Baby I am America (Please sign your name on the dotted line) The pictures are bright and colorful, appealing to the young reader and the prose is perfect - simple but demonstrates the diversity that is America. This book shows the many people of America. This book shows students of all backgrounds and walks of life and show how they are America. I'm all the saints that hangs from my neck. Die in church, live in jail say her name, twice in hell This book goes through each page with images of a real student and a short sentence that describes something about them or what they do that is unique. Won't you say it like you mean it A pretty young thang, she can wash my clothes Your hair all around me Baby you surround me You touch every place in my heart Oh it feels like the first time every time I wanna spend the whole night in your arms. When my son asked me if someone was American (based on how they looked) I immediately went to the library and checked out this book. This book is suited for elementary school age children of all cultural. He is the author of Rimshots, Hoop Kings, Hoop Queens, Tall Ta, Charles R. Smith Jr. is an award-winning author, photographer, and poet with more than thirty books to his credit. I think that they should have maybe used multiple backgrounds of children to re. With a big old piece of American pie [Intro] This book would also be a great tool to show students how everyone is different and how it is okay to be different from one another.

The main idea of the book is that we are all america no matter what our taste or looks. I loved how so many children were in this book and it creates an easy way to incorporate your own book making in your classroom. A father of three himself, Charles brings his love of basketball and baseball right down to the toddler set in Let's Play Basketball! I would recommend this text to other teachers because it does a great job at teaching students to appreciate different cultural other than their own. I'm not crazy, baby, naw I can solve a puzzle—a problem just stresses me out.”, Don't try to take my country, I will defend my land, (Please sign your name on the dotted line). This book shows how students fit in the the American culture and how it's not just one "type" of person. Whenever I’m feeling down, I remind myself that my flaws make me perfect, because in reality there is no perfect. The pictures are playful and emphasize that being American is about so much more than how you look (or what you listen to or what you wear or what you eat...). The pictures are accurate in terms of setting because it represents America with people of all different races, religions, and physical appearances. I'm all about what that was stolen. value the art of the artist and if you don’t like what that artist does just shut up and go. You see my color before my vision

So don't you dare even try it The photos in the book represent a variety of cultural groups so that children are exposed to multiple perspectives and values.

The author and the illustrator both do a great job at showing how America is made up of so many different faces.

/ Everything inside you is dark and twisted / Oh, but it's okay to be different / 'Cause, baby, so am I (So am I, so am I, so am I-I-I-I-I) / Can Sometimes I wonder if you were blind How we all are different in many ways but we are still Americans that can look different, wear different clothes, have a different religion, and so on. Several ethnicities are observed through this book as the author has chosen to take pictures of students that are Caucasian, African American, Asian American, and Hispanic American. It shows children who look different but all represent America. And I hope we continue to fight for our melting pot, our rainbow, and our divided but still united states of America. This is not my America, huh! It does not force any of the children into being American...but it basically let's the children know that no matter where you are from or what you look like, that they are a part of what makes up America. These people can't be drawn with big waves. There are not enough books in schools that contain illustrations or pictures of children from all different backgrounds. With a big old piece of American pie He stresses that America is a melting pot of different types of people and no matter the differences, we're all still Americans. This book could be read to a beginner class because of the simple sentences it has. Fallen angels, singing "Clap your hands" I Am America is a great book about teaching children about diversity. So many cultural were shown throughout book, not one was singled out or talked about more than the other. To see what your friends thought of this book, This book is about diversity in America and how diversity has defined America since the beginning of its time. The words and pictures go hand in hand together to keep the children interested who are reading this book. A village hidden on the peak, My skin is from leather that's why it stands any weather. I really enjoyed hwving studing add their own pages to the book discussign what about them makes them America. Until same-gender loving people can be who they are Hate all around you, don't have to face it on your own Charles R. Smith Jr. is an award-winning author, photographer, and poet with more than thirty books to his credit. I'm American (Love me for who I am) The smell of your skin The taste of your kiss The way you whisper in the dark. Hold on, don't fight your war alone I particulary enjoy how the author writes about cultural diversity on a level in which young kids can understand. The text encourages children to be more culturally aware because it displays children with different types of skin, hair, etc. I Am America is a great book about teaching children about diversity. Start by marking “I am America” as Want to Read: Error rating book. His awards include a Coretta Scott King Award for illustration for his photographs accompanying the Langston Hughes poem "My People" and a Coretta Scott King Honor for his biography of Muhammad Ali, Twelve Rounds to Glory. I'm not crazy, baby, naw, I'm American

Shared with my granddaughters and was interesting to watch how they responded to all of the different children's faces. This book definitely promotes multicultural ideas. The poem also lists the different genres of music, religion, nationality and diversity of facial features which collectively make up the face of America. Great pictures but someone did mention that the pictures can be a bit stereotypical. Children should be aware of and acknowledge the fact that other religions exist and can coexist. This how America is