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Product Identifiers

PublisherPenguin Young Readers Group

ISBN-100593625072

ISBN-139780593625071

eBay Product ID (ePID)18058371456

Product Key Features

Book TitleCornrows

Number of Pages48 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2023

TopicPeople & Places / United States / African American, Family / Multigenerational, Historical / Africa

IllustratorByard, Carole, Yes

GenreJuvenile Fiction

AuthorCamille Yarbrough

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.3 in

Item Weight13.6 Oz

Item Length8.7 in

Item Width10.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience

Reviews"A jubilant celebration of black culture . . . with absolutely marvelous drawings." -- Publishers Weekly "It's a happy, sad story full of pride and great people in our history." - -Ebony Junior "As the children sit to have their hair braided, they hear the regal history of cornrowing. Gammaw and Mama describe it as ancient and symbolic." -- Booklist "Camille Yarbrough captures the warmth of family affection and the pride of our rich heritage in a story that's superbly illustrated by Carole Byard." -- Essence "Camille Yarbrough is a poet, griot and storyteller who has crafted a special, rhythmic and moving story for you and yours. . . . The illustrations by Carole Byard dignify and give all due respect to the story." -- Council on Interracial Books for Children A Coretta Scott King Award Winner for Illustration A Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies, A Coretta Scott King Award Winner for Illustration A Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies "A welcome reissue of a classic of early African American picture books. . . . Powerful black-and-white illustrations capture everything from the horrors of the Middle Passage to the sophistication of ancient Yoruba culture to the warmth of Sister's family life." -- The Horn Book "A jubilant celebration of black culture . . . with absolutely marvelous drawings." -- Publishers Weekly "It's a happy, sad story full of pride and great people in our history." -- Ebony Junior "As the children sit to have their hair braided, they hear the regal history of cornrowing. Gammaw and Mama describe it as ancient and symbolic." -- Booklist "Camille Yarbrough captures the warmth of family affection and the pride of our rich heritage in a story that's superbly illustrated by Carole Byard." -- Essence "Camille Yarbrough is a poet, griot and storyteller who has crafted a special, rhythmic and moving story for you and yours. . . . The illustrations by Carole Byard dignify and give all due respect to the story." -- Council on Interracial Books for Children

Dewey Edition23

Grade FromKindergarten

Grade ToThird Grade

Dewey Decimal-E-

SynopsisA Coretta Scott King Award Winner for Illustration A Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies Every design has a name and means something in the powerful past and present richness of the Black tradition. Mama's and Great-Grammaw's gentle fingers weave the design, and their lulling voices weave the tale, as they braid their children's hair into the striking cornrow patterns of Africa. "Camille Yarbrough captures the warmth of family affection and the pride of our rich heritage in a story that's superbly illustrated by Carole Byard." -- Essence "Camille Yarbrough is a poet, griot and storyteller who has crafted a special, rhythmic and moving story for you and yours. . . . The illustrations by Carole Byard dignify and give all due respect to the story." -- Council on Interracial Books for Children