Showing 1–5 of 5 titles

• Genre: Poetry
• Award year: 2019

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  Can I Touch Your Hair? Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship

  By Irene Latham, Charles Waters, Sean Qualls (Illustrator), Selina Alko (Illustrator)

  A school writing assignment is the catalyst for conversations around race, class, and privilege in this illustrated poetic conversation between two fifth-graders who learn to honor each other's differences.

  • Nonfiction, Poetry
  • Notable Children's Books 2019
  • Middle
  • ISBN: 9781512404425
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  Imagine

  By Juan Felipe Herrera, Lauren Castillo (Illustrator)

  Herrera uses poetry to recount his journey and invites readers to imagine their own future full of possibilities.

  • Nonfiction, Poetry, Biography, Literature
  • Notable Children's Books 2019
  • All Ages
  • ISBN: 9780763690526
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  In the Past: From Trilobites to Dinosaurs to Mammoths in More than 500 Million Years

  By David L Elliott, Matthew Trueman (Illustrator)

  Short, pithy poems and dynamic illustrations take the reader through 500 million years of life on earth.

  • Nonfiction, Science, Animals, Poetry
  • Notable Children's Books 2019
  • Younger
  • ISBN: 9780763660734
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  Martin Rising: Requiem for a King

  By Andrea Davis Pinkney, Brian Pinkney (Illustrator)

  Dr. King's final months of life and the emotional aftermath of his assassination are recounted in this collection of poignant poetry.

  • Nonfiction, Poetry, Biography
  • Notable Children's Books 2019
  • Middle
  • ISBN: 9780545702539
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  The Poet X

  By Elizabeth Acevedo

  Elizabeth Acevedo performs her original slam poetry novel with expert pacing, nuanced emotion, and a natural blend of English and Spanish to share Xiomara's struggle to discover her place in the world.

  • Poetry, Audiobook
  • Notable Children's Recordings 2019, Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production 2019 (Honor Title)
  • Older
  • ISBN: 9780062822482