Gordon Parks: How the Photographer Captured Black and White America
Why we picked it
NAACP Image Award winner, this picture book biography honors Parks's pioneering use of photography to document racism, poverty, and the dignity of Black American life, giving young readers a vivid and moving introduction to a trailblazing career.
Our review
At a time when racism locked doors that should never have been locked, Gordon Parks walked through them with a camera. This NAACP Image Award-winning picture book biography celebrates his use of photography to document life in Black America, give a human face to poverty and segregation, and prove that talent and vision can overcome almost anything the world places in their path.
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The Society of Illustrators Original Art Exhibit 20152015 NAACP Image AwardOutstanding Literary Work, ChildrenNew York Public Librarys 100 Titles for Reading and SharingNotable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People 2016CBCNCSSSTARRED REVIEW! Weatherford writes in the present tense with intensity, carefully choosing words that concisely evoke the man. Parks photography gave a powerful and memorable face to racism in America; this book gives him to young readers.Kirkus Reviews starred reviewThis is a promising vehicle for introducing young children to the power of photography as an agent for social change, and it may make them aware of contemporary victims of injustice in need of an advocate with a camera.The Bulletin of the Center for Childrens Books
Resource details
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- Book
- Age ranges
- Elementary
- Careers
- Photographer
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