SuitabookKamala Harris
Nikki Grimes, Laura Freeman
- Reading
- Read a section at a time and pause over the verse and illustrations. Invite your child to notice which moments the book connects, while distinguishing its account of Harris from broader discussion of politics.
- Themes
- Speaking up for justice: Harris's childhood attendance at civil-rights marches and a campaign for use of a school soccer field are connected with later advocacy and political service. The biography frames speaking up for others and pursuing freedom and justice as values that shape Harris's public life.
- Verse biography: The biography uses Nikki Grimes's verse and Laura Freeman's illustrations to present Harris's life from childhood through national political office. The verse and illustrations provide the form through which the book connects personal milestones with public life.
- Worth knowing
- The biography includes civil-rights marches and political campaigning.