{"product_id":"together","title":"Together by Damluji, Mona","description":"\u003cb\u003eA breathtakingly simple poem of universal experience shows us the transformative power of collective action. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Together\u003c\/i\u003e offers a vision of the world we want for our children, one in which all living things flourish, our communities thrive, and justice prevails.\" --Ibram X. Kendi, author of \u003ci\u003eAntiracist Baby\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eTogether\u003c\/i\u003e, social justice kids book pioneer Innosanto Nagara teams up with poet and activist Mona Damluji for a stunningly tender and pitch-perfect visual feast that juxtaposes individual action with the power of people acting together. Each of the ten free-verse couplets in the poem is spread across four pages of imagery, to make a unique and different kind of board book for young kids to discover with their families. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe first illustrated book in which Nagara applies his extraordinary visual imagination to words not his own, \u003ci\u003eTogether\u003c\/i\u003e is simplicity itself--a poem about the transformational change that happens when people stop acting alone and start doing things together. Together is Nagara's third board book, following the immensely popular social justice board books \u003ci\u003eA is for Activist\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCounting on Community\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mona Damluji\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Triangle Square\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/05\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 44\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Board Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.50h x 5.50w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781644210840\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Ages 4-8\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/28\/2021 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/18\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMona Damluji\u003c\/b\u003e writes, studies and teaches about oil cultures, cinema history and the Middle East as an assistant professor at UC Santa Barbara. She is a co-producer of the Peabody and Emmy-nominated web series The Secret Life of Muslims, and has curated exhibits and events around the globe that feature path-breaking art, film, photography, and comics. Mona and her partner live in California with their two hilarious children. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChildren's book author and illustrator \u003cb\u003eInnosanto Nagara\u003c\/b\u003e is also a graphic designer and founder of the Design Action worker-owned cooperative design studio in Oakland. He lives in a co-housing community and teaches and trains martial arts at a collectively run dojo. He is the author of six books for children, the first of which, A is for Activist, is credited with starting the movement in social justice book publishing for children. His other books are Counting on Community, My Night in the Planetarium, The Wedding Portrait, M is for Movement, and Oh, the Things We're For!","brand":"Triangle Square","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42079075303577,"sku":"9781644210840","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/3367\/0297\/files\/img_1cb98713-5d8b-49d9-9307-ecff6a42ac1b.jpg?v=1724631596","url":"https:\/\/bookmarksretail.store\/products\/together","provider":"Bookmarks Retail","version":"1.0","type":"link"}