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Shaking Things Up
Ages 4–8 · 2018
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Picture Book · Ages 8–12 · 2018 · Est. 24 min read-aloud
Can I Touch Your Hair?
By Irene Latham, Charles Waters, Selina Alko (Illustrator), Sean Qualls (Illustrator)
Two poets navigate race and childhood through a school poetry project.
4.3/5 Goodreads · 1,884 ratings
40 pages· 3,092 words· Est. 24 min read-aloud
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Bookroo's summary
In a fifth-grade poetry project, two poets—one white, one black—must collaborate despite their differences. As Irene and Charles explore themes like family dinners and hobbies, they confront their own biases and learn to understand each other's worlds. Can they bridge the gap and create something meaningful together? This collection invites readers to reflect on their own experiences and join the conversation on race and identity.
From the publisher
Two poets, one white and one black, explore race and childhood in this must-have collection tailored to provoke thought and conversation. How can Irene and Charles work together on their fifth grade poetry project? They don’t know each other . . . and they’re not sure they want to. Irene Latham, who is white, and Charles Waters, who is black, use this fictional setup to delve into different experiences of race in a relatable way, exploring such topics as hair, hobbies, and family dinners. Accompanied by artwork from acclaimed illustrators Sean Qualls and Selina Alko (of The Case for Loving: The Fight for Interracial Marriage), this remarkable collaboration invites readers of all ages to join the dialogue by putting their own words to their experiences.– “Other Print”
At a glance
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 40
- Words
- 3,092
- Reading age
- 8–12
- Audience
- Picture
- Lexile
- ~720L
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Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 4.6
- F&P level
- ~Q
- Scholastic level
- U
- AR points
- 0.5
- AR interest level
- MG
- AR quiz
- 195373
Publication
- Published
- January 1, 2018
- Publisher
- Carolrhoda Books
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Picture Book
- Text details
- Main body text set in Aptifer Slab LT Pro Medium 11/16.5 and Helvetica Neue Light 11/17.5. Typefaces provided by Linotype AG.
- Illustration details
- The illustrations in this book were created with acrylic paint, colored pencil, and collage.
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9781512404425
- LCCN
- 2016045348
- OCLC
- 1129405830
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