The Youngest Marcher: The Story of Audrey Faye Hendricks, a Young Civil Rights Activist
| AUTHOR | Levinson, Cynthia; Brantley-Newton, Vanessa |
| PUBLISHER | Atheneum Books for Young Readers (01/17/2017) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Hardcover (Hardcover) |
Description
Meet the youngest known child to be arrested for a civil rights protest in Birmingham, Alabama, 1963, in this moving picture book that proves you're never too little to make a difference. Nine-year-old Audrey Faye Hendricks intended to go places and do things like anybody else. So when she heard grown-ups talk about wiping out Birmingham's segregation laws, she spoke up. As she listened to the preacher's words, smooth as glass, she sat up tall. And when she heard the plan--picket those white stores March to protest those unfair laws Fill the jails --she stepped right up and said, I'll do it She was going to j-a-a-il Audrey Faye Hendricks was confident and bold and brave as can be, and hers is the remarkable and inspiring story of one child's role in the Civil Rights Movement.
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Product Format
Product Details
ISBN-13:
9781481400701
ISBN-10:
1481400703
Binding:
Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
40
Carton Quantity:
30
Product Dimensions:
10.20 x 0.60 x 10.00 inches
Weight:
0.95 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Price on Product,
Ikids,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Social Activists
Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - 20th Century
Juvenile Nonfiction | African American & Black
Grade Level:
Kindergarten
- 5th Grade
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level:
3.9
Point Value:
0.5
Interest Level:
Lower Grade
Guided Reading Level:
Not Applicable
Dewey Decimal:
B
Library of Congress Control Number:
2013032438
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Meet the youngest known child to be arrested for a civil rights protest in Birmingham, Alabama, 1963, in this moving picture book that proves you're never too little to make a difference. Nine-year-old Audrey Faye Hendricks intended to go places and do things like anybody else. So when she heard grown-ups talk about wiping out Birmingham's segregation laws, she spoke up. As she listened to the preacher's words, smooth as glass, she sat up tall. And when she heard the plan--picket those white stores March to protest those unfair laws Fill the jails --she stepped right up and said, I'll do it She was going to j-a-a-il Audrey Faye Hendricks was confident and bold and brave as can be, and hers is the remarkable and inspiring story of one child's role in the Civil Rights Movement.
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Author:
Levinson, Cynthia
Cynthia Levinson is the award-winning author of We ve Got a Job: The 1963 Birmingham Children s March, which received four starred reviews and was one of Publishers Weekly s Best Books of 2012, and Watch Out for Flying Kids!: How Two Circuses, Two Countries, and Nine Kids Confront Conflict and Build Community. Cynthia worked in education policy and divides her time between Texas and Massachusetts.
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Illustrator:
Brantley-Newton, Vanessa
Vanessa Brantley-Newton is a self-taught illustrator, doll maker, and crafter. Her passion for children s books began when she came across The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats as a child in the 1960s. Growing up in a musical family who loved to sing, Vanessa s illustrations are as fun and whimsical as a beautiful melody. Vanessa currently makes her nest in Charlotte, NC with her husband of 20 years, their daughter, and a very rambunctious cat named Stripes.
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