Book
Skin again / written by Bell Hooks ; illustrated by Chris Raschka.
Describes how skin is just a covering that can't tell the story of who a person is.
Record details
- ISBN: 1484799232
- ISBN: 9781484799239
- Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations
- Edition: First paper-over-board edition.
- Publisher: Los Angeles : Disney, 2017.
- Copyright: ©2004
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "Jump at the Sun." |
| Target Audience Note: | All ages. |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 18.99 |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Human skin color > Juvenile fiction. Identity (Psychology) > Juvenile fiction. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | GRO JP Hooks | 31681020173076 | PICTURE | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
The Caldecott Award-winning illustrator ofA Ball for Daisy joins an acclaimed author to celebrate diversity, discuss race and examine identity through vibrant artwork and simple rhyming tales that encourage young readers to look beyond skin tone to find and cherish the treasures stored deep inside each person. 20,000 first printing. - Grand Central Pub
<div><b>From legendary author and critic bell hooks and multi-Caldecott Medalist Chris Raschka comes a new way to talk about race and identity that will appeal to parents of the youngest readers.</b></div><i><div><i><br></i></div>The skin I'm in is just a covering. It cannot tell my story. If you want to know who I am, you have got to come inside and open your heart way wide.</i><br><br>Race matters, but only so much--what's most important is who we are on the inside. Looking beyond skin, going straight to the heart, we find in each other the treasures stored down deep. Learning to cherish those treasures, to be all we imagine ourselves to be, makes us free.<br><br>This award-winning book, celebrates all that makes us unique and different and offers a strong, timely and timeless message of loving yourself and others.
