Le Plus Grand

Le Plus Grand

Paperback (17 Oct 2023) | French

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Publisher's Synopsis

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Un jeune hockeyeur noir doit faire face aux préjugés de ses coéquipiers et de leurs parents, qui le considèrent comme une menace parce qu'il est le plus grand de l'équipe. En raison de la couleur de sa peau, ils le trouvent dangereux et supposent que c'est une brute. Le garçon comprend que le fait d'être grand peut être dangereux pour un enfant noir, car cela peut engendrer la haine et la violence.

Heureusement, le joueur de hockey arrive à trouver de l'inspiration auprès de sa famille et des légendes du hockey noires pour montrer à son équipe qu'il n'est pas seulement grand, mais aussi grandiose!

Cette histoire sur les préjugés raciaux montre aux enfants qu'ils ne devraient jamais avoir honte de prendre leur place, et à quel point les idées préconçues peuvent être dommageables.

A young Black hockey player must face the prejudice of his teammates and their parents who see him as a threat for being the biggest kid on the team. Based on his race, they find him dangerous and assume he's a bully, but he ruminates on how being big can be dangerous for a Black kid as it draws the wrong kind of attention, namely hatred and violence. The unnamed hockey player will draw inspiration from his family and Black hockey legends to show his team that he is more than his size.

This story shows kids that they should never be ashamed for taking up space, and just how damaging unchallenged prejudices can be.

Original title: I Am Big

About the Publisher

Scholastic

Scholastic

Scholastic is an award-winning publisher of original children's books. Scholastic publishes more than 600 new hardcover, paperback, and novelty books each year. The list includes the phenomenally successful publishing properties Harry Potter? and Captain Underpants?, the beloved series Clifford The Big Red Dog?, Goosebumps?, The 39 Clues?, I Spy?, Bone, The Magic School Bus?, Fly Guy, Geronimo Stilton, and The Hunger Games trilogy.

Book information

ISBN: 9781039701939
Publisher: Scholastic Canada
Imprint: Scholastic
Pub date:
Language: French
Weight: 107g
Height: 216mm
Width: 216mm
Spine width: 3mm