Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer: The Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement
by Carole Boston Weatherford (Author) and Ekua Holmes (Illustrator)
A first person biography in verse is a Sibert 2016 Honor!
Sibert 2016 Honor: Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer, Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement, #alayma #alamw16
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It is also a Caldecott Honor winner!
Caldecott 2016 Honor: Voice of Freedom Fannie Lou Hamer Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement, Illustrated by Ekua Holmes #alayma #alamw16
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And a Coretta Scott King – John Steptoe Award for New Talent Illustrator winner! (Yes, this is the illustrator’s first book!)
CSK Steptoe Illustrator 2016: Ekua Holmes, Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer, Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement #alayma #alamw16
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