I and I: Bob Marley
"I am the boy / From Nine Miles / The one sing / Like three little birds / From my mum mum belly / Come to bring / My message / Of Love Love / Love." Tony Medina captures the rhythms and cadences of Bob Marley's songs, and essential details of his life, in a series of poems that comprise a biographical portrait of the reggae artist. References to specific people and places in narratives are illuminated by an explanatory note for each poem, providing additional information. Presented in picture book format, this volume features handsome illustrations by Jesse Joshua Watson that showcase Marley himself and the people and landscape of his homeland. ©2009 Cooperative Children's Book Center
Illustrated by Jesse Joshua Watson
CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 9-12
Age Range:
Grades 3-5 (Ages 8-10)
Grades 6-8 (Ages 11-13)
Formats:
Biography, Autobiography and Memoir
Picture book
Poetry
Subjects:
Biography
Jamaicans and Jamaican Americans
Music and Musicians
Diversity subject:
Black/African
Other Religion
Publisher:
Lee & Low
Publish Year: 2009
Pages: 40
ISBN: 9781600602573
CCBC Location: Non-Fiction, 920 Marley