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A review by beths0103
Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans by Kadir Nelson
5.0
One of the reasons kids (and adults for that matter) find history so boring is because they are forced to read "un-biased" texts void of any voice. Told from the perspective of a "grandmother-like figure who would allow me to focus on major historical milestones that affected both her family and the rest of the country" Kadir Nelson creates a history of the African American experience full of, well, Heart and Soul.
Once you put a book like this in the hands of students, suddenly history comes alive.
I am not ashamed to admit that I teared up a couple times while reading this book. For a non-fiction text to do that is quite a feat.
A great mentor text to use with kids about voice and writing about history through someone else's lens.
Once you put a book like this in the hands of students, suddenly history comes alive.
I am not ashamed to admit that I teared up a couple times while reading this book. For a non-fiction text to do that is quite a feat.
A great mentor text to use with kids about voice and writing about history through someone else's lens.