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So often when a white person asks a person of color where they are from, there is an assumption of not being from around here. It’s often a microaggression. In this story, a little girl is asked by kids and adults alike where she is from, so when she asks her abuelo where they are from, she gets a surprising answer.
Pair this text with George Ella Lyon’s poem “Where I’m From.�
Pair this text with George Ella Lyon’s poem “Where I’m From.�
Where are you from? I'm from here, like the rest of you! Yeah, but where are you *really* from?, this brown-skinned little girl keeps being asked. So she brings the question to her grandfather, who answers poetically about the lands of her ancestors, and about all the people and the love that she comes from and belongs to.
Gorgeous, earthy palette of greens, oranges, umbers. Expressive faces and postures of characters, from the girl's jaunty confidence at the beginning, to her feeling indignant/ ...more
Gorgeous, earthy palette of greens, oranges, umbers. Expressive faces and postures of characters, from the girl's jaunty confidence at the beginning, to her feeling indignant/ ...more
Dec 21, 2019
June
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really liked it
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A girl is confused when she is asked where she is from, since she has only known where she is. To deal with her confusion from this persistent question she asks her grandfather. He tries to combat the racism of the question with strong cultural response and one of familial love.
Rounded up because of the need for books dealing with prejudice and racism.
Rounded up because of the need for books dealing with prejudice and racism.
Beautiful and lyrical, definitely a read-aloud. The illustrations and language are delicious.
Fabulous!
A young girl wants to know where she is from. Her grandfather helps her see the answer is a beautiful web of love and ancestry.
Sep 30, 2019
Robynn
marked it as to-read
September Read for Mock Caldecott 2020.
Jul 25, 2019
Crystal
rated it
it was amazing
Shelves:
family,
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diversity-on-the-shelf-2019,
own2019,
what-s-new
Jul 21, 2019
Susan
rated it
it was amazing
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picture-books,
grades-2-3,
grades-3-4,
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grades-4-5,
grades-1-2,
read-in-2019
Jul 27, 2019
Megan
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really liked it
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Oct 06, 2019
Nativida
marked it as to-read
