Title: The blacker the berry
Author: Joyce Carol ThomasIllustrator: Floyd Cooper
Genre: Children's Literature
Subgenre: Picture Book
Theme: History
Primary and Secondary characters: Little girl, grandmother
Awards, date of publication: 1989, Coretta Scott King award
Publishing company: Joanna Colter Books
Summary: This book tells the story using poetry. These poems tell history of African Americans. For instance, the poem "What shade is human". This poem talks about different kinds of milk. The poem discusses white, chocolate, sweet and mother's. I feel that this is to show the many diversities and cultures in life. You could use this in your classroom when talking about history. This will teach the children to embrace their own history and learn more about others. It was very inspiring and made me want to read more.
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