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Bridges instead of walls the story of Mavis Staples

"A memoir in poems of award-winning singer and Civil Rights activist Mavis Staples"--

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Staples, Mavis (Author), Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956- (Author)
Other Authors:	Walthall, Steffi (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Rocky Pond Books, 2024.
Subjects:	Staples, Mavis > Juvenile poetry. African American women singers > Juvenile poetry. African American civil rights workers > Juvenile poetry. Autobiographical poetry > Juvenile. Autobiographies > Juvenile. Picture books.
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Summary:	"A memoir in poems of award-winning singer and Civil Rights activist Mavis Staples"--
Physical Description:	1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, color map ; 25 x 28 cm
Audience:	Ages 6-9.
Bibliography:	Includes discography and filmography.
ISBN:	9780593624692 0593624696
Author Notes:	Born in 1939 and still performing in her 80s, Mavis Staples is one of the most admired musicians in the country. She holds multiple Grammy Awards including a Lifetime Achievement Grammy, is a Kennedy Center Honoree, and can be found in the Blues, Gospel, and Rock & Roll Halls of Fame. She and her family, The Staple Singers, were also known for their dedication to Civil Rights activism. Carole Boston Weatherford is a two-time NAACP Image Award winner and the author of Unspeakable , which won the Coretta Scott King Award, a Sibert Honor and was a National Book Award Finalist; the Newbery Honor book Box; and the New York Times Bestseller Moses. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she now teaches at Fayetteville State University in North Carolina. Steffi Walthall is an illustrator and character designer born and raised in Virginia. She received her BFA in Game Development from the Savannah College of Art & Design and has illustrated several previous picture books, including Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me 'Round .