Follett Content Book Detail: My Block Looks Like by Harper, Janelle

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My Block Looks Like

Author: Harper, Janelle

Follett Number: 2933GC9
Audience: Lower Elementary
Publisher: Viking, 2024
Format: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
ISBN-13: 978-0-593-52630-9
ISBN-10: 0-593-52630-9
Dewey: -E-
Classifications: Fiction; Easy

Subjects:
Bronx (New York, N.Y.) Fiction
City Blocks Fiction
Neighborhoods Fiction
Performing Arts Fiction
Picture Books
Popular Culture Fiction
"Age range: 4-8 years"--Dust jacket. "Recognizes the beauty of the bodegas, subways, and playgrounds that characterize everyday life in the Bronx and pays homage to the ways that its residents have shaped pop culture through music, visual art, and dance"--Provided by publisher.

From the publisher:
A love letter to the hustle, the bustle, the joy, and the grit of city life by debut author and Bronx native, Janelle Harper, and two-time Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award winner, Frank Morrison. "My block looks like a collision of cultures a melting pot of cool a burst of life my favorite groove . . .No matter what happens I've seen it for myself my block looks like the coolest place I've ever been." A lyrical and proud picture book that recognizes the beauty of the bodegas, subways, and playgrounds that characterize everyday life in the Bronx and pays homage to the ways that its residents have shaped pop culture through music, visual art, and dance. Perfect for fans of I Am Every Good Thing and Last Stop on Market Street, My Block Looks Like offers kids a reaffirming message to celebrate and uplift their communities in an energetic text that begs to be read aloud.

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