Going Back Home(1st Edition) An Artist Returns to the South by ToyomiIgus, MicheleWood Paperback, 32 Pages, Published 2004 by Children's Book Press ISBN-13: 978-0-89239-197-4, ISBN: 0-89239-197-9
"More than half a century after her family moved north to find a better life, African American artist Michele Wood returned to the south to see and feel the land where her ancestors lived. Going Back Home presents a series of her paintings inspired by this personal journey. Through her complex and richly patterned art, Wood places herself back in history, imagining the struggles of her ancestors to overcome hardship through family love a ..."
""We free now, baby," mama whispers as we bounce and sway with the wagon's twists and turns over roads of clay through the land that oppressed us to a new world, a brand new day. The dynamic author/illustrator team of Toyomi Igus and Michele Wood has come together again to produce I See the Rhythm of Gospel, a sequel to the Coretta Scott King Award-winning I See the Rhythm. Readers of all ages will be captivated by this informative and i ..."
I See the Rhythm(1st Edition) by ToyomiIgus, MicheleWood Paperback, 32 Pages, Published 2005 by Lee & Low Books Inc ISBN-13: 978-0-89239-212-4, ISBN: 0-89239-212-6
"From Michele Wood and Toyomi Ingus, the award-winning artist and author of Going Back Home, comes their second book, i see the rhythm, a uniquely visual and poetic introduction to the history of African American music. Beginning with the roots of black music in Africa and continuing on to contemporary hip hop, i see the rhythm takes us on a musical journey through time. We are invited to feel the rhythm of work songs on a southern plant ..."
I See the Rhythm(1st Edition) (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner) by ToyomiIgus, MicheleWood Hardcover, 32 Pages, Published 1998 by Children's Book Press ISBN-13: 978-0-89239-151-6, ISBN: 0-89239-151-0
"I See the Rhythm is a unique visual and poetic introduction to the history of African-American music. Beginning with the roots of black music in Africa and continuing on to contemporary hip hop, "I See the Rhythm" takes young readers on a musical journey through time. They are invited to feel the rhythm of work songs on a Southern plantation, see the rhythm of jazz from a balcony in New Orleans, dance to the rhythm of swing at the Savoy ..."
"Toyomi Igus is the author and editor of several books for children, including
Two Mrs. Gibsons and the award-winning Going Back Home, her brilliant account
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Going Back Home(1st Edition) An Artist Returns to the South by ToyomiIgus, MicheleWood Hardcover, 32 Pages, Published 1997 by Children's Book Press ISBN-13: 978-0-89239-137-0, ISBN: 0-89239-137-5
"More than half a century after her family moved North to find a better life, African American artist Michele Wood returned to the South to see and feel the land where her ancestors lived. In her first book for children, Going Back Home, Wood presents her paintings inspired by this personal journey. Michele Wood collaborated with author Toyomi Igus to interpret her visual images and family stories. Igus' moving text draws on African Amer ..."
"An inspirational, joyous celebration of poetry, art, and rhythm, tracing the history of African-American gospel music and the poets, singers, and thought leaders who have fearlessly and soulfully contributed to the spiritual and social evolution of America.Clap Your Hands, created by the dynamic author and illustrator team of Toyomi Igus and Michele Wood,winners of the Coretta Scott King Award for I See the Rhythm, shares the African Am ..."
I See The Rhythm (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) by ToyomiIgus, MicheleWood Library, 32 Pages, Published 2005 by Turtleback Books ISBN-13: 978-1-4177-4294-3, ISBN: 1-4177-4294-1
"FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Chronicles and captures poetically the history, mood, and movement of African American music."
Going Back Home An Artist Returns to the South by ToyomiIgus, MicheleWood Library, Published 2004 by San Val ISBN-13: 978-1-4177-4292-9, ISBN: 1-4177-4292-5
"Clap Your Hands Educator's Guide is a companion to Clap Your Hands by Toyomi Igus and illustrated by Michele Wood. This guide can be utilized in the classroom, in a home school setting, or by parents seeking additional resources."
"The dynamic author/illustrator team of Toyomi Igus and Michele Wood has come together again to produce I See the Rhythm of Gospel, a sequel to the Coretta Scott King Award-winning I See the Rhythm."
Two Mrs. Gibsons by ToyomiIgus Published 2009 by Paw Prints ISBN-13: 978-1-4420-1121-2, ISBN: 1-4420-1121-1
"The daughter of an African American father and a Japanese mother recalls growing up with her mother and her father's mother, two very different but equally loving women"
I See the Rhythm by ToyomiIgus 32 Pages, Published 2009 by Paw Prints ISBN-13: 978-1-4420-2939-2, ISBN: 1-4420-2939-0
"A visual and poetic introduction to the history of African-American music takes youngsters from the roots of black music in Africa through the development of Southern plantation work songs, New Orleans jazz, the Harlem Savoy Club, and more."
I See the Rhythm by ToyomiIgus Turtleback, 32 Pages, Published 2005 by Demco Media ISBN-13: 978-0-606-34912-3, ISBN: 0-606-34912-X
Going Back Home An Artist Returns To The South by ToyomiIgus Paperback, Published 2004 by Demco Media ISBN-13: 978-0-606-30095-7, ISBN: 0-606-30095-3
"For use in schools and libraries only. The biracial daughter of an African American father and a Japanese mother fondly recalls growing up with her mother and her father's mother, two very different but equally loving women."
Two Mrs. Gibsons by ToyomiIgus Turtleback, Published 2002 by Demco Media ISBN-13: 978-0-606-24029-1, ISBN: 0-606-24029-2
Two Mrs. Gibsons by ToyomiIgus, Daryl Wells Paperback, 32 Pages, Published 2001 by Children's Book Press Illustrated ISBN-13: 978-0-89239-170-7, ISBN: 0-89239-170-7
"Two Mrs. Gibsons is author Toyomi Igus's tender and touching tribute to the two most important women in her life―her Japanese mother and her African American grandmother. From memories of her grandmother's big bear hugs to her mother's light down-filled comforter hugs, from listening to her grandmother's lively spirituals to her mother's soft lullabies, from playing with her grandmother's fancy going-to-a-Sunday-meetin' hats to trying o ..."
When I Was Little by ToyomiIgus Unbound, Published 2001 by Ipicturebooks ISBN-13: 978-1-59019-149-1, ISBN: 1-59019-149-8