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What do you do with a voice like that? the story of extraordinary congresswoman Barbara Jordan

"A picture book of lawyer, politician, and civil rights leader Barbara Jordan."--Provided by publisher.

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Main Author:	Barton, Chris (Author)
Other Authors:	Holmes, Ekua (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Beach Lane Books, [2018]
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Jordan, Barbara, > 1936-1996 > Juvenile nonfiction. Legislators > United States > Biography > Juvenile nonfiction. African American women legislators > Biography > Juvenile nonfiction. African American women legislators > Texas > Biography > Juvenile nonfiction. Texas > Politics and government > 1951- > Juvenile nonfiction. Biographies > Juvenile.
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Summary:	"A picture book of lawyer, politician, and civil rights leader Barbara Jordan."--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:	1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:	9781481465618 1481465619
Author Notes:	Chris Barton is the author of many picture books including the award-winning What Do You Do with a Voice Like That?: The Story of Extraordinary Congresswoman Barbara Jordan , New York Times bestseller Shark vs. Train , Sibert Honor-winning The Day-Glo Brothers , and Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List books The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch and Whoosh! . He visits schools by the score and also loves speaking to professional gatherings of librarians, educators, and his fellow writers. Chris and his wife, novelist Jennifer Ziegler, live in Austin, Texas, with their family. For more information about Chris, please visit ChrisBarton.info. Ekua Holmes is a fine artist whose work explores themes of family, relationships, hope, and faith. The first children's book she illustrated was Carole Boston Weatherford's Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer , which was a Caldecott Honor Book and a Robert F. Sibert Honor Book and for which Ekua won the John Steptoe New Talent Illustrator Award. Ekua Holmes lives in Boston.