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When I Get Older : The Story Behind Wavin' Flag by Sol Sol and K'NAAN (2012, Hardcover)

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When I Get Older: The Story behind "Wavin' Flag" by K'NAAN, Sol, Sol [Hardcover]

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Product Identifiers

PublisherTundra Book Group

ISBN-101770493026

ISBN-139781770493025

eBay Product ID (ePID)102828019

Product Key Features

Book TitleWhen I Get Older : the Story Behind Wavin' Flag

Number of Pages1 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicPeople & Places / Africa, Biography & Autobiography / General, Music / Popular, Biography & Autobiography / Music

Publication Year2012

IllustratorGutierrez, Rudy, Yes

GenreJuvenile Nonfiction

AuthorSol Sol, K'naan

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.3 in

Item Weight13.2 Oz

Item Length10.3 in

Item Width8.8 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience

Reviews"There is an elegant simplicity in â€¦ K'naan's telling of his story. It is an immigrant story many, many Canadian children will know personallyâ€¦. Rudy Gutierrez, whose work is sometimes described as 'musical', provides lively, flowing illustrations to complement K'naan's text. The emotional highs and lows of K'naan's tale are captured in Gutierrez's colour and compositionâ€¦. And one last brilliant feature to this attractive book are the endpapers filled with images of countries' flags. Hopefully every child reading this book will find the waving flag of his or her homeland." - Canadian Children's Book News, "There is an elegant simplicity in ... K'naan's telling of his story. It is an immigrant story many, many Canadian children will know personally.... Rudy Gutierrez, whose work is sometimes described as 'musical', provides lively, flowing illustrations to complement K'naan's text. The emotional highs and lows of K'naan's tale are captured in Gutierrez's colour and composition.... And one last brilliant feature to this attractive book are the endpapers filled with images of countries' flags. Hopefully every child reading this book will find the waving flag of his or her homeland." -- Canadian Children's Book News "Somali-Canadian musician K'naan's first children's book tells the inspirational story of [K'naan's] immigration to Canada.... K'naan uses accessible yet poetic language to draw in young readers, exploring his adjustment to Canada and how music kept him connected to his family. Gutierrez's artwork powerfully conveys a new immigrant's sense of alienation." --ParentsCanada.com

Grade FromFirst Grade

Grade ToFourth Grade

Synopsis"Wavin'Flag" has become an international anthem. Its powerful words of hope have crossed generations and borders, and have made K'NAAN an international star. In his first book for children, When I Get Older , Somali-Canadian poet, rapper, singer, and songwriter K'NAAN tells his own story. Born in Somalia, he grew up in Mogadishu. His grandfather was a renowned poet who passed on his love of words to his grandson. When the Somali Civil War began in 1991, K'NAAN was just thirteen. His mother made the difficult decision to move her family so that they could grow up in safety. First in New York and then in Toronto, K'NAAN faced many challenges. Like so many other immigrants, he had to make a place for himself in a world of alien customs, clothes, and language. His road was a hard one: he lost many friends to violence. But K'NAAN's love of music, and his enormous talent, became a way for him to connect with his past, with his classmates, and eventually, to millions of people around the world. Not only does K'NAAN tell a story that will inspire and encourage young readers, but he provides a brief history of the Somalian conflict. The lyrics of "Wavin' Flag" are also included. Born Keinan Abdi Warsame, K'NAAN first came to prominence when he performed a spoken word piece before the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in 1999. A member of the audience, the singer Youssou N'Dour, was so impressed that he asked K'NAAN to take part in an album and to tour with him. Since then, K'NAAN has performed in more than 86 countries and has received many honors, including three Juno Awards and the BBC Radio 3 Award for World Music. During the Vancouver Olympics, he worked with other Canadian musicians and artists under the name Young Artists for Haiti to produce a charity version of "Wavin' Flag." The song was adapted again to become the FIFA World Cup theme song. There are now twenty-two versions of the song, which hit #1 in nineteen countries., Somali-Canadian poet, rapper, singer and songwriter K'naan tells his own story. When the Somali Civil War began in 1991, K'naan was just thirteen. His mother made the difficult decision to move her family so that they could grow up in safety. First in New York and then in Toronto, K'naan faced many challenges. Like so many other immigrants, he had to make a place for himself in a world of alien customs, clothes, and language. His road was a hard one and he lost many friends to violence.