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(W-poem)
“Who can be born black and not sing the wonder of it
the joy
the challenge
Who can be born black and not exult!“.

This is a great book to introduce to your classroom to discuss these heavy topics in a light-hearted way. The rhythm of this story is slow=paced as there is a lot to comprehend with each poem. Some poems use rhyme. some poems use figurative language, and other poems use imagery as they are all written by different authors.

This book is a series of 24 poems written by various authors authors as each poem begins with a letter of the alphabet. It connects the story of God creating the world, and creating people exactly how he pictured them to be perfect. It is a new way of working with the alphabet to teach heavy topics about diversity, putting every person in a perfect light in the mind of God exile connecting Pride month and Freedom to the story.

(W-poem)
“Who can be born black and not sing the wonder of it
the joy
the challenge.
Who can be born black and not exult!“

This is a great book to introduce to your classroom to discuss these heavy topics in a light-hearted way. The rhythm of this story is slow-paced as there is a lot to comprehend with each poem. Some poems use rhyme, some poems use figurative language, and other poems use imagery as they are all written by different authors.

This book is a series of 24 poems written by various authors as each poem begins with a letter of the alphabet. It connects the story of God creating the world, and creating people exactly how He pictured them to be perfect. It is a new way of working with the alphabet to teach heavy topics about diversity, putting every person in a perfect light in the mind of God while connecting Pride month and Freedom to the story.

“God never planted a garden but he placed a keeper there;...“

I liked reading the poems in the book. I felt like it captivated the African-American culture beautifully. In addition, it made me think more deeply about the meanings and how influential African-American culture is.

This poem offers insight into African-American culture. The poem is a collection of multiple poems formed together to create one full poem. Overall, these poems illustrate the importance of understanding and appreciating African-American culture.

“Black girl, Black girl lips as curved as cherries.“

I would use this book with elementary students of all ages due to how short it is, easily identifiable repetition and rhyming scheme, and topic of inclusivity.

I read the short poem under the letter “B“, which uses repetition and rhyming to describe facial features on a particular Black woman. For example repeating “Black girl, Black girl“ and rhyming “cherries“ and “blackberries“.

“God never planted a garden but he placed a keeper there;...“

I enjoyed reading the various poems listed throughout the book. I felt like it captivated the African-American culture beautifully. In addition, it made me think more deeply about the meanings and how influential African-American culture is.

This poem offers insight into African-American culture. The poem is a collection of multiple poems formed together to create one full poem. Overall, these poems illustrate the importance of understanding and appreciating African-American culture.

(W-poem)
“Who can be born black and not sing the wonder of it
the joy
the challenge.
Who can be born black and not exult!“

This is a great book to introduce to your classroom to discuss these heavy topics in a light-hearted way. The rhythm of this story is slow-paced as there is a lot to comprehend with each poem. Some poems use rhyme, some poems use figurative language, and other poems use imagery as they are all written by different authors.

This book is a series of 24 poems written by various authors as each poem begins with a letter of the alphabet. It connects the story of God creating the world, and creating people exactly how He pictured them to be perfect. It is a new way of working with the alphabet to teach heavy topics about diversity, putting every person in a perfect light in the mind of God while connecting Pride month and Freedom to the story.

Colorful introduction to African American #poetry — #poem snippets from a wide variety of poets were chosen and illustrated by artist #AshleyBryan. A full list of the poems and sources is included in the back and would make wonderful further reading. #RitaDove #DiverseBooks

This P book shows an array of poems in alphabetical order fragments of history. The photos bring the words to life and tell their own stories. I would love to bring this book into the classroom during Black History Month, or when you are introducing important figures in history. Due to its length and content, I would probably start the book off with RA and then let the students PR to have great conversations in between. #ucflae3414f19

This Coretta Scott King Award winning poetry book brings about a variety of different pieces of work from African American poets in alphabetical order. With most pages just containing fragments of poems, intrigued readers are encouraged to continue seeking out the poetry. With PR, students could easily go back and forth reading the different poems on each page. Would be a great lesson for Black History Month as well!