Overview
Children's Literature Legacy Award winner and Young People's Poet Laureate Carole Boston Weatherford and award-winning illustrator James E. Ransome use key moments from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s life to inspire future generations to stand up for what's right, make the world a better place, and be a King. You can be a King. Stamp out hatred. Put your foot down and walk tall. You can be a King. Beat the drum for justice. March to your own conscience. Featuring a dual narrative of the key moments of Dr. King's life alongside a modern class as the students learn about him, this engaging story highlights principles that readers today can emulate in their own lives. As times change, Dr. King's example remains, encouraging a new generation of children to take charge and change the world . . . to be a King.
Full Product Details
Author: Carole Boston Weatherford ,
James E. Ransome
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint: Bloomsbury Childrens Books
Dimensions:
Width: 21.50cm
, Height: 1.00cm
, Length: 28.00cm
Weight: 0.436kg
ISBN: 9780802723680
ISBN 10: 0802723683
Pages: 40
Publication Date: 02 January 2018
Recommended Age: From 4 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
Bold, honest, informative, and unforgettable. - starred review, Kirkus Reviews on VOICE OF FREEDOM: FRANNIE LOU HAMER Told in the first person from Hamer's own perspective, this lyrical text in verse emphasizes the activist's perseverance and courage, as she let her booming voice be heard. - starred review, School Library Journal on VOICE OF FREEDOM: FRANNIE LOU HAMER Caldecott Honor winner Weatherford has rendered Hamer's voice so precisely that it is like sitting at her knee as she tells her story. - starred review, Bookist on VOICE OF FREEDOM: FRANNIE LOU HAMER Visceral, intimate and plainly told, this story is sure to move young children. - The New York Times Book Review on WORDS SET ME FREE Ransome's acrylic and oil paintings combine striking naturalism with a palette of inky greens and blues. - starred review, Publishers Weekly on WORDS SET ME FREE
Author Information
Two-time NAACP Image Award winner Carole Boston Weatherford has authored many children's books, including the Newbery Honor winner Box: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom and the Caldecott Honor winners Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom; Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer, Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement; and Freedom in Congo Square. She is a professor at Fayetteville State University in North Carolina. www.CBWeatherford.com. James E. Ransome has illustrated many picture books including the Coretta Scott King Award-winner The Creation, the Coretta Scott King Honor-winner Uncle Jed's Barbershop and This is the Rope by Jacqueline Woodson. James was also one of the collaborators on Our Children Can Soar, which won the NCAAP Image Award. He lives in Rhinebeck, New York, with his wife. www.jamesransome.com
