Little, Brown Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History

Tolles Buch! Super Qualität! Schnelle Lieferung....

I love the way this book is formatted! I find it so cute, it's an amazing book for kids and parents/adults alike, I learn something new and together we learn about more black men in history than school has ever taught me. Things to know: Every 2 pages of this book has a different historical figure, the first page including the name and span of life from birth year to death year with either whole paragraphs (or several) detailing the life of the person on a surface level and their impacts on history. The second page is an adorable illustration of the figure that I personally would say adequately captures the figures likeness. This book is long! It covers more than 50+ black men throughout history, however due to this the summary of their lives isn't in great nor deep detail. It is just enough information to have a general introduction or understanding of said history figure. For those wondering whether Martin Luther King Jr is included in this book- yes, just not on an individual page but instead on a page towards the end of the book that lightly covers other figures that we don't specifically touch on earlier in the book. The book is great to read to kids or gift to kids that enjoy learning about history if you want to broaden their knowledge of important people they very likely would not learn about in school, I can say for myself that while I've heard of some of the names in the table of contents, I didn't know about 90% of the names, which is sad but I'm not surprised. The education system in the US is lacking, and therefore already doesn't speak or teach enough about the history of black lives and how they contribute to our history especially when representation matters. Generally the comprehension age I would say is about 7yo and older, my son has a difficult time concentrating and may have a learning disorder and he was still able to understand the basics of many of the biographies, so for kids who can't sit still, need something to fidget with and lose interest quickly, I'd suggest focusing on 1 person per day so they don't burn out on information overload. Overall, this is an amazing book for kids! I know this book doesn't cover everything and everyone, but it's a start. I highly recommend it's sister book, "Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History"!

This is a cool book that tells the stories of 40 badass black women who rocked our world. From Maya Angelou to Bessie Coleman, these ladies were total trailblazers in their fields. The illustrations are gorgeous, and the writing is easy to understand, even for kids. If you want to be inspired and learn something new with your kids or for your kids to read then this book is for you.

El libro esta excelente, pero le quite una estrella porque llego maltratado del lomo y de una esquina, no creo que haya sido en el traslado dado que la caja venia en perfecto estado

I use this book in my grade 5 classroom during Black History Month. Students love learning about all the amazing people of colour featured in this book! ❤️