The 1619 Project: Born on the Water by Nikole Hannah-Jones

The 1619 Project: Born on the Water by Nikole Hannah-Jones

The 1619 Project's lyrical picture book in verse chronicles the consequences of slavery and the history of Black resistance in the United States, thoughtfully rendered by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones and Newbery honor-winning author Renée Watson.


A young student receives a family tree assignment in school, but she can only trace back three generations. Grandma gathers the whole family, and the student learns that 400 years ago, in 1619, their ancestors were stolen and brought to America by white slave traders.
But before that, they had a home, a land, a language. She learns how the people said to be born on the water survived.

 
And the people planted dreams and hope,
willed themselves to keep
living, living.
 
And the people learned new words
for love
for friend
for family

for joy
for grow
for home.
 
With powerful verse and striking illustrations by Nikkolas Smith, Born on the Water provides a pathway for readers of all ages to reflect on the origins of American identity.

Piecing Me Together, her novel, won a Newbery Honor and the Coretta Scott King Prize. Love is a Revolution, Ways to Create Sunshine, Some Places More Than Others, This Side of Home, What Mother Leave Me, Betty Before X, and Watch Us Rise, co-written with Ilyasah Shabazz, as well as two notable picture publications: A Place Where Hurricanes Happen and Harlem's Little Blackbird, which was nominated for an NAACP Image Award, are among her books. www.reneewatson.net/harlemportland/reneewauthor/reneewauthor/reneewauthor/reneewauthor/reneewauthor/reneewauthor/reneewauthor/reneewauthor/reneewauthor/reneewauthor

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ISBN 13	9780593307359
ISBN 10	0593307356
Title	The 1619 Project: Born on the Water
Author	Nikole Hannah-Jones
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Penguin Young Readers
Year published	2021-11-16
Number of pages	48
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.