Daria Peoples-Riley

America, My Love, America, My Heart (eBook, ePUB)

Illustrator: Peoples-Riley, Daria

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

America, do you love me?

Acclaimed author-artist Daria Peoples-Riley invites readers
to answer timelyand timelessquestions beating inside the hearts of children
across America. Exquisitely illustrated, with a powerful, lyrical text, America,
My Love, America, My Heart will challenge readers of all ages to examine
and evaluate personal beliefs and attitudes toward the many different colors of
America.

America, do you love me? My black. My brown. My pride.
My crown.

What begins as a single question from a single child
multiplies as America, My Love, America, My Heart sweeps across the
country with every page turn, inviting in more and more children of colorand
their questions. Does America love them when they speak? Or whisper? Or shout?
When they stand? Does America love them just as they are?

Inspired by the questions of her own childhood, author
and artist Daria Peoples-Riley has created a powerful and important book for
Americans of all agesan essential addition to every bookshelf and classroom.
Her poetic text encourages readers to confront bias, prejudice, and
discrimination and invites readers to reflect and respond with their own
answers, while honoring the identities of black and brown children and people of
color.
The unforgettable monochromatic oil paintings incorporate patriotic
colorsred, white, and blueto evoke deeply felt emotion and unique
perspective. This rich, resonant book is a conversation starter for children,
for families, for classrooms, and for communities.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: HarperCollins
• Seitenzahl: 40
• Altersempfehlung: ab 4 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. April 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780063089341
• Artikelnr.: 72260407

Autorenporträt

Daria Peoples grew up in Paso Robles, California, in a household rich with culture. She has a degree in English from UC Santa Barbara and earned her master's in education from Regis University. The daughter of two educators, Daria Peoples has worked as an educator herself, teaching both English and art in elementary and middle schools and at the college level. She lives in Las Vegas, Nevada, and is the author-illustrator of This Is It; I Got Next; America, My Love, America, My Heart; and Hello, Mister Blue.