The Blacker the Berry
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Book Description
We are color struck
The way an artist strikes
His canvas with his brush of many hues
Look closely at these mirrors
these palettes of skin
Each color is rich
in its own right
Black is dazzling and distinctive, like toasted wheat berry bread; snowberries in the fall; rich, red cranberries; and the bronzed last leaves of summer. In this lyrica... More
Book Information
Publisher | Amistad Press |
Binding | Hardcover (5 editions) |
Reading Level | Ages 9-12 |
# of Pages | 32 |
ISBN-10 | 0060253754 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0060253752 |
Publication Date | 07/01/2008 |
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About Floyd Cooper (Illustrator) : Floyd Cooper is a published author and an illustrator of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Floyd Cooper include Becoming Billie Holiday, Willie and the All-Stars... more
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4/23/2009 SJ Kessel said:
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The Blacker the Berry features twelve poems written by Joyce Carol Thomas complimenting different shades of skin color and connecting those colors with similes and metaphors of foods—mostly berries.
While the actual content of the picturebook is far from tense, there ... more
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