Freedom in Congo Square
Record details
- ISBN: 1499801033
- ISBN: 9781499801033
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Physical Description:
print
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm - Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, New York : Little Bee Books, [2016]
Content descriptions
Awards Note: | Caldecott Honor Book, 2017. Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book, 2017. |
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Subject: | African Americans Louisiana New Orleans History African Americans Louisiana New Orleans Social life and customs Congo Square (New Orleans, La.) History New Orleans (La.) History |
Available copies
- 2 of 4 copies available at Kenton County.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 4 total copies.
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Covington Branch | J 976.335 Weat (Text) | 33126020278440 | JNonfiction | Available | - |
Covington Branch | J 976.335 Weat (Text) | 33126020592634 | JNonfiction | Checked out | 04/15/2024 |
Erlanger Branch | J 976.335 Weat (Text) | 33126021804517 | JNonfiction | Available | - |
Independence Branch | J 976.335 Weat (Text) | 33126020592618 | JNonfiction | Checked out | 04/15/2024 |
Carole Boston Weatherford is an award-winning nonfiction children's book author. Her books have received numerous accolades, including a Caldecott Honor for Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom and a Coretta Scott King Award Honor for Becoming Billie Holiday, as well as the NAACPâs Image Award. She is currently a professor and Director of Professional Writing at Fayetteville State University in North Carolina. You can find more about Carole at cbweatherford.com.
R. Gregory Christie is a three-time recipient of a Coretta Scott King Award Honor for illustration (Brothers in Hope: The Story of the Lost Boys of Sudan; Only Passing Through: The Story of Sojourner Truth; The Palm of My Heart: Poetry by African American Children), a two-time winner of the New York Timesâ 1 Best Illustrated Childrenâs Books of the Year (in 2 for Only Passing Through and in 22 for Stars in the Darkness), a honor winner of the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award for illustration (Jazz Baby), and a recipient of the NAACPâs Image Award. He operates GAS-ART GIFTS, a childrenâs bookstore with autographed copies in Decatur, Georgia. You can find more about Greg online at gas-art.com.
Carole Boston Weatherford is an award-winning nonfiction children's book author. Her books have received numerous accolades, including a Caldecott Honor for Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom and a Coretta Scott King Award Honor for Becoming Billie Holiday, as well as the NAACP's Image Award. She is currently a professor and Director of Professional Writing at Fayetteville State University in North Carolina. You can find more about Carole at cbweatherford.com.
R. Gregory Christie is a three-time recipient of a Coretta Scott King Award Honor for illustration (Brothers in Hope: The Story of the Lost Boys of Sudan; Only Passing Through: The Story of Sojourner Truth; The Palm of My Heart: Poetry by African American Children), a two-time winner of the New York Times' 1 Best Illustrated Children's Books of the Year (in 2 for Only Passing Through and in 22 for Stars in the Darkness), a honor winner of the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award for illustration (Jazz Baby), and a recipient of the NAACP's Image Award. He operates GAS-ART GIFTS, a children's bookstore with autographed copies in Decatur, Georgia. You can find more about Greg online at gas-art.com.