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

Two poets, one white and one black, explore race and childhood in this must-have collection tailored to...
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Author: Irene Latham
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Can I Touch Your Hair?: Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship by Latham, Irene

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

$217.12

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

$217.12
Author: Irene Latham
Format: Hardcover
Language: English

Two poets, one white and one black, explore race and childhood in this must-have collection tailored to provoke thought and conversation.

How can Irene and Charles work together on their fifth grade poetry project? They don't know each other . . . and they're not sure they want to.

Irene Latham, who is white, and Charles Waters, who is Black, use this fictional setup to delve into different experiences of race in a relatable way, exploring such topics as hair, hobbies, and family dinners. Accompanied by artwork from acclaimed illustrators Sean Qualls and Selina Alko (of The Case for Loving: The Fight for Interracial Marriage), this remarkable collaboration invites readers of all ages to join the dialogue by putting their own words to their experiences.



Author: Irene Latham, Charles Waters
Publisher: Carolrhoda Books (R)
Published: 01/01/2018
Pages: 40
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 10.10h x 7.20w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9781512404425
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.6
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 195373 / Can I Touch Your Hair? Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 10/15/2017 pg. 90
Booklist 11/01/2017 pg. 38
Publishers Weekly 11/13/2017
School Library Journal 01/01/2018
Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2018 pg. 93
Shelf Awareness 01/05/2018
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 05/01/2018
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2018 - Superior,Well Above Average

About the Author
Latham, Irene: - Irene Latham is the author of more than a dozen current and forthcoming works of poetry, fiction, and picture books, including Charlotte Huck Honor Book Can I Touch Your Hair? Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship (co-written with Charles Waters) and the Caldecott Honor Book The Cat Man of Aleppo(co-written by Karim Shamsi-Basha). Winner of the 2016 ILA Lee Bennett Hopkins Promising Poet Award, she became obsessed with octopuses after reading The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery. Just like Agnes, she enjoys sending--and receiving--postcards. Visit her at www.irenelatham.com.Waters, Charles: - Charles Waters is a children's poet, actor, and co-author of Charlotte Huck Honor Book Can I Touch Your Hair? Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship. His poems have appeared in various anthologies including One Minute Till Bedtime and The National Geographic Book of Animal Poetry. Charles performs his one-person show as well as conducts poetry performance and writing workshops for elementary and middle school audiences. He lives in Georgia.

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