Preaching to the chickens : the story of young John Lewis / Jabari Asim ; illustrated by E.B. Lewis.
Material type: TextPublisher: New York, NY : Nancy Paulsen Books, [2016]Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cmContent type:- text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780399168567
- 0399168567
- Lewis, John, 1940 February 21- -- Childhood and youth -- Juvenile literature
- African American civil rights workers -- Religious life -- Juvenile literature
- African American boys -- Alabama -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Chickens -- Juvenile literature
- Preaching -- Juvenile literature
- Rural children -- Alabama -- Juvenile literature
- Legislators -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- African American legislators -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Alabama -- Rural conditions -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
- Christian biography -- United States -- Juvenile literature
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's Biography | Lewis, J. A832 | Available | 33111008559243 | ||||
Children's Book | Main Library | Children's Biography | Lewis, J. A832 | Available | 33111008481158 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A New York Times Best Illustrated Book
Critically acclaimed author Jabari Asim and Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator E. B. Lewis give readers a fascinating glimpse into the boyhood of Civil Rights leader John Lewis.
John wants to be a preacher when he grows up-a leader whose words stir hearts to change, minds to think, and bodies to take action. But why wait? When John is put in charge of the family farm's flock of chickens, he discovers that they make a wonderful congregation! So he preaches to his flock, and they listen, content under his watchful care, riveted by the rhythm of his voice.
Celebrating ingenuity and dreaming big, this inspirational story, featuring Jabari Asim's stirring prose and E. B. Lewis's stunning, light-filled impressionistic watercolor paintings, includes an author's note about John Lewis, who grew up to be a member of the Freedom Riders, chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, and demonstrator on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama. John Lewis is now a Georgia congressman, who is still an activist today, recently holding a sit-in on the House floor of the U.S. Capitol to try to force a vote on gun violence. His March- Book Three recently won the National Book Award, as well as the American Library Association's Coretta Scott King Author Award, Printz Award, and Sibert Award.
"Critically acclaimed author Jabari Asim and Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator E.B. Lewis give readers a fascinating glimpse into the boyhood of Civil Rights leader John Lewis. John wants to be a preacher when he grows up a leader whose words stir hearts to change, minds to think, and bodies to take action. But why wait? When John is put in charge of the family farm's flock of chickens, he discovers that they make a wonderful congregation! So he preaches to his flock, and they listen, content under his watchful care, riveted by the rhythm of his voice. Celebrating ingenuity and dreaming big, this inspirational story, featuring Jabari Asim's stirring prose and E.B. Lewis's stunning, light-filled impressionistic watercolor paintings, includes an author's note about John Lewis, who grew up to be a member of the Freedom Riders, chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, and demonstrator on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, and is now a Georgia congressman"-- Provided by publisher.