(0)
(0)
(0)
(0)
(0)Jamey Christoph
Author
Publisher
Philomel
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Publisher Annotation: All across the world, among hundreds of cultures and across centuries, people have come together to give thanks. But Americans didn't have an official Thanksgiving holiday until the 1800s. The holiday Americans know today exists because of a woman named Sarah Josepha Hale, a spirited letter-writing campaign, a sympathetic president, and a civil war. This beautifully illustrated picture book shares the true story of how Thanksgiving...
Author
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2015
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Winner of the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Children's Literary Work
Gordon Parks is most famous for being the first black director in Hollywood. But before he made movies and wrote books, he was a poor African American looking for work. When he bought a camera, his life changed forever. He taught himself how to take pictures and before long, people noticed.This is a fixed-format ebook, which preserves the design and layout of
...Author
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
The Society of Illustrators Original Art Exhibit 2015
2015 NAACP Image Award—Outstanding Literary Work, Children
New York Public Library's 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People 2016—CBC/NCSS
STARRED REVIEW! "Weatherford writes in the present tense with intensity, carefully choosing words that concisely evoke the man. Parks' photography gave a powerful and