Love Letter To The Bronx

Reading With Your Kids Podcast

English - January 07, 2024 05:41 - 25 minutes - 14.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 103 ratings
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Janelle Harper is on the Reading With Your Kids Podcast to celebrate her children's book My Block Looks Like. She discusses how the book is a love letter to her hometown of the Bronx and celebrates the community and Hip hop culture there. She talks about growing up in the Bronx and her experiences teaching dance to students there. Janelle explains how hip hop started in the Bronx in 1973 and shares some of the history. She describes the characters and story of My Block Looks Like, which follows a young girl exploring her neighborhood. Janelle discusses the importance of representation in books for children and allowing them to dream. She enjoys working with her illustrator to bring the story to life.

#Bronx #HipHopCulture #Family

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