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Holding her own : the exceptional life of Jackie Ormes
- Title
- Holding her own : the exceptional life of Jackie Ormes / words by Traci N. Todd ; pictures by Shannon Wright.
- Author
- Todd, Traci N.
- Publication
- New York : Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., 2023.
- ©2023
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- Additional Authors
- Wright, Shannon (Illustrator)
- Description
- 1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color); 29 cm
- Summary
- "When Jackie Ormes sees an opportunity, she takes it. She's a journalist, cartoonist, fashionista, philanthropist, and activist -- and she wants to use her artistry to bring joy and hope to Black people everywhere. But in post-World War II America, Black people are still being denied their civil rights, and Jackie has a dilemma: How can her art remain true to her signature Jackie joy, while also staying honest about the inequalities Black people have been fighting against? Traci N. Todd and Shannon Wright have crafted a gorgeous and moving tribute to the indelible legacy of America's first Black woman cartoonist"--
- Alternative Title
- Exceptional life of Jackie Ormes
- Subject
- Ormes, Jackie, 1911-1985 > Juvenile literature
- Ormes, Jackie, 1911-1985
- African American women artists > Biography > Juvenile literature
- African American women cartoonists > Biography > Juvenile literature
- Cartoonists > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature
- African Americans > Biography > Juvenile literature
- African American women cartoonists
- Cartoonists
- African American women artists
- African Americans
- United States
- Genre/Form
- Picture books for children.
- Biographies.
- Picture books.
- Juvenile works.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Audience (note)
- Ages 7-10
- Grades 2-3
- Call Number
- Sc+ F 23-419
- ISBN
- 9781338305906
- 1338305905
- LCCN
- 2022002533
- OCLC
- 1338840952
- Author
- Todd, Traci N., author.
- Title
- Holding her own : the exceptional life of Jackie Ormes / words by Traci N. Todd ; pictures by Shannon Wright.
- Publisher
- New York : Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., 2023.
- Copyright Date
- ©2023
- Edition
- First edition.
- Type of Content
- textstill image
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Audience
- Ages 7-10 Scholastic.Grades 2-3 Scholastic.
- Local Note
- Schomburg copy with dust jacket.
- Local Subject
- Black author.
- Added Author
- Wright, Shannon (Illustrator), illustrator.
- Research Call Number
- Sc+ F 23-419