Author: Joyce Carol Thomas
Title: The blacker the berry
Illustrator: Floyd Cooper
Genre: Children's Literature
Subgenre: Picture Book
Theme: History
Primary and Secondary characters: Little girl, grandmother
Awards, date of publication: 1989, Coretta Scott King award
Publishing company: Joanna Colter Books
Summary: This book tells the story using poetry. These poems tell history of African Americans. For instance, the poem "What shade is human". This poem talks about different kinds of milk. The poem discusses white, chocolate, sweet and mother's. I feel that this is to show the many diverse things in life. Also, there is the poem "Raspberry black". It talks about her reading her great-grandmother's journal and discussing pioneer women. You could use this in your classroom when talking about history. This will teach the children to embrace their own history.
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