{"product_id":"a-likkle-miss-lou-how-jamaican-poet-louise-bennett-coverley-found-her-voice-9781771473507","title":"A Likkle Miss Lou: How Jamaican Poet Louise Bennett Coverley Found Her Voice","description":"Jamaican poet and entertainer Louise Bennett Coverley, better known as \"Miss Lou,\" played an instrumental role in popularizing Jamaican patois internationally. Through her art, Miss Lou helped pave the way for other poets and singers, like Bob Marley, to use patois in their work. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This picture book biography tells the story of Miss Lou's early years, when she was a young girl who loved poetry but felt caught between writing \"lines of words like tight cornrows\" or words that beat \"in time with her heart.\" Despite criticism from one teacher, Louise finds a way to weave the influence of the music, voices, and rhythms of her surroundings into her poems. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A vibrant, colorful, and immersive look at an important figure in Jamaica's cultural history, this is also a universal story of a child finding and trusting her own voice. End matter includes a glossary of Jamaican patois terms, a note about the author's \"own voice\" perspective, and a brief biography of Miss Lou and her connection to Canada, where she spent 20 years of her life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Owlkids\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/13\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781771473507\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.10h x 8.80w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/08\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2019 pg. 60\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2019 pg. 86\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews Fall Preview\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/15\/2019 pg. 53\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e508769 \/ Likkle Miss Lou: How Jamaican Poet Louise Bennett Coverley Found Her Voice\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.8 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Lower Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Nadia Hohn","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36668316254364,"sku":"9781771473507","price":16.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_d4657c78-c040-4c6d-8eea-512c3ccd4dbf.jpg?v=1603917239","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/a-likkle-miss-lou-how-jamaican-poet-louise-bennett-coverley-found-her-voice-9781771473507","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}