Or they feel repetitive, offering familiar characters and stale story lines. Too many children’s books pander and talk down, underestimating their audience. This is a feel-good book with absolutely stunning illustrations from Halifax-based artist Susan Tooke. George takes care to note that Lasso the Wind is not a “race” book per se, but does acknowledge that children come in all shapes and colours. This is the first collection of children’s poetry from Toronto’s sitting Poet Laureate George Elliott Clarke. The remarkable true story of the children who lived in Nova Scotia’s Africville during the community’s final years (before it was violently torn down and its families were forcibly “relocated.”) Full of photographs and stories from Africville’s residents, this book is an important celebration of Nova Scotia’s black history, its vibrant community, and the children who lived there.Ģ.) Lasso the Wind written by George Elliott Clarke, illustrated by Susan Tooke (for ages 8-12) 1.) The Children of Africville by Christine Weldon (for ages 8-12)
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