When We Say Black Lives Matter

When We Say Black Lives Matter - Hardcover

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When We Say Black Lives Matter - Hardcover

When We Say Black Lives Matter - Hardcover

by Maxine Beneba Clarke
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Book Overview

by Maxine Beneba Clarke (Author), Maxine Beneba Clarke (Illustrator)

In a powerful, poetic missive, award-winning author-illustrator Maxine Beneba Clarke celebrates the meaning behind the words Black Lives Matter.

Little one, when we say Black Lives Matter,
we're saying Black people are wonderful-strong.
That we deserve to be treated with basic respect,
and that history's done us wrong. . . .

Darling, when we sing that Black Lives Matter,
and we're dancing through the streets,
we're saying: fear will not destroy our joy,
defiance in our feet.

In this joyful exploration of the Black Lives Matter motto, a loving narrator relays to a young Black child the strength and resonance behind the words. In family life, through school and beyond, the refrains echo and gain in power, among vignettes of protests and scenes of ancestors creating music on djembe drums. With deeply saturated illustrations rendered in jewel tones, Maxine Beneba Clarke offers a gorgeous, moving, and essential picture book.

Author Biography

Maxine Beneba Clarke, a writer and slam poet champion of Afro-Caribbean descent, is the author of The Patchwork Bike, illustrated by Van Thanh Rudd. About When We Say Black Lives Matter, she says: "I see this picture book as an act of Black love--I was inspired to write and create it when thinking about how to explain the concept of Black Lives Matter to the young African diaspora kids in my extended family, living in over eight different countries across the world." Maxine Beneba Clarke lives in Australia.

Number of Pages: 32
Dimensions: 0.5 x 12.3 x 9.8 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: September 07, 2021
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: When We Say Black Lives Matter
Interest Level: Lower Grades, K-3
Reading Level: 3.5
Point Value: 0.5
ISBN9781536222388
Author Maxine Beneba Clarke
PublisherCandlewick Press (MA)
GenreChildren and Family
FormatHardcover
PublishedSeptember 2021
LanguageENG- English
Pages32
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceKids
Print SizeStandard Print

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