{"product_id":"heart-and-soul-the-story-of-america-and-african-americans-9780061730795","title":"Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe story of America and African Americans is a story of hope and inspiration and unwavering courage. In \u003cem\u003eHeart and Soul\u003c\/em\u003e, Kadir Nelson's stirring paintings and words grace 100-plus pages of a gorgeous picture book--a beautiful gift for readers of all ages, a treasure to share across generations at home or in the classroom.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHeart and Soul\u003c\/em\u003e is about the men, women, and children who toiled in the hot sun picking cotton; it's about the America ripped in two by Jim Crow laws; it's about the brothers and sisters of all colors who rallied against those who would dare bar a child from an education. It's a story of discrimination and broken promises, determination, and triumphs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKadir Nelson's \u003cem\u003eHeart and Soul\u003c\/em\u003e--the winner of numerous awards, including the Coretta Scott King Author Award and Illustrator Honor, and the recipient of five starred reviews--is told through the unique point of view and intimate voice of a one-hundred-year-old African-American female narrator.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis inspiring book demonstrates that in striving for freedom and equal rights, African Americans help our country on the journey toward its promise of liberty and justice--the true heart and soul of our nation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe paperback edition also features eight pages of discussion and curriculum material.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNelson, Kadir:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eKadir Nelson won the 2012 Coretta Scott King Author Award and Illustrator Honor for \u003cem\u003eHeart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans\u003c\/em\u003e. He received Caldecott Honors for \u003cem\u003eHenry's Freedom Box\u003c\/em\u003e by Ellen Levine and \u003cem\u003eMoses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom\u003c\/em\u003e by Carole Boston Weatherford, for which he also garnered a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award and won an NAACP Image Award. \u003cem\u003eEllington Was Not a Street\u003c\/em\u003e by Ntozake Shange won a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award. Nelson's authorial debut, \u003cem\u003eWe Are the Ship\u003c\/em\u003e, was a \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller, a Coretta Scott King Author Award winner, and a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor book. He is also the author and illustrator of the acclaimed \u003cem\u003eBaby Bear\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50610441290002,"sku":"9780061730795","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7e8ddfb7-a91f-47f1-a4f7-1d5b7a89e5a5.jpg?v=1744902593","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/heart-and-soul-the-story-of-america-and-african-americans-9780061730795","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}