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32 pp.
| Tundra |
September, 2012 |
TradeISBN 978-1-77049-302-5$17.95
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
Rudy Gutierrez.
With Sol Guy. K'naan is an acclaimed Somali-Canadian rap artist, poet, and songwriter, and his "Wavin' Flag" was the anthem of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. This watered-down autobiography chronicles his childhood: first in civil-war-ravaged Somalia, then in Toronto as a refugee, and how "music made [him] safe" through it all. Gutierrez's art has an intense graffiti-like energy. Music, lyrics, and a note on Somalia are appended.