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K'naan,

When I Get Older: The Story Behind

32 pp. | Tundra | September, 2012 | Trade ISBN 978-1-77049-302-5 $17.95
(4) K-3 Illustrated by Rudy Gutierrez. With Sol Guy. K'naan is an acclaimed Somali-Canadian rap artist, poet, and songwriter, and his "Wavin' Flag" was the anthem of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. This watered-down autobiography chronicles his childhood: first in civil-war-ravaged Somalia, then in Toronto as a refugee, and how "music made [him] safe" through it all. Gutierrez's art has an intense graffiti-like energy. Music, lyrics, and a note on Somalia are appended.
Reviewer: Miriam Lang Budin

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