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The 1619 Project’s lyrical picture book in verse, adapted for audio, chronicles the consequences of slavery and the history of Black resistance in the United States, thoughtfully rendered by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones and Newbery honor-winning author Renée Watson.
A young student receives a family tree assignment in school, but she can only trace back three generations. Grandma gathers the whole family, and the student learns that 400 years ago, in 1619, their ancestors were stolen and brought to America by white slave traders.
But before that, they had a home, a land, a language. She learns how the people said to be born on the water survived.
And the people planted dreams and hope,
willed themselves to keep
living, living.
And the people learned new words
for love
for friend
for family
for joy
for grow
for home.
With powerful verse and striking illustrations by Nikkolas Smith, Born on the Water provides a pathway for readers of all ages to reflect on the origins of American identity.
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"An Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller An NPR Best Book of 2021A TIME Magazine Best Children's Book of 2021A Barnes & Noble Book of the Year finalist A Barnes & Noble Best Picture Book of 2021A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2021A School Library Journal Best Nonfiction Book of 2021 A New York Public Library Best Book for Kids 2021An Evanston Public Library Great Book for Kids 2021: PoetryA Chicago Public Library Best Informational Book for Older Readers of 2021A News & Observer Best Book of 2021An American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL) Blog Best Book of 2021An Amazon Best of November: Ages 6-8 of 2021 An Amazon Best children’s book of 2021: Ages 6 to 8A 2023 AAMBC Literary Award for Children Books/YA Author of the Year, WinnerA 2022 ILA Notable Books for a Global Society Award Winner A 2022 Irma S. Black Award Silver Medalist A 2022 Bank Street College The Best Children’s Books of the Year A 2022 Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award for Children’s Poetry Winner A 2022 NCTE/CLA Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award Winner A 2022 SDUSMP Phillis Wheatley Book Award Winner A Seattle’s Child Best Book of 2022A King County Library System Best Children's Book of 2022A 2022 Cybils Award Winner (blog) An American Library Association 2022 Notable Children's BookA 2021 Black Caucus of the American Library Association Best of the Best A 2022 NCSS-CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book An Indiana Read Aloud Selection A Maine Student Book Award Selection A Rhode Island Children’s Book Award Selection A Capitol Choices (DC) Master List Title A Volunteer State (TN) Book Award Selection "
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“The authors' storytelling is utterly hypnotic…The narrative is told in a flowing verse that informs yet also stirs emotion. The lyrical text does not leave readers in despair but confident in the knowledge of the legacy so many Black people forged.”
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An Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller An NPR Best Book of 2021A TIME Magazine Best Children's Book of 2021A Barnes & Noble Book of the Year finalist A Barnes & Noble Best Picture Book of 2021A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2021A School Library Journal Best Nonfiction Book of 2021 A New York Public Library Best Book for Kids 2021An Evanston Public Library Great Book for Kids 2021: PoetryA Chicago Public Library Best Informational Book for Older Readers of 2021A News & Observer Best Book of 2021An American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL) Blog Best Book of 2021An Amazon Best of November: Ages 6-8 of 2021 An Amazon Best children’s book of 2021: Ages 6 to 8A 2022 ILA Notable Books for a Global Society Award Winner A “022 Irma S. Black Award Silver Medalist A 2022 Bank Street College The Best Children’s Books of the Year A 2022 AAMBC Literary Award Nominee A 2022 Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award for Children’s Poetry Winner A 2022 NCTE/CLA Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award Winner A 2022 SDUSMP Phillis Wheatley Book Award Winner A Seattle’s Child Best Book of 2022A King County Library System Best Children's Book of 2022A 2022 Cybils Award Winner (blog) An American Library Association 2022 Notable Children's BookA 2021 Black Caucus of the American Library Association Best of the Best A 2022 NCSS-CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book An Indiana Read Aloud Selection A Maine Student Book Award Selection A Rhode Island Children’s Book Award Selection A Capitol Choices (DC) Master List Title A Volunteer State (TN) Book Award Selection
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A gift to Black Americans and everyone else who reads it." ―Kirkus Reviews, starred review
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"Black history is not merely a story of slavery and suffering but one of perseverance and hope." ―Publisher's Weekly, starred review"A stunning work, providing a glimpse into the history of the Black experience before and after the slave trade; the poetic language and breathtaking artwork will have a lasting effect on readers." ―School Library Journal, starred review
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Written in lovely and loving verse, with dynamic, expressive, and expansive illustrations that convey the emotional journey of a resilient people, this book provides a moving, informative answer to an essential question." ―Horn Book, starred review
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An Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller An NPR Best Book of 2021A TIME Magazine Best Children's Book of 2021A Barnes & Noble Book of the Year finalist A Barnes & Noble Best Picture Book of 2021A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2021A School Library Journal Best Nonfiction Book of 2021 A New York Public Library Best Book for Kids 2021An Evanston Public Library Great Book for Kids 2021: PoetryA Chicago Public Library Best Informational Book for Older Readers of 2021A News & Observer Best Book of 2021An American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL) Blog Best Book of 2021An Amazon Best of November: Ages 6-8 of 2021 An Amazon Best children’s book of 2021: Ages 6 to 8A 2022 ILA Notable Books for a Global Society Award Winner A 2022 Irma S. Black Award Silver Medalist A 2022 Bank Street College The Best Children’s Books of the Year A 2022 AAMBC Literary Award Nominee A 2022 Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award for Children’s Poetry Winner A 2022 NCTE/CLA Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award Winner A 2022 SDUSMP Phillis Wheatley Book Award Winner A Seattle’s Child Best Book of 2022A King County Library System Best Children's Book of 2022A 2022 Cybils Award Winner (blog) An American Library Association 2022 Notable Children's BookA 2021 Black Caucus of the American Library Association Best of the Best A 2022 NCSS-CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book An Indiana Read Aloud Selection A Maine Student Book Award Selection A Rhode Island Children’s Book Award Selection A Capitol Choices (DC) Master List Title A Volunteer State (TN) Book Award Selection
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Finalist for the Barnes & Noble Best Book of the Year
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An Amazon Editor’s Top Pick
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About the Authors
Renée Watson is the author of This Side of Home, which was nominated for the Best Fiction for Young Adults by the American Library Association. Her picture book Harlem’s Little Blackbird: The Story of Florence Mills received several honors including an NAACP Image Award nomination in children’s literature. She is also the founder of the I, Too Arts Collective and currently teaches courses on writing for children at University of New Haven and Pine Manor College.
Nikole Hannah-Jones is a Pulitzer Prize–winning reporter covering racial injustice for the New York Times Magazine and creator of the landmark 1619 Project. In 2017, she received a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship for her work on educational inequality. She has also won a Peabody Award, two George Polk Awards, three National Magazine Awards, and the 2018 John Chancellor Award for Excellence in Journalism from Columbia University. In 2016, she co-founded the Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting, a training and mentorship organization geared toward increasing the number of investigative reporters of color. She is the Knight Chair in Race and Journalism at Howard University, where she has founded the Center for Journalism and Democracy. In 2021, she was named one of Time’s 100 most influential people in the world.
The 1619 Project is an ongoing initiative from the New York Times Magazine that began in August 2019, the four hundredth anniversary of the beginning of American slavery. It is led by Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones, along with New York Times Magazine editor-in-chief Jake Silverstein and editors Ilena Silverman and Caitlin Roper.