When We Say Black Lives Matter
When We Say Black Lives Matter

When We Say Black Lives Matter

Written and illustrated by Maxine Beneba Clarke
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6 - 9
Reading age
32
Page count
~530L
Lexile measure
Sep 7, 2021
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In a powerful, poetic missive, award-winning author-illustrator Maxine Beneba Clarke celebrates the meaning behind the words Black Lives Matter. Little one, when we say Black Lives Matter, we’re saying Black people are wonderful-strong.That we deserve to be treated with basic respect, and that history’s done us wrong. . . . Darling, when we sing that Black Lives Matter, and we’re dancing through the streets, we’re saying: fear will not destroy our joy, defiance in our feet. In this joyful exploration of the Black Lives Matter motto, a loving narrator relays to a young Black child the strength and resonance behind the words. In family life, through school and beyond, the refrains echo and gain in power, among vignettes of protests and scenes of ancestors creating music on djembe drums. With deeply saturated illustrations rendered in jewel tones, Maxine Beneba Clarke offers a gorgeous, moving, and essential picture book.

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      Maxine Beneba Clarke

      Maxine Beneba Clarke is an Australian writer and slam poet champion of Afro-Caribbean descent. In 2015, she was named one of Sydney Morning Herald’s Best Young Novelists of the year. She lives in Australia.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9781536222388
    Publication Date
    September 7, 2021
    Publisher
    Candlewick Press (MA)
    Page Count
    32
    Reading Age
    6 - 9 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    2021022323
    Est. Lexile® Level
    ~530L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~N
    ATOS® Book Level
    3.5
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    0.5
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    515632
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    LG

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