nikki grimes

Nikki Grimes

Presented By:

Cristina Vitello - Matt Hauser - Christina Iannuci

• Born on October 20, 1950 in Harlem

• Started to write at the age of 6

• Also a singer, dancer, sculptor,& jewelry designer.

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Nikki Grimes: Biography

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Nikki Grimes:

Biography

Nikki’s difficult childhood

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• Foster care• Troubled Childhood• Rhyme

Nikki Grimes: Theme

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•Growing up•City life•Rhythm

Oh! Brother

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Meet Danitra Brown

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C is for City

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Shoe Magic

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Bronx Masquerade

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Barak Obama

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Nikki Grimes thoughts on..

Marginalizing Multicultural Books

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Nikki Grimes: Awards

1993 NAACP Image Award Finalist- Malcolm X1999 Coretta Scott King Honor- Jazmin’s Notebook2003 Coretta Scott King Award- Bronx Masquerade2003 Coretta Scott King Honor- Talkin’ About Bessie: The Story of

Aviator Elizabeth Coleman2006 Coretta Scott King Honor- Dark Sons2006 NCTE Excellence in Poetry for Children2007 Coretta Scott King Honor- The Road to Paris

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Nikki Grimeswill be appearing

July 1-2, 2009 at the Educational Resources Library.