Leschi Elementary School
Blackwell
Music Inspired By
Can I Touch Your Hair?
Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship
Authors: Charles Waters, Irene Latham
Illustrators: Selina Alko, Sean Qualls
Written by Leschi Elementary School
students STYLE Session
April 30 – May 4, 2018
You and Me
by Tiffany Wilson and Nate Bogopolsky
About the Book
Can I Touch Your Hair? Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship
Authors: Charles Waters, Irene Latham
Illustrators: Selina Alko, Sean Qualls
How can Irene and Charles work together on their fifth grade poetry project? They don’t know each other . . . and they’re not sure they want to.
Meet Your STYLE Teaching Artist
Nate Bogopolsky
Hello Leschi Elementary students. I’m so very excited to be working at this amazing school. We have a unique opportunity to create something as a team. This is one of my favorite books of poetry I’ve read. Let’s do this.
— Nate B.
Check Out What Nate B. Is Listening To
Tiffany Wilson
Hey kids I am super excited to join you for what will be a week full learning from each other. I look forward to witnessing your brilliance as you discover the music within each of you! Let’s make some music!
— Tiffany Wilson
Check Out What Tiffany Is Listening To
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