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  Title

  Can I touch your hair? : poems of race, mistakes, and friendship

  Author

  Latham, Irene, author.  

  Publisher:

  Carolrhoda Books,

  Pub date:

  [2018]

  Physical desc:

  39 pages :

  ISBN:

  9781512404425

  Copy info:

  1 copy available in Children's and Juvenile Literature, 3rd Floor.
  1 copy total in all locations.

  • 9781512404425
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    Call number	Copies	Material	Location
    LS811 .L346c 2018	1	Book	Children's and Juvenile Literature, 3rd Floor

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  Can I touch your hair? : poems of race, mistakes, and friendship
  Latham, Irene, author.
  

  ISBN:

  9781512404425

  ISBN:

  151240442X

  ISBN:

  (ISBN invalid)9781512408881

  Personal Author:

  Latham, Irene, author.

  Title:

  Can I touch your hair? : poems of race, mistakes, and friendship / Irene Latham & Charles Waters ; illustrated by Sean Qualls & Selina Alko.

  Publication info:

  Minneapolis : Carolrhoda Books, [2018]

  Copyright notice:

  ©2018

  Physical descrip:

  39 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm

  Contents:

  The poem project : writing partner -- Shoes : shopping with Dad -- Hair : strands -- Church : Sunday service -- Beach day : Beach -- The athlete : horseback riding -- Playground : fresh start -- Ghost : Geography -- Dinner conversation : best and worst -- Forgiveness : Apology -- Officer Brassard : News -- Punishment : punishment -- Sleepover: why Aunt Sarah doesn't go downtown after dark -- The n-bomb : piano lessons -- Bedtime reading : author visit -- Quiet time : blooming flower -- Dear Mrs. Vandenberg.

  Summary:

  Irene Latham, who is white, and Charles Waters, who is black, present paired poems about topics including family dinners, sports, recess, and much more. This relatable collection explores different experiences of race in America.

  Audience:

  Ages 8 and up.

  Subject term:

  Race awareness--Juvenile poetry.

  Subject term:

  Race relations--Juvenile poetry.

  Subject term:

  Friendship--Juvenile poetry.

  Genre:

  Juvenile works. fast (OCoLC)fst01411637

  Genre:

  Didactic poetry. fast (OCoLC)fst01726585

  Genre:

  Poetry. fast (OCoLC)fst01423828

  Genre:

  Didactic poetry. lcgft

  Added author:

  Qualls, Sean illustrator.

  Added author:

  Waters, Charles, 1973- author.

  Added author:

  Alko, Selina illustrator.

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ISBN:

9781512404425

ISBN:

151240442X

ISBN:

(ISBN invalid)9781512408881

Personal Author:

Latham, Irene, author.

Title:

Can I touch your hair? : poems of race, mistakes, and friendship / Irene Latham & Charles Waters ; illustrated by Sean Qualls & Selina Alko.

Publication info:

Minneapolis : Carolrhoda Books, [2018]

Copyright notice:

©2018

Physical descrip:

39 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm

Contents:

The poem project : writing partner -- Shoes : shopping with Dad -- Hair : strands -- Church : Sunday service -- Beach day : Beach -- The athlete : horseback riding -- Playground : fresh start -- Ghost : Geography -- Dinner conversation : best and worst -- Forgiveness : Apology -- Officer Brassard : News -- Punishment : punishment -- Sleepover: why Aunt Sarah doesn't go downtown after dark -- The n-bomb : piano lessons -- Bedtime reading : author visit -- Quiet time : blooming flower -- Dear Mrs. Vandenberg.

Summary:

Irene Latham, who is white, and Charles Waters, who is black, present paired poems about topics including family dinners, sports, recess, and much more. This relatable collection explores different experiences of race in America.

Audience:

Ages 8 and up.

Subject term:

Race awareness--Juvenile poetry.

Subject term:

Race relations--Juvenile poetry.

Subject term:

Friendship--Juvenile poetry.

Genre:

Juvenile works. fast (OCoLC)fst01411637

Genre:

Didactic poetry. fast (OCoLC)fst01726585

Genre:

Poetry. fast (OCoLC)fst01423828

Genre:

Didactic poetry. lcgft

Added author:

Qualls, Sean illustrator.

Added author:

Waters, Charles, 1973- author.

Added author:

Alko, Selina illustrator.