{"product_id":"lillians-right-to-vote-a-celebration-of-the-voting-rights-act-of-1965","title":"Lillian's Right to Vote: A Celebration of the Voting Rights Act of 1965","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Winter, Jonah\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrand:\u003c\/b\u003e SCHWARTZ \u0026amp; WADE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eColor:\u003c\/b\u003e Multicolor\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition:\u003c\/b\u003e Illustrated\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFeatures:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eSchwartz Wade Books\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Picture Book\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber Of Pages:\u003c\/b\u003e 40\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 14-07-2015\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Number:\u003c\/b\u003e illustrations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e Product Description      \u003cbr\u003e\nAn elderly African American woman, en route to vote, remembers her family’s tumultuous voting history in this picture book publishing in time for the fiftieth anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.\u003cbr\u003e\n  \u003cbr\u003e\n As Lillian, a one-hundred-year-old African American woman, makes a “long haul up a steep hill” to her polling place, she sees more than trees and sky—she sees her family’s history. She sees the passage of the Fifteenth Amendment and her great-grandfather voting for the first time. She sees her parents trying to register to vote. And she sees herself marching in a protest from Selma to Montgomery. Veteran bestselling picture-book author Jonah Winter and Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award winner Shane W. Evans vividly recall America’s battle for civil rights in this lyrical, poignant account of one woman’s fierce determination to make it up the hill and make her voice heard.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\"Moving.... Stirs up a potent mixture of grief, anger, and pride at the history of black people’s fight for access to the ballot box.\" —\u003cbr\u003e\nThe New York Times\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\"A much-needed picture book that will enlighten a new generation about battles won and a timely call to uphold these victories in the present.\" —\u003cbr\u003e\nKirkus Reviews, Starred\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\"A valuable introduction to and overview of the civil rights movement.\" —\u003cbr\u003e\nPublishers Weekly, Starred\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\"An important book that will give you goose bumps.\" —\u003cbr\u003e\nBooklist, Starred\u003cbr\u003e\n      Review      \u003cbr\u003e\n\"Moving.... Stirs up a potent mixture of grief, anger, and pride at the history of black people’s fight for access to the ballot box.\" —The New York Times“A much-needed picture book that will enlighten a new generation about battles won and a timely call to uphold these victories in the present.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review“The illustrations… are what truly distinguish this offering… A powerful historical picture book.” —School Library Journal, starred review“Simple yet powerful, Lillian’s narrative transforms a complex topic into an affecting story suitable for a younger audience, making it a perfect introduction to voting and civil rights. An important book that will give you goose bumps.” —Booklist, starred  review\"“Winter's prose has a lofty, oratorical quality...skillfully blending Lillian's individual path to the voting booth with the historical context that made it possible...A valuable introduction to and overview of the civil rights movement.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\n      About the Author      \u003cbr\u003e\nJonah Winter has written many highly acclaimed books for children, including\u003cbr\u003e\nYou Never Heard of Sandy Koufax?!, which was named an ALA-ALSC Notable Children’s Book and a\u003cbr\u003e\nBooklist Top of the List, and\u003cbr\u003e\nYou Never Heard of Willie Mays?!, which received four starred reviews and was named a\u003cbr\u003e\nBulletin Blue Ribbon Book. His other books include\u003cbr\u003e\nHere Comes the Garbage Barge!, a\u003cbr\u003e\nNew York Times Best Illustrated Book;\u003cbr\u003e\nBarack, a\u003cbr\u003e\nNew York Times bestseller; and\u003cbr\u003e\nDizzy, recipient of Best Book of the Year citations from\u003cbr\u003e\nBooklist, School Library Journal, The Horn Book Magazine, The Bulletin, and\u003cbr\u003e\nKirkus Reviews. Jonah divides his time between Santa Fe, New Mexico, and a small town in Pennsylvania.\u003cbr\u003e\n  \u003cbr\u003e\n Shane W. Evans is the author and illustrator of numerous books for children, including\u003cbr\u003e\nWe March and\u003cbr\u003e\nUnderground: Finding the Light to Freedom, which received the Coretta Scott King Illustration Award. He has illustrated more than thirty picture books, including\u003cbr\u003e\nOsceola: Memories of a Sharecropper’s Daughter by Alan Govenar, winner of the\u003cbr\u003e\nBoston Globe–Horn Book Award for Nonfiction. Shane lives in Kansas City, Missouri, where he runs Dream Studio, a community art space.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEAN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780385390286\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePackage Dimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.2 x 8.8 x 0.4 inches\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SCHWARTZ \u0026 WADE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50145476772144,"sku":"Trans_9780385390286","price":1050.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/9968\/4144\/files\/91yEGnYEPiL.jpg?v=1757936149","url":"https:\/\/www.retailmaharaj.com\/bn\/products\/lillians-right-to-vote-a-celebration-of-the-voting-rights-act-of-1965","provider":"Retail Maharaj","version":"1.0","type":"link"}