Cover of Am I a Color Too?

Am I a Color Too?

A young interracial boy wonders why people are labeled by the color of their skin. Seeing that people dream, feel, sing, smile and dance, regardless of their color, he asks, ?Am I a color, too?? Gerald Purnell's powerful art brings this simple poem vibrantly to life. "When I think of all the people, All those faces in my sight, If people are really colors, There should be more than black and white."

Audience
childrenspicture books
Length
short · 32 pages

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