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Author: Kekla Magoon ,
Laura Freeman
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Imprint: Collins
Dimensions:
Width: 23.40cm
, Height: 0.50cm
, Length: 29.00cm
Weight: 0.227kg
ISBN: 9780062912527
ISBN 10: 0062912526
Pages: 40
Publication Date: 03 January 2023
Recommended Age: From 4 to 8 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
""Will serve to empower children who feel as powerless as Thurgood Marshall once felt."" -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) ""The crystal-clear and accessible text, focusing on essential cases in the career of ""Mr. Civil Rights,"" does justice to the Justice."" -- Horn Book (starred review) ""An appealing read about a Black figure who had a large and lasting impact on U.S. law."" -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) ""Short, straight-to-the-facts sentences, accessible to newly independent readers, are equally effective for group readalouds, and the stately cadence of the narration is matched by Freeman's digital artwork."" -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books ""A handsome, well-organized account of Marshall's life and work."" -- Booklist
Short, straight-to-the-facts sentences, accessible to newly independent readers, are equally effective for group readalouds, and the stately cadence of the narration is matched by Freeman's digital artwork. --Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books An appealing read about a Black figure who had a large and lasting impact on U.S. law. --Publishers Weekly (starred review) The crystal-clear and accessible text, focusing on essential cases in the career of Mr. Civil Rights, does justice to the Justice. --Horn Book (starred review) Will serve to empower children who feel as powerless as Thurgood Marshall once felt. --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) A handsome, well-organized account of Marshall's life and work.--Booklist
Author Information
Kekla Magoon is the author of many novels and nonfiction books, including The Rock and the River, How It Went Down, The Season of Styx Malone, and Revolution in Our Time: The Black Panther Party's Promise to the People. Kekla received the 2021 Margaret A. Edwards Award for significant and lasting contribution to young adult literature. She has been a National Book Award finalist in addition to receiving an NAACP Image Award, the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, a Printz Honor, four Coretta Scott King Honors, and two Walter Award Honors. Kekla teaches writing for children and young adults at Vermont College of Fine Arts. Visit her online at keklamagoon.com. Laura Freeman received her BFA from the School of Visual Arts in New York City and began her career illustrating for various editorial clients. Laura has illustrated many fine children's books over the years, including Fancy Party Gowns: The Story of Fashion Designer Ann Cole Lowe, written by Deborah Blumenthal, and the Coretta Scott King Honor Book Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race, by Margot Lee Shetterly. Laura now lives in Atlanta, Georgia, with her husband and their two children. Find out more about Laura at lfreemanart.com.
