Zoomin' Rhymes for Zoomin' Kids!

Young kids love rhyming: hearing rhymes spoken, speaking rhymes themselves, and sharing rhymes with someone they feel close to. Sharing the rhymes in this book with young kids may turn into "learning moments" for explaining social justice issues and the lives of the human-rights leaders contained in these rhymes, as well as the meanings of words that may be new for the kids: from Lakota, Mother Nature, and oil spills to segregation and human rights. We hope you experience many hours of closeness, sharing, learning and fun while zoomin' through these pages.

Young kids love rhyming: hearing rhymes spoken, speaking rhymes themselves, and sharing rhymes with someone they feel close to. Sharing the rhymes in this book with young kids may turn into "learning moments" for explaining social justice issues and the lives of the human-rights leaders contained in these rhymes, as well as the meanings of words that may be new for the kids: from Lakota, Mother Nature, and oil spills to segregation and human rights. We hope you experience many hours of closeness, sharing, learning and fun while zoomin' through these pages.

William Crossman is a human-rights activist, educator, writer, poet, jazz pianist, and playwright who creates and performs cultural works that promote social justice. Since his childhood days, when he made up stories and rhymes to entertain his younger sister Jean, he has continued to entertain and enlighten the many children in his life with improvised poems and stories. He lives in Oakland, California.