A Day with Uncle Bembe Contributor(s): Gordon, Kimberly J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0998921785 ISBN-13: 9780998921785 Publisher: 5d Media Publishing OUR PRICE: $18.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - African-american - Juvenile Fiction | Boys & Men - Juvenile Fiction | Readers - Chapter Books |
Physical Information: 0.31" H x 6" W x 9" (0.63 lbs) 76 pages |
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Jevaun was no longer interested in playing baseball on Saturdays. Instead, he quit the team and settled into a weekend routine of sleeping in and playing video games. This was until his parents sent him on an adventure with his Uncle Bembe Through his experience, he gains the confidence to submit to his love for painting. Cover Art: By Jevaun Jones, Age 10 |
Contributor Bio(s): Gordon, Kimberly: - Kimberly Gordon is a children's book author and illustrator committed to sharing stories that glorify youth empowerment and entrepreneurship. She spent most of her youth looking forward to being an adult, getting a job, and having her own money to pay for the things she wanted. This was before the internet and cell phones, so she spent her nights and weekends running around outside of the house with friends. Some times they would try to make their own money, and sold candy bars, lemonade, or cookies door to door. After graduating form Simmons College in Boston and studying creative writing at Harvard and Columbia, Kimberly entered the work force and climbed the corporate ladder to management positions in fortune 500 companies. But one day on the verge of a promotion, she realized that all she truly wanted to do was have her own business, work when and how she wanted to, and make her own money doing what she loved doing. This is when she became a business owner. And after a decade of daily lessons learned through trial and error, Kimberly decided to share her story with others. Now with daughters of her own, she writes to give them and other children the same insight and advantage of having an entrepreneurial mindset at a young age. |