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Hey Black Child
- Author
- Useni Eugene Perkins
- Narrator
- Pe'Tehn Raighn-Kem Jackson
- Publisher
- Hachette Audio for Young Listeners
- Publish Date
- 14 November 2017
- Run Time
- 6 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Self-awareness and self-esteem, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage: Poetry
What to expect
Hey black child,
Do you know who you are?
Who really are?Do you know you can be
What you want to be
If you try to be
What you can be?
This lyrical, empowering poem celebrates black children and seeks to inspire all young people to dream big and achieve their goals.
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Details
- Author
- Useni Eugene Perkins
- Narrator
- Pe'Tehn Raighn-Kem Jackson
- Duration
- 6 minutes
- Release Date
- 14 November 2017
- ISBN
- 9781478995586
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Hachette Audio for Young Listeners
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Self-awareness and self-esteem, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage: Poetry
Synopsis
Six-time Coretta Scott King Award winner and four-time Caldecott Honor recipient Bryan Collier brings this classic, inspirational poem to life, written by poet Useni Eugene Perkins.Hey black child,Do you know who you are?Who really are?Do you know you can beWhat you want to beIf you try to beWhat you can be? This lyrical, empowering poem celebrates black children and seeks to inspire all young people to dream big and achieve their goals.
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