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skin again
CCBC Review:
"The skin I’m in is just a covering. It cannot tell my story.” Simple, profound, and provocative, bell hooks’s narrative is an invitation to children to let go of what they think they know about one another because of skin color. Instead, she challenges them to meet one another on ground that is real: “Be with me inside the me of me . . . You can find out all about me – coming close and letting go of who you might think I am.” Chris Raschka’s stimulating visual interpretation of hooks’s text includes an onion motif, image after image suggesting that there is much is going on inside each individual, exciting discoveries to be made. There is a celebratory look and feel to this joyful volume. ©2004 Cooperative Children's Book Center
Illustrated by Chris Raschka
CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 5-10
Age Range:
PreK-Early Elementary (Ages 4-7)
Grades 3-5 (Ages 8-10)
Format:
Picture book
Subject:
Discrimination and Prejudice
Diversity subject:
Black/African
On CCBC Booklists:
Bullying, Teasing, Relational Aggression and School Violence
Race and Racism: Selected Books for Pre-K to Grade 12
Publisher:
Hyperion
Publish Year: 2004
Pages: 32
ISBN: 078680825X
CCBC Location: Picture Book, hooks
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