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Thirteen ways of looking at a black boy

by Medina, Tony,

Format: Print Book 2018
Availability: Available at 23 Libraries 23 of 23 copies

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Braddock Carnegie Library Juvenile Non Fiction J 811 MED
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Carnegie Library of Homestead Children Non Fiction J 811 Med
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F.O.R. Sto-Rox Library Juvenile Non-Fiction JUV 811 MED
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Monroeville Public Library Juvenile Non-fiction J E 811 MEDINA
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Scott Township Library Juvenile Non-Fiction J 811 MEDINA
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Summary
The New York Times ' 14 Antiracist Books for Kids and Teens Arnold Adoff Poetry Awards 2020, Special Recognition Cooperative Children's Book Center Choices 2019 Bank Street College of Eduction Best Children's Books 2019 Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award Honor Book 2019 Kirkus Reviews Best of 2018, Middle Grade Poetry School Library Journal, Best Books 2018, Poetry These short, vibrant tanka poems about Black boys and young men depict thirteen views of everyday life: dressed in Sunday best, running to catch a bus, growing up to be teachers, and much more. Each of Tony Medina's tanka is matched with a different artist--including recent Caldecott and Coretta Scott King Award recipients.
Contents
Anacostia angel / illustrated by Floyd Cooper
Little Mister May / illustrated by Cozbi A. Cabrera
Images of kin / illustrated by Skip Hill
The charmer / illustrated by Tiffany McKnight
One-way ticket / illustrated by Robert Liu-Trujillo
Lazy hazy daze / illustrated by Keith Mallett
My soul to keep / illustrated by Shawn K. Alexander
Do not enter / illustrated by Kesha Bruce
Street corner prophet / illustrated by Brianna McCarthy
Athlete's broke bus blues / illustrated by R. Gregory Christie
Brothers gonna work it out / illustrated by Ekua Holmes
Cat at the curb / illustrated by Javaka Steptoe
Givin' back to the community / illustrated by Chandra Cox.
Published Reviews
Booklist Review: "Medina riffs off several poetry titles, including Wallace Steven's Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird and Raymond R. Patterson's Twenty-Six Ways of Looking at a Black Man, to present 13 poems that introduce a group of black boys, who, he says in his notes, could be considered an endangered species. Writing in a form of poetry called tanka, Medina shows readers boys who go to church, flirt with girls, patrol the hood, and contemplate life. Each poem is illustrated by a different artist, including some of the most familiar names in children's literature for instance, Floyd Cooper and Javaka Steptoe but also illustrators just starting out. The very different artistic renderings, which range from solid to psychedelic, all catch the eye. Though short (only 31 syllables over 5 lines), the poems pack a punch and are a great introduction to reading poetry and the art of writing it. Teachers and other adults will find many ways to use this with children.--Cooper, Ilene Copyright 2018 Booklist"
From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.
Publisher's Weekly Review: "A baker's dozen of artists-Cozbi A. Cabrera, Ekua Holmes, Javaka Steptoe, and others-contribute bold and stylistically diverse images to accompany Medina's five-line poems, which reflect the lives, dreams, and worries of male black children. Boys of varying ages appear, allowing readers to see both the unvarnished joy of early childhood and the worries that later crop up. Embraced by his parents, a well-dressed toddler grins broadly at readers in a scene drawn with characteristic warmth by Floyd Cooper ("Fly bow tie like wings/ Brown eyes of a brown angel"), but an older boy carrying a bag of groceries home radiates unease in Robert Liu-Trujillo's painting ("Payday don't pay much/ Every breath I take is taxed"). The tone of Medina's poems, however, largely remains encouraging as he emphasizes the multi- faceted nature of the black youth he honors. Ages 6-11. (Feb.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved."
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Additional Information
Subjects African American boys -- Juvenile poetry.
African Americans -- Juvenile poetry.
Boys -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile poetry.
Children's poetry, American.
African Americans -- Poetry.
Boys -- Conduct of life -- Poetry.
Poetry.
Publisher Oklahoma City :2018
Other Titles Poems.
13 ways of looking at a black boy
Language English
Description 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 cm
ISBN 9780998799940
0998799947
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