The poetry and care with which Nikole Hannah-Jones, Renée Watson, and Nikkolas Smith approach Born on the Water make it both a gift for young readers (and the grown-ups in their lives) and a powerful tool for them to reimagine their place in the United States. In a statement, Namrata Tripathi, VP and Publisher of Kokila, said, “Picture books serve as our introduction to storytelling, and so it feels especially right that The 1619 Project, which examines the beginning of the American story, be shared in this form. Born on the Water, a picture book in verse, will tell the story of a young girl doing a class assignment, which “chronicles the consequences of slavery and the history of Black resistance in the United States.” On Twitter, illustrator Smith, author and illustrator of children’s picture book The Golden Girls of Rio, and illustrator of World Cup Women, wrote that the picture book is “possibly the most important assignment of my career so far.” Watson, author of numerous young adult, middle grade and children’s picture books, including Harlem’s Little Blackbird: The Story of Florence Mills, called the collaboration “a supreme honor” on Twitter. The 1619 Project: Born on the Water by Nikole Hannah-Jones, Rene Watson, Nikkolas Smith (Illustrator) 4.2 (14) eBook (NOOK Kids) 11.99 Hardcover 14.99 eBook 11.99 Audiobook 0.00 View All Available Formats & Editions Instant Purchase Available on Compatible NOOK Devices and the free NOOK Apps.
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