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Extraordinary magic the storytelling life of Virginia Hamilton

"A lyrical picture book biography that tells the story of one of America's most celebrated children's book authors, Virginia Hamilton, the first African American to win the Newbery Medal"--

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Main Author:	Crews, Nina (Author, Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2024.
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Hamilton, Virginia, > 1934-2002 > Juvenile nonfiction. African American women authors > Biography > Juvenile nonfiction. African American women poets > Biography > Juvenile nonfiction. Authors, American > 20th century > Biography > Juvenile nonfiction. Authors, American > 21st century > Biography > Juvenile nonfiction. Biographies > Juvenile. Poetry > Juvenile.
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Summary:	"A lyrical picture book biography that tells the story of one of America's most celebrated children's book authors, Virginia Hamilton, the first African American to win the Newbery Medal"--
Physical Description:	1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Audience:	Ages 4-8.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:	9780316383592
Author Notes:	Nina Crews is the acclaimed author and illustrator of I'm Not Small and One Hot Summer Day and the illustrator of Not Done Yet: Shirley Chisholm's Fight for Change by Tameka Fryer Brown, as well as Seeing Into Tomorrow: Haiku by Richard Wright, A Girl Like Me by Angela Johnson, and The Neighborhood Mother Goose . She is the recipient of the NY Library Association Empire State Award. Nina lives in Brooklyn, New York with her husband and son. She invites you to visit her online at ninacrews.com.