Hair Like Obama''s, Hands Like Lebron''s: A Picture Book
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 from New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Carole Boston Weatherford, illustrated bySavanna Durr.
I have hair like Obamas and hands like LeBrons.
My mind is more magical than Ice McDonalds wands.
My legs, like Michael Jordans, shatter records with a leap.
My soul is kissed by Africathe futures mine to keep.
Inspired by the famous White House photograph of five-year-old Jacob Philadelphia touching then-president Barack Obamas hair, Weatherfords powerful textilluminated by Savanna Durrs warm, jewel-toned artis 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 authors 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. See more
I have hair like Obamas and hands like LeBrons.
My mind is more magical than Ice McDonalds wands.
My legs, like Michael Jordans, shatter records with a leap.
My soul is kissed by Africathe futures mine to keep.
Inspired by the famous White House photograph of five-year-old Jacob Philadelphia touching then-president Barack Obamas hair, Weatherfords powerful textilluminated by Savanna Durrs warm, jewel-toned artis 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 authors 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. See more
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€15.19
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Will deliver when available. Publication date 07 Nov 2024