Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer: The Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement
Carole Boston Weatherford$16.14
$18.99
A 2016 Caldecott Honor Book
A 2016 Robert F. Sibert Honor Book
A 2016 John Steptoe New Talent Illustrator Award Winner
Stirring poems and stunning collage illustrations combine to celebrate the life of Fannie Lou Hamer, a champion of equal voting rights. "I am sick and tired of being sick and tired." Despite fierce prejudice and abuse, even being beaten to within an inch of her life, Fannie Lou Hamer was a champion of civil rights from the 1950s until her death in 1977. Integral to the Freedom Summer of 1964, Ms. Hamer gave a speech at the Democratic National Convention that, despite President Johnson's interference, aired on national TV news and spurred the nation to support the Freedom Democrats. Featuring vibrant mixed-media art full of intricate detail, Voice of Freedom celebrates Fannie Lou Hamer's life and legacy with a message of hope, determination, and strength.
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Published: 08/04/2015
ISBN: 9780763665319
Pages: 56
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 10.20h x 11.30w x 0.60d
Award: Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award - Honor Book
Award: Children's Book Committee Award - Winner
Award: Caldecott Medal - Honor Book
Award: Coretta Scott King Award - Winner
Award: Parents Choice Awards (Fall) (2008-Up) - Gold Medal Winner
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 05/01/2015
Kirkus Reviews 05/15/2015 pg. 45
Booklist 07/01/2015 pg. 53
School Library Journal 08/01/2015 pg. 130
BookPage 08/01/2015
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2015 pg. 134
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2015
Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/2016 pg. 13
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 175361 / Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer, Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement
Reading Level: 5.8 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 1
A 2016 Robert F. Sibert Honor Book
A 2016 John Steptoe New Talent Illustrator Award Winner
Stirring poems and stunning collage illustrations combine to celebrate the life of Fannie Lou Hamer, a champion of equal voting rights. "I am sick and tired of being sick and tired." Despite fierce prejudice and abuse, even being beaten to within an inch of her life, Fannie Lou Hamer was a champion of civil rights from the 1950s until her death in 1977. Integral to the Freedom Summer of 1964, Ms. Hamer gave a speech at the Democratic National Convention that, despite President Johnson's interference, aired on national TV news and spurred the nation to support the Freedom Democrats. Featuring vibrant mixed-media art full of intricate detail, Voice of Freedom celebrates Fannie Lou Hamer's life and legacy with a message of hope, determination, and strength.
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Published: 08/04/2015
ISBN: 9780763665319
Pages: 56
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 10.20h x 11.30w x 0.60d
Award: Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award - Honor Book
Award: Children's Book Committee Award - Winner
Award: Caldecott Medal - Honor Book
Award: Coretta Scott King Award - Winner
Award: Parents Choice Awards (Fall) (2008-Up) - Gold Medal Winner
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 05/01/2015
Kirkus Reviews 05/15/2015 pg. 45
Booklist 07/01/2015 pg. 53
School Library Journal 08/01/2015 pg. 130
BookPage 08/01/2015
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2015 pg. 134
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2015
Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/2016 pg. 13
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 175361 / Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer, Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement
Reading Level: 5.8 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 1