Honor Black History Month with We March

Every February our communities focus on a very important part of our nation's past during Black History Month. So I'm taking a cue from our schools and continuing the discussion about civil rights at home. Our pick to get the conversatio…

Honor Black History Month with We March
Every February our communities focus on a very important part of our nation's past during Black History Month. So I'm taking a cue from our schools and continuing the discussion about civil rights at home. Our pick to get the conversations rolling with your kids: We March by Shane W. Evans.

In We March, author Shane W. Evans embraces the challenge of explaining Civil Rights and the historic March on Washington to young readers. For a picture book, it is dramatic and powerful, with expressive illustrations that are so expressive that they could almost tell the story all by themselves. I really was surprised and impressed how well he was able to convey the emotion behind the subject in a way today's kids could understand.  

If you are looking to open up some dialogue at home for children about the Civil Rights Movement, this is a wonderful way to introduce the subject. -Stephanie M

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