<I>"There are so many things I am and can be... There's a whole world waiting for me." </I><BR/><BR/><B>Introduce your baby to Black excellence with this lyrical board-book edition of <I>Young, Gifted and Black</I>. Includes a mirror at the back so young dreamers can see themselves next to their heroes.</B><BR/><BR/> Meet icons of color from past and present in this <B>baby board book</B> celebration of inspirational achievement. A collection of positive, yet simple, affirmations to encourage the next generation. Highlighting the talent of Black leaders and changemakers from around the world, young dreamers will <B>develop confidence, self-assurance, and self-belief</B>.<BR/> <BR/> Created in the spirit of Nina Simone’s song “To Be Young, Gifted, and Black,” meet <B>figureheads</B>, <B>leaders</B> and <B>pioneers</B> such as Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks, as well as <B>cultural trailblazers</B> like Zadie