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When Thunder Comes: Poems for Civil Rights Leaders
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Book Description
In moving verse, Children's Poet Laureate J. Patrick Lewis gives new voice to seventeen heroes of civil rights. Exquisitely illustrated by five extraordinary artists, this commanding collection of poems invites the reader to hear in each verse the thunder that lies in every voice, no matter how small. Featuring civil rights luminaries Coretta Scott King, Harvey Milk, Mohandas Gandhi, Nelson Mandel... More
Book Information
PublisherChronicle Books
BindingHardcover
Reading LevelAges 9-12
# of Pages44
ISBN-101452101191
ISBN-13978-1452101194
Publication Date12/26/2012
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About J. Patrick Lewis (Author) : J. Patrick Lewis is a published adapter, author, and an illustrator of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of J. Patrick Lewis include Spot the Plot, Birds on a Wire,... more
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About Gregory Christie (Illustrator) : Gregory Christie is a published author and an illustrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of Gregory Christie include Yesterday I Had the Blues, Jazz Baby, The Champ, and The Deaf M... more
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About Jim Burke (Illustrator) : Jim Burke is a published illustrator of children's books. Published credits of Jim Burke include Johnny Appleseed, Naming Liberty.
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About John Parra (Illustrator) : John Parra is a published illustrator of children's books. A published credit of John Parra is Gracias / Thanks.
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About Meilo So (Illustrator) : Meilo So is a published author and an illustrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of Meilo So include The Cat's Tale: Why the Years Are Named for Animals, Pale Male: Citizen Hawk o... more
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About Tonya Engel (Illustrator) : Tonya Engel is a published illustrator. A published credit of Tonya Engel is Our Lady of Guadalupe.
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