Our Children Can Soar: A Celebration of Rosa, Barack, and the Pioneers of Change
Language: English
Published by Bloomsbury USA Childrens, 2012
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- Title
- Our Children Can Soar: A Celebration of Rosa, Barack, and the Pioneers of Change
- Author
- Cook, Michelle
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury USA Childrens
- Publication year
- 2012
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1599907836
- ISBN 13
- 9781599907833
- Illustrator
- Dillon, Leo; Dillon, Diane; Velasquez, Eric; Christie, R. Gregory; Ransome, James E.; Collier, Bryan; Strickland, Shadra; Morrison, Frank; Cummings, Pat; Cabrera, Cozbi; Riley-Webb, Charlotte; Ford, AG; Lewis, E. B.
- Item weight
- 6 ounces
- Dimensions
- 8x0x10
An inspirational, poetic tribute to America's most important change-makers.
Celebrating accomplishments of important figures from the birth of the Civil Rights movement to the historical election of President Barack Obama, this resonant book show young readers that anyone can make change in their world. This award-winning picture book is a modern classic and must-have for every child's library.
Rosa sat so
Martin could march.
Martin marched so
Barack could run.
Barack ran so
Our children can soar.
Perfect for readers looking for:
- books featuring Black and African-American leaders
- books that inspire and inform
- books that celebrate American history and accomplishments
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About the Author
Diane and Leo Dillon, a husband-and-wife team, have collaborated on more than fifty picture and chapter books. They are known for their wide range of media and techniques and their mission to include people of many cultures in their work. They are the only artists to have received the Caldecott two years in succession.
ERIC VELASQUEZ is the author and illustrator of Grandma's Records and Grandma's Gift, a Pura Belpré Award winner. He is also the illustrator of The Price of Freedom; I, Matthew Henson, which received four starred reviews; Jesse Owens: Fastest Man Alive, which received two starred reviews; and The Piano Man, for which he won the Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Award. He is a graduate of the School of Visual Arts and lives in New York. www.ericvelasquez.com
R. Gregory Christie is a Brooklyn-based multi award-winning children's book illustrator who visits schools all over the country. www.gas-art.com
James Ransome is the illustrator of more than forty books and the winner of numerous awards. His work is part of both public and private children's book art collections. He teaches at Syracuse University and lives in Rhinebeck, NY, with his wife, writer Lesa Cline Ransome, and their children.
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