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Coretta's journey the life and times of Coretta Scott King

Most people know Coretta Scott King as the wife of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the civil rights leader. Coretta's march on freedom road made her a great leader, too. Alice Faye Duncan blends poetry and prose to follow Coretta from a challenging childhood in segregated Alabama, to music training in B...

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Main Author: Duncan, Alice Faye (Author)
Other Authors: Christie, R. Gregory, 1971- (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Calkins Creek Books, [2023]
Subjects:
King, Coretta Scott, > 1927-2006 > Biography > Juvenile nonfiction.
King, Martin Luther, > Jr., > 1929-1968 > Biography > Juvenile nonfiction.
African Americans > Segregation > Juvenile nonfiction.
African Americans > Civil rights > Juvenile nonfiction.
African American women > Juvenile nonfiction.
African American women political activists > Juvenile nonfiction.
Civil rights movements > Juvenile nonfiction.
African American civil rights workers > Juvenile nonfiction.
Biographies > Juvenile.
Biographical poetry > Juvenile.
Picture books.
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Summary:Most people know Coretta Scott King as the wife of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the civil rights leader. Coretta's march on freedom road made her a great leader, too. Alice Faye Duncan blends poetry and prose to follow Coretta from a challenging childhood in segregated Alabama, to music training in Boston, to her brave years as a wife, mother, and activist fighting for equal rights and her husband's legacy.
Physical Description:48 pages : color illustrations ; 27 x 27 cm
ISBN:9781662680045
166268004X
Author Notes:Alice Faye Duncan is the author of multiple children's books, including Memphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop , which received a 2019 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor and five starred reviews, and Just Like Mama , which was nominated for the NAACP Image Award. Her most recent books include Opal Lee and What it Means to Be Free , Evicted! , and Yellow Dog Blues .

R. Gregory Christie is a recipient of the Caldecott Honor, a winner of the NAACP Image award, and a six-time Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award honoree. His recent Calkins Creek books include Answering the Cry for Freedom by Gretchen Woelfle, which won the Carter G. Woodson Book Award, and Memphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop by Alice Faye Duncan, which received six starred reviews. He also designed the art on the US Postal Service's 2013 Kwanzaa stamp.

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