Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer, The Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement
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A collage-illustrated collection of poems and spirituals inspired by the life and work of civil rights advocate Fannie Lou Hamer.
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Two-time NAACP Image Award winner Carole Boston Weatherford is a New York Times best-selling author and poet. Her books include the Coretta Scott King Honor Book Becoming Billie Holiday, and the Caldecott Honor Books Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom, Freedom in Congo Square, and Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer, Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement. For career achievements, she has been recognized by the North Carolina English Teachers Association and the Children’s Book Guild of Washington, DC. She teaches at Fayetteville State University in North Carolina. Visit her online at CBWeatherford.com.
Ekua Holmes is a native of Roxbury, MA, a graduate of the Massachusetts College of Art and Design, and a recipient of the 2013 NAACP Image Award. Her picture books include the Caldecott Honor book Voice of Freedom and the Coretta Scott King Award winners Out of Wonder and Stuff of Stars. She is assistant director of MassArt’s Center for Art and Community Partnerships. ekuaholmes.com
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780763665319
- Publication Date
- August 4, 2015
- Publisher
- Candlewick Press
- Page Count
- 56
- Words Per Page
- 98
- Audience
- Picture
- Reading Age
- 4 - 7 years
- Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
- 2013957319
- WorldCat Number (OCLC)
- 1136134244
- Lexile® Level
- 820L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~S
- ATOS® Book Level
- 5.8
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 1
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 175361
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- MG
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