Because Claudette

Because Claudette
Tracey Baptiste, Tonya Engel
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Hardback
h287 x 222mm - 32pg
1 Feb 2022 US
International import eta 7-19 days
9780593326404
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From NYT bestselling author Tracey Baptiste comes a singular picture book that is both a biography about Claudette Colvin, the teen whose activism launched the Montgomery bus boycott, and a celebration of collective action. When fifteen-year-old Claudette Colvin boarded a segregated bus on March 2, 1955, she had no idea she was about to make history. At school she was learning about abolitionists like Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth, which helped inspire her decision to refuse to give up her seat to a white woman, which led to her arrest, which began a crucial chain of events- Rosa Park' s sit-in nine months later, the organization of the Montgomery bus boycott by activists like Professor Jo Ann Robinson and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. , and the Supreme Court decision that Alabama' s bus segregation was unconstitutional-a major triumph for the civil rights movement. Because of Claudette' s brave stand against injustice, history was transformed. Now it' s time for young readers to learn about this living legend, her pivotal role in the civil rights movement, and the power of one person reaching out to another in the fight for change.
*"A gorgeous tribute to a young Black activist that will inspire many readers. Add this to all picture book biography shelves. Luminous. "-School Library Journal, starred review *"A powerful narrative that showcases generative energy of acts of resistance both big and small. "-Publishers Weekly,starred review *"This approachable biography of the young activist highlights her bravery, commitment, and vulnerability. Young readers will appreciate learning about a regular kid who did something extraordinary. The acrylic and oil illustrations are vivid and eye-catching . . . An engaging profile of an inspiring civil rights hero whom readers will enjoy learning about and cheering for. "-Kirkus Reviews, starred review
Tracey Baptiste is the New York Times bestselling author of Minecraft: The Crash, as well as the creepy Caribbean series The Jumbies. She' s also written the contemporary young adult novel Angel' s Grace and nine nonfiction books for kids in elementary through high school. A former elementary school teacher, Tracey does numerous author visits, and is on the faculty at Lesley University' s Creative Writing MFA program. Tonya Engel is an artist who has had studios in New York, Paris, Austin, and Houston, where she lives now. Figurative and full of symbolism, her work is influenced by both folk artists of the Deep South and contemporary masters like Frida Kahlo and Marc Chagall. She is also the illustrator of My Hair Is Magic and Rise!, a picture book biography about Maya Angelou.
Status: Indent title, imported to order
ISBN-13: 9780593326404
Published: 1 Feb 2022
Published In: United States
Imprint: Dial Books for Young Readers US
Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
Format: Hardback
Height: 287mm
Width: 222mm
Spine: 11mm
Weight: 369g
Pages: 32

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