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Fighting with love the legacy of John Lewis

"In a beautiful prose telling, the story of a groundbreaking civil rights leader, John Lewis. John Lewis left a cotton farm in Alabama to join the fight for civil rights. He was only a teenager. He soon became a leader of a moment that changed a nation. Walking at the side of his mentor, Dr. Martin...

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Main Author: Cline-Ransome, Lesa (Author)
Other Authors: Ransome, James (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2024]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Lewis, John, > 1940-2020 > Juvenile nonfiction.
African American civil rights workers > Biography > Juvenile nonfiction.
Civil rights workers > United States > Biography > Juvenile nonfiction.
African Americans > Civil rights > History > 20th century > Juvenile nonfiction.
African American legislators > Biography > Juvenile nonfiction.
United States > Race relations > Juvenile nonfiction.
Biographies > Juvenile.
Picture books.
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Summary:"In a beautiful prose telling, the story of a groundbreaking civil rights leader, John Lewis. John Lewis left a cotton farm in Alabama to join the fight for civil rights. He was only a teenager. He soon became a leader of a moment that changed a nation. Walking at the side of his mentor, Dr. Martin Luther King, Lewis was led by his belief in peaceful action and voting rights. Today and always his work and legacy will live on"--
Item Description:"A Paula Wiseman Book."
Physical Description:1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 x 29 cm
Audience:Ages 4-8
Grades 2-3
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781534496620
1534496629
Author Notes:Lesa Cline-Ransome is the author of numerous nonfiction and historical fiction titles for picture book, chapter book, middle grade, and young adult readers. Her One Big Open Sky was both a Coretta Scott King Honor book and a Newbery Honor book. Her picture books include Fighting with Love: The Legacy of John Lewis , Game Changers: The Story of Venus and Serena Williams , and The Power of Her Pen: The Story of Groundbreaking Journalist Ethel L. Payne. Her verse biography of Harriet Tubman, Before She Was Harriet , was nominated for an NAACP Image Award and received a Jane Addams Children's Book Honor, Christopher Award, and Coretta Scott King Honor for Illustration. Her debut middle grade novel, Finding Langston , won the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction and received the Coretta Scott King Award Author Honor. She lives in the Hudson Valley region of New York with her husband and frequent collaborator, James Ransome, and their family. Visit her at LesaClineRansome.com.

James E. Ransome's Fighting with Love: The Legacy of John Lewis was called "a warm tribute" by Kirkus Reviews and "highly recommended" by School Library Journal , both in starred reviews. His highly acclaimed illustrations for Before She Was Harriet received the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor. His other award-winning titles include the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Honor Book The Bell Rang , Coretta Scott King Author Award Honor Book Uncle Jed's Barbershop , Reading Rainbow Book Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt , and Let My People Go , winner of the NAACP Image Award. James is also a recipient of the ALA Children's Literature Legacy Award. He is on the faculty at the School of Visual Arts in the MFA Illustration Visual Essay program. James frequently collaborates with his wife, author Lesa Cline-Ransome. They live in New York's Hudson Valley region with their family. Visit James at JamesRansome.com.

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