Take a look at these great books that will have your readers learning and moving!
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Cover of Dancing in the Wings |
51%
of Black and 41% of Hispanic children were told by doctors they were
overweight in the years 2007 – 2010 according
to the CDC.
Obese
children have a lower
life expectancy
compared
to normal weight children. Black
parents
can help increase
Black children’s life expectancy by encouraging physical activity.
Research also
shows exercise
*”stimulates the formation of new brain cells” and **”physically
fit kids do better in school.” This must
be a part of the
Black legacy, supporting
Black achievement and preserving
Black lives. Here
are:
15
Black Children’s Books for Better Bodies and Better Brains
Maya Loves
to Dance, by Cheryl Willis Hudson
Jonathan
and His Mommy, by Irene Smalls
Kevin and
His Dad, by Irene Smalls
I told You
I Can Play! by Brian Jordan
JoJo's
Flying Sidekick, by Brian Pinckney
Shoes Like
Miss Alice's, by Angela Johnson
Happy
Feet: The Savoy Ballroom Lindy Hoppers and Me, by Richard Michelson
Jump
Rope Magic, by Afi Scruggs
Watch
Me Dance, by Andrea and Brian Pinkney
I
Am a Jesse White Tumbler, by Diane Schmidt
Jazz Baby,
by Lisa Wheeler
My Nana
and Me, by Irene Smalls
Catching
the Moon; The Story of a Young Girl's Baseball Dream, by Crystal
Hubbard
Rap A Tap
Tap: Here’s Bojangles - Think of That, by Leo and Diane Dillon
Dancing
in the Wings, by Debbie Allen
Courtesy
of Irene Smalls
Creator
Literacise, HairMath and Rin SuperHairoine
Author
Kevin and His Dad, Jonathan and His Mommy
Pop
Pop and Me and a Recipe, and My Nana and Me
Thanks for so many fun titles. I will have to order some of them for my collection. Another one that came to my mind is Squeak, Rumble, Whomp! Whomp! Whomp! by Wynton Marsalis. I'm using it with 1st grade today.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by Crystal. That book is a good one too!
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