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Age Range
4 - 8
Genre
historical fiction
Copyright Year
2020-01-01
Page Count
40
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Grade Level
Pre-K - 3rd
ISBN
9781626726314

Black is a Rainbow Color

Written by Angela Joy and Illustrated by Akua Holmes
A child reflects on the meaning of being Black in this moving and powerful anthem about a people, a culture, a history, and a legacy that lives on.

Red is a rainbow color. Green sits next to blue. Yellow, orange, violet, indigo, They are rainbow colors, too, but

My color is black . . . And there’s no BLACK in rainbows.

From the wheels of a bicycle to the robe on Thurgood Marshall's back, Black surrounds our lives. It is a color to simply describe some of our favorite things, but it also evokes a deeper sentiment about the incredible people who helped change the world and a community that continues to grow and thrive.

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Age Range
4 - 8
Genre
historical fiction
Copyright Year
2020-01-01
Page Count
40
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Grade Level
Pre-K - 3rd
ISBN
9781626726314
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