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Because of you, John Lewis : the true story of a remarkable friendship

Title
Because of you, John Lewis : the true story of a remarkable friendship / by Andrea Davis Pinkney ; illustrated by Keith Henry Brown.
Author
Pinkney, Andrea Davis
Publication
  • New York : Scholastic Press, [2022]
  • ©2022

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Additional Authors
Brown, Keith Henry
Description
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations; 29 cm
Summary
"When young Tybre Faw discovers Congressman John Lewis and his heroic march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in the fight for the right to vote -- Tybre is determined to meet him. Tybre's two grandmothers take him on the seven-hour drive to Selma, Alabama, where Lewis invites Tybre to join him in the annual memorial walk across the Bridge. And so begins a most amazing friendship! In rich, poetic language, Andrea Davis Pinkney weaves the true story of a boy with a dream-together with the story of a real-life hero (who himself had a life-altering friendship with Martin Luther King Jr. when he was young!) Keith Henry Brown's deeply affecting paintings bring this inspiring bond between a young activist and an elder Congressman vividly to life. Both John Lewis and Martin Luther King, Jr. have left indelible marks on future generations. Will Tybre be next to carry the mantle?"--
Subject
  • Lewis, John, 1940-2020 > Juvenile literature
  • Faw, Tybre
  • Lewis, John, 1940-2020
  • Faw, Tybre > Juvenile literature
  • Civil rights movement
  • 1900-1999
  • Civil rights movements > United States > History > 20th century > Juvenile literature
  • African American legislators > Juvenile literature
  • African American civil rights workers > Juvenile literature
  • Friendship > Juvenile literature
  • African American civil rights workers
  • African American legislators
  • Friendship
  • Friendships > Juvenile literature
  • Friendships
  • Civil rights movements
  • United States
Genre/Form
  • History.
  • Juvenile works.
  • Biographies.
  • Picture books.
  • Creative nonfiction.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Audience (note)
  • Ages 4-8.
  • Grades 2-3.
  • 720L
Call Number
Sc F 23-248
ISBN
  • 9781338759082
  • 1338759086
LCCN
2021002188
OCLC
1233021482
Author
Pinkney, Andrea Davis, author.
Title
Because of you, John Lewis : the true story of a remarkable friendship / by Andrea Davis Pinkney ; illustrated by Keith Henry Brown.
Publisher
New York : Scholastic Press, [2022]
Copyright Date
©2022
Edition
First edition.
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Audience
Ages 4-8. Scholastic Press.
Grades 2-3. Scholastic Press.
720L Lexile
Study Program
Accelerated Reader MG 3.9 0.5 515354
Local Note
Schomburg copy with dust jacket.
Chronological Term
1900-1999
Added Author
Brown, Keith Henry, illustrator.
Research Call Number
Sc F 23-248
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