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The Resource Voice of freedom : Fannie Lou Hamer, spirit of the civil rights movement, Carole Boston Weatherford ; illustrated by Ekua Holmes

Voice of freedom : Fannie Lou Hamer, spirit of the civil rights movement, Carole Boston Weatherford ; illustrated by Ekua Holmes

Label
Voice of freedom : Fannie Lou Hamer, spirit of the civil rights movement
Title
Voice of freedom
Title remainder
Fannie Lou Hamer, spirit of the civil rights movement
Statement of responsibility
Carole Boston Weatherford ; illustrated by Ekua Holmes
Creator
Contributor
Author
Illustrator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
Presents a collage-illustrated treasury of free verse poems and spirituals inspired by the life and work of civil rights advocate Fannie Lou Hamer
Tone
Writing style
Award
  • Amelia Bloomer Lists, 2016
  • Booklist Editors’ Choice: Books for Youth, 2015
  • Flora Stieglitz Straus Award, 2016.
  • John Steptoe Award for New Talent, Illustrator Category, 2016.
  • Notable Books for a Global Society, 2016.
  • ALA Notable Children's Books, 2016
Awards note
  • Sibert Honor book, 2016.
  • Caldecott Honor book, 2016.
  • Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Illustrator Award, 2016.
  • Boston Globe-Horn Book Award honoree, 2016.
Biography type
individual biography
http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
10434201
Cataloging source
BTCTA
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1956-
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Weatherford, Carole Boston
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Literary form
non fiction
http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel
  • 6
  • 12
Nature of contents
bibliography
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Holmes, Ekua
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True
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  • Hamer, Fannie Lou
  • Hamer, Fannie Lou
  • African American women civil rights workers
  • Civil rights movements
  • African Americans
  • Women
Target audience
juvenile
http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
Fannie Lou Hamer: the spirit of the Civil Rights Movement
Label
Voice of freedom : Fannie Lou Hamer, spirit of the civil rights movement, Carole Boston Weatherford ; illustrated by Ekua Holmes
Instantiates
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references
Carrier category
volume
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
27 x 29 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
1 volume (unpaged)
Isbn
9781725419995
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Other physical details
color illustrations
System control number
  • (OCoLC)884807675
  • 3583864
Label
Voice of freedom : Fannie Lou Hamer, spirit of the civil rights movement, Carole Boston Weatherford ; illustrated by Ekua Holmes
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references
Carrier category
volume
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
27 x 29 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
1 volume (unpaged)
Isbn
9781725419995
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Other physical details
color illustrations
System control number
  • (OCoLC)884807675
  • 3583864

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