Honoring Our Ancestors Places-Africa A Junior Library Guild Gold

A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard SelectionFrom the introduction by KADIR NELSON

Madison has heard disturbances in the apartment building she and Opal live in

is widely regarded as one of the most influential theologians in America

And Casey’s middle school has a tough assistant principal…her mom

Honoring Our Ancestors Places-Africa A Junior Library Guild GoldThrough stories, art, and photographs, Honoring Our Ancestors will inspire children and their families to gain strength from the past as they ask themselves, "Who do I honor?" This remarkable book brings together fourteen outstanding and diverse artists to honor the ancestors who most touched their lives and to pay playful tribute to the influential and loving people who came before them. Caryl Henry honors her grandmother and Madame C. J. Walker,