Hair story / NoNieqa Ramos ; illustrations by Keisha Morris.
Material type:
TextPublisher: Minneapolis : Carolrhoda Books, 2021Copyright date: ©2021Description: 33 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 26 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781541579163
- 154157916X
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's Picturebook | My Body | RAMOS, NONIEQA | Available | 33111010600571 | ||||
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's Picturebook | My Body | RAMOS, NONIEQA | Available | 33111010746846 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
With rhythmic, rhyming verse, this picture book follows two girls--one non-Black Puerto Rican, one Black--as they discover the stories their hair can tell. Preciosa has hair that won't stay straight, won't be confined. Rudine's hair resists rollers, flat irons, and rules.Together, the girls play hair salon! They take inspiration from their moms, their neighbors, their ancestors, and cultural icons. They discover that their hair holds roots of the past and threads of the future.With rhythmic, rhyming verse and vibrant collage art, author NoNieqa Ramos and illustrator Keisha Morris follow two girls as they discover the stories hair can tell.
Ages 5-9. Carolrhoda Books.
Grades 2-3. Carolrhoda Books.
Illustrations and rhythmic, rhyming text follow a Boricua girl and a Black girl from birth through early childhood, culminating in a playdate where they celebrate their natural hair.