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Hand in hand : ten Black men who changed America
Record details
- ISBN: 9781423142577 (hbk.)
- ISBN: 1423142578 (hbk.)
- ISBN: 9781423183037
- ISBN: 1423183037
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Physical Description:
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243 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm. - Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : Disney/Jump at the Sun, c2012.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Benjamin Banneker : Surveyor of the Sky -- Frederick Douglass : Capital Orator -- Booker T. Washington : Polished Pioneer -- W.E.B. DuBois : Erudite Educator -- A. Philip Randolph : Always Striding Ahead -- Thurgood Marshall : Mr. Civil Rights -- Jackie Robinson : Game-Changer -- Malcolm X : Spark-Light -- Martin Luther King, Jr. : Nonviolent Visionary -- Barack H. Obama, Jr. : Holding on to Hope -- Timeline. |
| Awards Note: | Coretta Scott King Author Award, 2013. |
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- 3 of 3 copies available at Kenton County Public Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Covington Branch | J 973.0496 Pink (Text) | 33126016967139 | JNonfiction | Available | - |
| Erlanger Branch | J 973.0496 Pink (Text) | 33126016967147 | JNonfiction | Available | - |
| Independence Branch | J 973.0496 Pink (Text) | 33126018564942 | JNonfiction | Available | - |
- School Library Journal Reviews : SLJ Reviews 2012 November
Gr 5â8âThis book is similar in scope to the author's Let It Shine: Stories of Black Women Freedom Fighters (Harcourt, 2000. The subjects here include Benjamin Banneker, Frederick Douglass, Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. DuBois, A. Philip Randolph, Thurgood Marshall, Jackie Robinson, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Barack Obama, all introduced in the author's characteristically lively prose ("Black students kept on keeping on with dog-eared textbooks and dog-tired feet"; Malcolm Little's hair was transformed from "pretty-boy cotton-kink to slick-daddy bone-straight"). The distinct experiences that shaped each man are ably delineated-the childhood events, the hardships faced, the richly deserved victories won-and the results are, without exception, compelling. The large font size is perfect for the middle-grade audience, but too many blocks of unbroken text may turn away less-confident readers. Thankfully, Brian Pinkney's magnificent portraits and spot art throughout each profile help to amplify each man's story. A must-have for all libraries serving young people.Sam Bloom, Blue Ash Library, Cincinnati, OH
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