Standing in the Need of Prayer

A Modern Retelling of the Classic Spiritual

Standing in the Need of Prayer
Carole Boston Weatherford, Frank Morrison
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Hardback
h305 x 229mm - 32pg
20 Sep 2022 US
International import eta 7-19 days
9780593306345
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From an award-winning author and critically acclaimed artist comes a stunning and deeply moving picture book based on the popular spiritual "Standing in the Need of Prayer. "The classic lyrics have been reworked to chronicle the milestones, struggles, tragedies, and triumphs of African American history. A perfect gift or timeless keepsake!This inspirational book encapsulates African American history and invites conversations at all levels. Carole Boston Weatherford' s riveting text and Frank Morrison' s evocative and detailed paintings are informative reminders of yesterday, hopeful images for today, and aspirational dreams of tomorrow. Starting from 1619 and stretching more than four hundred years, this book features such pivotal moments in history as the arrival of enslaved people in Jamestown, Virginia; Nat Turner' s rebellion; the integration of the US military; the Selma to Montgomery marches; and peaceful present-day protests. It also celebrates the feats of African American musicians and athletes, such as Duke Ellington and Florence Griffith Joyner. At the end of the book, readers will find descriptions of the people, places, and events that are featured, along with a note from Carole Boston Weatherford. Visually stunning and incredibly timely, this book reckons with a painful history while serving as atestament to the human spirit' s ability to persevere in even the most hopeless of circumstances. Its universal message of faith, strength, and resilience will resonate with readers of all ages.
"A richly illustrated, informative picture book that will leave readers humming and spark a desire to learn more. " -The Horn Book, starred review "Gorgeous and enlightening, nourishing both mind and soul. "-Kirkus Reviews, starred review "Truly elegant"-Booklist, starred review
Carole Boston Weatherford is a two-time NAACP Image Award winner and the author of Unspeakable- The Tulsa Race Massacre, which won the Coretta Scott King Author and Illustrator Awards, a Caldecott Honor, and a Sibert Honor; the Newbery Honor book Box- Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom; and the Caldecott Honor books Freedom in Congo Square, Voice of Freedom- Fannie Lou Hamer, Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement, and Moses- When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom. Born in Baltimore, Weatherford now teaches at Fayetteville State University, in North Carolina. Frank Morrison started his journey as a graffiti artist in New Jersey, tagging walls with spray paint. It wasn' t until he visited the Louvre Museum in Paris as part of the Sugar Hill Gang' s dance entourage that he realized painting was his true creative path. His work has been featured at Art Basel, SCOPE Miami Beach, and Red Dot art fairs, and shown at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture and the Mason Fine Art Gallery in Atlanta. He is the illustrator of over twenty children' s books, including the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award winner R-E-S-P-E-C-T, the Coretta Scott King-John Steptoe Award winner Jazzy Miz Mozetta, and the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor books Little Melba and Her Big Trombone and Let the Children March. Frank was a Society of Illustrators Original Art Silver Medal Honoree two years in a row, for The Roots of Rap and R-E-S-P-E-C-T.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9780593306345
Published: 20 Sep 2022
Published In: United States
Imprint: Crown Books for Young Readers
Publisher: Random House USA Inc
Format: Hardback
Height: 305mm
Width: 229mm
Pages: 32

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