Honoring Our Ancestors

By Harriet Rohmer
Paperback: $11.95

Through stories, art, and photographs, Honoring Our Ancestors will inspire children and their families to gain strength from the past as they ask themselves, “Who do I honor?”

Description

This remarkable book brings together fourteen outstanding and diverse artists to honor the ancestors who most touched their lives and to pay playful tribute to the influential and loving people who came before them.

Caryl Henry honors her grandmother and Madame C. J. Walker, America’s first Black woman millionaire. Nancy Hom honors her father who worked in a Chinese restaurant but possessed the strength of a mighty warrior. George Crespo honors his Puerto Rican grandfather and his Taino ancestors. Mira Reisberg honors her Jewish grandparents who were killed in the Holocaust and the ancestors in spirit who shaped her life.

Through stories, art, and photographs, Honoring Our Ancestors will inspire children and their families to gain strength from the past as they ask themselves, “Who do I honor?”

About the Creators

Harriet Rohmer

Harriet Rohmer was the founder of Children’s Book Press. She is the author and editor of many award-winning children's books, including Just Like Me, Uncle Nacho's Hat, and Honoring Our Ancestors. She currently lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. To find out more about Harriet, visit her online at harrietrohmer.com.

Paperback

  • ISBN 9780892392803
  • Publication Date Apr 01, 2013
  • Trim Size 10.6 × 8.25 × 0.2 in
  • Weight 0.375 lbs
  • Page Count 32
  • Word Count 2823
  • Hardcover

  • ISBN 9780892391585
  • Publication Date Jan 01, 2100
  • Trim Size N/A
  • Weight 0.4375 lbs
  • Word Count 2823
  • Interests

  • Audience Children
  • BISAC Category 1 JNF / Biography & Autobiography / Cultural, Ethnic & Regional
  • BISAC Category 2 JNF / Family / Multigenerational
  • BISAC Category 3 JNF / Social Topics / Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
  • Themes African / African American / Black, Art, Asian / Asian American / AAPI, Biography / Memoir, Biracial / Multiracial, Breaking Gender Barriers, Childhood Experiences and Memories, Conflict resolution, Cultural Diversity, Discrimination, Dreams & Aspirations, Education, Empathy / Compassion, Families, Fathers, Friendship, Grandparents, Gratitude, Heroism, History & Civics, Home, Identity / Self Esteem / Confidence, Immigration, Indigenous / First Nations / Native American, Informational / Expository Nonfiction, Latinx / Latino / Hispanic, Leadership, Mentors, Mothers, Multiple Ethnicities Represented, Muslim, Nonfiction, Overcoming Obstacles, People In Motion, Persistence / Grit, Pride, Respect / Citizenship, Responsibility, Sharing & Giving, Similarities and Differences, United States History
  • Reading Levels

  • Age Range Ages 8 - 10
  • Grade Range Grades 3 - 5
  • Guided Reading T
  • ATOS Book Level 4.9
  • DRA 44
  • Interest Level Grades 3 - 5
  • Lexile Level 860
  • Reading Level Grades 4 - 5
  • SRC 4.8
  • Bebop Reading Fluent
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