| Thurgood Contributor(s): Winter, Jonah (Author), Collier, Bryan (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1524765341 ISBN-13: 9781524765347 Publisher: Anne Schwartz Books
Binding Type: Library Binding - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: September 2019 * Out of Print * |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Historical - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - United States - African-american - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - 20th Century |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2018053004 |
| Age Level: 5-9 |
| Grade Level: Kindergarten-4 |
| Lexile Measure: 950(Not Available) |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 10.2" W x 10.1" L (1.10 lbs) 40 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product |
| Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 07/01/2019 pg. 149 Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 10/01/2019 Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2019 pg. 122 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Thurgood Marshall--the first black justice on the Supreme Court and a giant of the civil rights movement--jumps to life in this inspiring picture-book biography from an award-winning author and six-time Coretta Scott King, four-time Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator. Thurgood Marshall was a born lawyer--the loudest talker, funniest joke teller, and best arguer from the time he was a kid growing up in Baltimore in the early 1900s. He would go on to become the star of his high school and college debate teams, a stellar law student at Howard University, and, as a lawyer, a one-man weapon against the discriminatory laws against black Americans. After only two years at the NAACP, he was their top lawyer and had earned himself the nickname Mr. Civil Rights. He argued--and won--cases before the Supreme Court, including one of the most important cases in American history: Brown v Board of Education. And he became the first black U.S. Supreme Court Justice in history. Like its subject, here is a biography that crackles with energy and intensity--a great introduction to a great man. A Washington Post Best Book of the Year A Bank Street Best Book of the Year A Booklist Youth Editor's Choice Selection A Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature's Best Book |
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