Hair like Obama's, hands like Lebron's / written by Coretta Scott King award-winner Carole Boston Weatherford ; illustrated by Savanna Durr.
| Author/creator | Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956- author. |
| Other author | Durr, Savanna, illustrator. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | New York : Abrams Appleseed, [2024] |
| Copyright Date | ©2024 |
| Description | 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Abstract | "From Colin Kaepernick to Martin Luther King, Jr. to Benjamin Crump, Hair Like Obama's, Hands Like Lebron's is a picture book celebration of Black history and excellence. ... Inspired by the famous White House photograph of five-year-old Jacob Philadelphia touching then-president Barack Obama's hair, Weatherford's powerful text-illuminated by Savanna Durr's warm, jewel-toned art-is an ode to all the things that make Black and brown kids beautiful. Young readers will learn about many inspiring figures in Black history up to the present day, gaining confidence in their abilities and their cultural legacy as they learn. The back matter includes an author's note and biographies of each of the featured figures: Guion Bluford, Usain "Lightning" Bolt, "Bootsy" Collins, John Coltrane, Benjamin Crump, LeBron James, Lonnie Johnson, Michael Jordan, Colin Kaepernick, Martin Luther King Jr., Thurgood Marshall, Elijah McCoy, Kenrick "Ice" McDonald, Barack Obama, Colin Powell, and Tommie Smith." -- Provided by the publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Interest age level | Ages 3-6 |
| Interest grade level | Kindergarten |
| Genre/form | Stories in rhyme. |
| Genre/form | Picture books. |
| LCCN | 2023952339 |
| ISBN | 9781419771484 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 1419771485 (hardcover) |