Our Children Can Soar: A Celebration Of Rosa, Barack, And The Pioneers Of Change (2009) - Plot & Excerpts
This book showcases some of the major accomplishments made in the African American culture and society. Some of the main people talked about are our current president Barak Obama, Martin Luther King Jr., and Rosa Parks. These three are just a few of the many people depicted int he poetic story or the struggle and progress African Americans have gone through and made over the years. This could be used in the classroom in a number of ways, on Martin Luther King Jr. day or during black history month. Our Children Can Soar by Michelle Cook, Illustrated by Various ArtistsCook, Michelle (2009) Our Children Can Soar, New York City: Bloomsbury BooksTarget Audience: K-3This NAACP Image Award winning poetic book tells the story of some of the people in the great chain of history who stood up with courage to help America “honor its creed of freedom and justice for all”. The book connects these individuals’ acts of bravery, decency, humanity, intellect, skill and character as links in this chain carrying all of us forward to a more socially just nation where all children can soar. Some of the finest illustrators in the country provided the art for each section which leads to the next. The book ends with details of each of the characters who set the stage for the next: George Washington Carver, Jesse Owens, Hattie McDaniel, Ella Fitzgerald, Jackie Robinson, Rosa Parks, Ruby Bridges, Martin Luther King, Thurgood Marshall and Barack Obama. The book is easy to read and can be used to teach about each of the historical figures as well as how one person’s actions and life can help pave the way for future generations to even greater accomplishment and success. Although many more historical characters could be included it certainly makes the point that individuals can make huge differences as trailblazers creating opportunity for future generations.
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What a great way to collect the art of 13 picture-book artists at once!
—Gareki
