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\"\"Nikole Hannah-Jones\u2019s seminal The 1619 Project<\/em><\/a> becomes a 24-minute lyrical gift for youngest readers, rendered with \u00adNewbery Honoree Ren\u00e9e Watson. Hannah-Jones voices the affecting verses: gentle through the horror, solemn to encourage empowerment, inviting to share the joy.<\/p>\n

A Black girl\u2019s school assignment to \u201ctrace your roots\u201d leaves her \u201cashamed\u201d because she \u201ccan only count back three generations.\u201d Grandma is her powerful antidote: \u201cLet me tell you where we\u2019re from.\u201d Grandma reveals a story of \u201ca home, a place, a land, a beginning\u201d in the Kingdom of Ndongo where ancestors lived free … until the White Lion<\/em> arrived in 1619 to steal the people to be whipped, chained, sold, enslaved in the New World.<\/p>\n

As Hannah-Jones and Watson remind in their authors\u2019 note, \u201cBlack Americans have their own proud origin story.\u201d<\/p>\n

Verdict<\/strong>: A must-have for every library: pair with the Nikkolas Smith\u2013illustrated printed book for a phenomenal, immersive experience.<\/p>\n

Review<\/strong>: “22 Noteworthy Audiobook Adaptations of Young Readers Editions,” School Library Journal<\/em>, June 8, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n

From the introduction: <\/strong>All the titles here are nonfiction; most feature difficult subjects including history, climate change, systemic racism. Some might ask, why expose younger readers to challenging, unpleasant, haunting truths? One of the featured writers, Hilary Beard, provides the consummate answer back in her introduction to The Burning<\/em>:<\/p>\n

\u201c…the fact that something is upsetting to us doesn\u2019t mean that we should not engage it. Facing the truth empowers us to understand our self, our neighbors, and our world more accurately; to make appropriate choices and decisions; to heal the past and present and build a more promising future. Together.\u201d<\/p>\n

Readers<\/strong>: Children<\/p>\n

Published<\/strong>: 2021<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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