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Lift as you climb the story of Ella Baker

"A picture book about the life of civil rights activist Ella Baker"--Provided by publisher.

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Main Author: Powell, Patricia Hruby, 1951- (Author)
Other Authors: Christie, R. Gregory, 1971- (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Margaret K. McElderry Books, [2020]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Baker, Ella, > 1903-1986 > Juvenile nonfiction.
Civil rights workers > United States > Biography > Juvenile nonfiction.
African American women civil rights workers > Biography > Juvenile nonfiction.
Biographies > Juvenile.
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Summary:"A picture book about the life of civil rights activist Ella Baker"--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Audience:Ages 4-8.
ISBN:9781534406230
1534406239
Author Notes:Patricia Hruby Powell is the author of Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker , which earned five starred reviews and won a Robert F. Sibert Nonfiction Honor, Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor, Boston Globe-Horn Book Nonfiction Honor, and Parent's Choice Gold for Poetry. She is also the author of the YA documentary novel Loving Vs. Virginia, which was an Indie Next Pick; Struttin' With Some Barbecue , a Kirkus Reviews Best Book; and Lift as You Climb , a picture book biography of Ella Baker. Visit her at TalesforAllAges.com.

R. Gregory Christie received a Caldecott Honor for his illustrations in Freedom in Congo Square , written by Carole Boston Weatherford. He is a three-time recipient of The New York Times 's 10 Best Illustrated Children's Books of the Year Award, a six-time recipient of the Coretta Scott King Honor Award in Illustration, and a winner of the Boston Globe­-Horn Book Award, the NAACP's Image Award, and the Once Upon a World Children's Book Award from the Museum of Tolerance. Visit Mr. Christie's website at Gas-Art.com.

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