These Hands
Illustrator
Floyd Cooper
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Publication Year
2011
ISBN
9780547215662
Pages
32 pages
Genre
historical
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
An African American man tells his grandson about a time when, despite all the wonderful things his hands could do, they could not touch bread at the Wonder Bread factory. Based on stories of bakery union workers; includes historical note.
Grade Level
K-3
Lexile Measure
AD490L
Diversity Topics
Racial Diversity; Race discrimination; racism; prejudice; civil rights
Main Character
adult male; male child
Race/Ethnicities
Black (African American)
Awards
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 2012, Highly Commended
Cybils Awards, 2011, Nominee, Fiction Picture Book
Golden Kite Award, 2012, Honor Book, Picture Book
Keywords
grandfathers; hands; activism; bread; factory; shoes; piano; worker's union
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Mason, Margaret H., "These Hands" (2011). Diverse Families. 1879.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1879