Renée Watson

Black Girl You Are Atlas

Illustrator: Holmes, Ekua

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

"Poet Renâee Watson looks back at her childhood and urges readers to look forward at their futures with love, understanding, and celebration in this fully illustrated poetry collection"--

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Penguin Young Readers Group
• Seitenzahl: 96
• Altersempfehlung: 13 bis 17 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. August 2025
• Englisch
• Gewicht: 367g
• ISBN-13: 9780593461723
• ISBN-10: 059346172X
• Artikelnr.: 72215450

Autorenporträt

Renée Watson is a #1 New York Times bestselling author, educator, and community activist. Her books have sold over one million copies. Her novel Piecing Me Together received a Coretta Scott King Award and a Newbery Honor. Her picture books and novels for teens have received several awards and international recognition. She has given readings and lectures at many places including the United Nations, the Library of Congress, and the US Embassy in Japan and New Zealand. Her poetry and fiction centers the experiences of Black girls and women, and explores themes of home, identity, and the intersections of race, class, and gender. Ekua Holmes is a collage-based artist who investigates family histories, relationship dynamics, childhood impressions, and the power of hope, faith, and self-determination in her work. She has created and led workshops, been a visiting artist and lecturer, and held artist residencies throughout New England. For her work in illustrating children’s literature, Holmes is the recipient of a Caldecott Honor, Coretta Scott King’s John Steptoe New Talent Illustrator Award, Robert Siebert and Horn Book awards. She is also currently Commissioner and Vice-Chair of the Boston Art Commission and Associate Director at the Center for Art and Community Partnerships at MassArt.