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And yet you shine the Kohinoor diamond, colonization, and resistance

The story of the world's most famous diamonds -- stolen from South Asia during colonization and now among the crown jewels in London -- is a call to action for readers to decolonize and hold their heads high.

Main Author: Kelkar, Supriya.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Subjects:
Colonization.
Diamonds.
Picture books for children.
India > History.
Great Britain > History.
Picture books.
Summary: The story of the world's most famous diamonds -- stolen from South Asia during colonization and now among the crown jewels in London -- is a call to action for readers to decolonize and hold their heads high.
Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 28 cm
ISBN: 9781536228298
153622829X
Author Notes: Supriya Kelkar is an Indian-American author and mixed-media illustrator. In 2016, she won the Tu Books New Visions Award for her middle-grade novel Ahimsa . She is also the author of American As Paneer Pie ; That Thing about Bollywood ; The Cobra's Song ; Brown Is Beautiful , illustrated by Noor Sofi; Bindu's Bindis illustrated by Parvati Pillai; and many other acclaimed middle-grade novels and picture books. And Yet You Shine is her debut picture book as author-illustrator. Supriya Kelkar lives in Michigan.

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