Shades of Black: A Celebration of Our Children by Pinkney, Sandra L.
Shades of Black: A Celebration of Our Children by Pinkney, Sandra L.

Shades of Black: A Celebration of Our Children

The best-selling picture book is now available as a board book.I am Black / I am Unique...
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SKU: 9780439802512
Product Type: Board Books
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Author: Sandra L. Pinkney
Format: Board Book
Language: English
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Shades of Black: A Celebration of Our Children by Pinkney, Sandra L.

Shades of Black: A Celebration of Our Children

$85.56
Shades of Black: A Celebration of Our Children by Pinkney, Sandra L.

Shades of Black: A Celebration of Our Children

$85.56
Author: Sandra L. Pinkney
Format: Board Book
Language: English
Description
The best-selling picture book is now available as a board book.

I am Black / I am Unique / I am the creamy white frost in vanilla ice cream / and the milky smooth brown in a chocolate bar...Using simple poetic language and stunning photographs, Sandra and Myles Pinkney have created a remarkable book of affirmation for African-American children. Photographic portraits and striking descriptions of varied skin tones, hair texture, and eye color convey a strong sense of pride in a unique heritage. A joyous celebration of the rich diversity among African-Americans.

Author: Sandra L. Pinkney
Publisher: Cartwheel Books
Published: 01/01/2006
Pages: 26
Binding Type: Board Book
Weight: 0.44lbs
Size: 5.10h x 6.22w x 0.69d
ISBN: 9780439802512
Audience: Baby-Preschool

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 2.2
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 46100 / Shades of Black: A Celebration of Our Children

About the Author

Sandra Pinkney, along with her husband Myles, is the creator of the NAACP Image Award winning Shades of Black, along with A Rainbow All Around Me, and Read and Rise, a collaboration with the National Urban League.

Each title was created in a dazzling multicultural photo essay style. They show the diversity of skin color and other characteristics of African American children, and feature appearances by their own children, Myles (Leon), Charnelle-Rene and Rashad.

Sandra received her CDA in Early Childhood Development from Washington, and went on to become the owner and director of a daycare in Poughkeepsie, New York. She is also actively involved in the organizations, which aim to help the development and enrichment of young children, including the New York Association of Early Childhood, and the National Black Child Development Institute.

Myles and Sandra Pinkney live in Poughkeepsie, New York.


Myles Pinkney, along with his wife Sandra Pinkney, is the creator of the NAACP Image Award winning Shades of Black, along with A Rainbow All Around Me, and Read and Rise, a collaboration with the National Urban League.

Myles illustrated each title in a dazzling multicultural photo essay style. They show the diversity of skin color and other characteristics of African American children, and feature appearances by their own children, Myles (Leon), Charnelle-Rene and Rashad.

Myles Pinkney is a free-lance photographer who, in addition to collaborating with his wife, has illustrated books by celebrated children's author, Nikki Grimes. Myles graduated from Marist College with a BA in communications; however he has been studying photography since he was a child.

Myles and Sandra Pinkney live in Poughkeepsie, New York.


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