher:
Lee & Low Books
Publication Date:
April 1, 2013
Binding:
Paperback
Weight:
0.25lbs
Age Group:
Young Readers (9 - 13)
Grade Range:
3-6