Young, Gifted and Black: Meet 52 Black Heroes from Past and Present

author: Jamia Wilson
name: Wayne
average rating: 4.41
book published:
rating: 5
read at: 2018/03/17
date added: 2018/03/17
shelves: children-s
review:
'Young Gifted and Black: Meet 52 Black Heroes from Past and Present' by Jamia Wilson with illustrations by Andrea Pippins gets it's title from the song by Nina Simone. It's colorful and creative and inspiring.

In a short foreword, the author explains where the title came from and the inspiration for writing this book. The book is written to encourage children to share their gifts with the world, and the book shows how these 52 people made their contributions. Most get a single page, but a few get double pages. There are entries for director Ava Duvernay, pilot Bessie Coleman, former president Barack Obama, sprinter Cathy Freeman and so many others.

I love that the book focuses on people with so many different talents. The message is really clear that the reader can be inspired to do anything. The illustrations are an explosion of wonderful color. The last couple pages of the book have a portrait gallery of all the people featured as well as a short glossary of terms. Read this and be inspired.

I received a review copy of this ebook from Quarto Publishing Group, Wide Eyed Editions, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.


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