The Palm of My Heart (Poems) Cover:Paperback Then he loses the loving

Then he loses the loving generosity of a favorite aunt

As the narrator looks back

this book affirms the importance of all things great and small in our world

When Gerald was a child he was fascinated by fire

and Fern are off to Alabama to visit their grandmother Big Ma and her mother

The Palm of My Heart (Poems) Cover:Paperback Then he loses the lovingPaperback Black is dark, dark is lovely, lovely is the palm of my heartand my heartbeats are filled with joy When children are encouraged to celebrate their lives their joys, their influences, their hopes the results are pure poetry. Honest, wise, and inspiring, each of the twenty poems in this dazzling collection resounds with the unique rhythms of life, as seen through the eyes of African American children. Age Range: 4 8