Author: Ashley Bryan
Illustrator: Ashley Bryan
Genre: picture book
Subgenre: multicultural
Theme: Fitting in with everyone
Primary Characters: Blackbirds
Secondary Characters: Birds
Awards: Coretta Scott King
Date of Publication: 2003
Publishing Company: Athenuem Books for Young Readers
Summary of the book: This story is about a Blackbird who was voted the most beautiful bird in the forest. All the other birds, which were colored red, yellow, blue, and green, were jealous that they wanted the Blackbird to paint their feathers with a touch of black. The Blackbird tries to tell the other birds that true beauty comes from within, but the birds still want the Blackbird to give them black on their feathers. So the Blackbird does and they have black on their feathers.How can the book be used with students in the classroom: This is a great multicultural story about fitting in with everyone. It doesn’t matter whether you are white, black, tan, or pale. This is a great story to use in the classroom to show that we may be different colors, but we can all make the world a better place. This is a great story to teach morals.
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