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The faith of Elijah Cummings the north star of equal justice

"A picture book biography of Elijah Cummings, outlining major events in his childhood, career and fight for justice"--

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956- (Author)
Other Authors:	Freeman, Laura (Illustrator) (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Random House Studio, [2021]
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Cummings, Elijah > Juvenile nonfiction. African American legislators > Maryland > Biography > Juvenile nonfiction. African American civil rights workers > Biography > Juvenile nonfiction. African Americans > Biography > Juvenile nonfiction. Biographies > Juvenile. Picture books.
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Summary:	"A picture book biography of Elijah Cummings, outlining major events in his childhood, career and fight for justice"--
Physical Description:	33 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 26 x 27 cm
Audience:	Ages 6-9. Grades 2-3.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:	9780593306505 0593306503 9780593306512 0593306511
Author Notes:	Carole Boston Weatherford, a two-time NAACP Image Award winner, is the author of the Newbery Honor Book Box: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom , as well as three Caldecott Honor Books, including Freedom in Congo Square and Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom . She also wrote Freedom on the Menu: The Greensboro Sit-Ins. Born in Baltimore, she first encountered Elijah Cummings when he was president of the Monumental City Bar Association, an affiliate of the National Bar Association, for which she was publicist. Weatherford teaches at Fayetteville State University, in North Carolina. Laura Freeman is a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honoree. Her work has been recognized with an NAACP Image Award, reached the New York Times bestseller List, and been honored by the Society of Illustrators, the Georgia Center for the Book, and in the annuals for Communication Arts and American Illustration. In addition to illustrating books, Laura's art can be found on a wide range of products, from dishes and textiles to greeting cards, and her editorial images are frequently seen in the New York Times and other periodicals. She invites you to visit her website, LFreemanArt.com, to discover more about her.