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Lift as You Climb

The Story of Ella Baker

By: Patricia Hruby Powell

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Lift as You Climb

The Story of Ella Baker

By: Patricia Hruby Powell

Learn about the civil rights activist Ella Baker in this inspiring picture book from Sibert Honor winner Patricia Hruby Powell and Caldecott Honor winner R. Gregory Christie. “What do you hope to accomplish?” asked Ella Baker’s granddaddy when she was still a child. Her mother provided the answer: “Lift as you climb.” Long before the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 60s, Ella Baker worked to lift others up by fighting racial injustice and empowering poor African Americans to stand up for their rights. Her dedication and grassroots work in many communities made her a valuable ally for leaders like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and she has been ranked as one of the most influential women in the civil rights movement. In the 1960s she worked to register voters and organize sit-ins, and she became a teacher and mentor to many young activists. Caldecott Honor winner R. Gregory Christie’s powerful pictures pair with Patricia Hruby Powell’s poignant words to paint a vivid portrait of the fight for the freedom of the human spirit.

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Margaret K. McElderry Books

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1534406239

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Struttin' with Some Barbecue

Lil Hardin Armstrong Becomes the First Lady of Jazz

By: Patricia Hruby Powell

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Lil Hardin Armstrong Becomes the First Lady of Jazz

By: Patricia Hruby Powell

Lil Hardin and her man, Louis Armstrong, were musical royalty--inventing a new kind of sound--makin' jazz. Believe it, baby! This is the true story of Lil Hardin Armstrong: pianist, composer, and bandleader in the early days of jazz. Ahead of her time, Lil made a career for herself--and for Louis Armstrong, her modest, unassuming husband. Louis might never have become the groundbreaking jazz player he was, if it hadn't been for Lil. Scat-inspired verse celebrates how Lil overcame race and gender barriers to become the first lady of the Chicago jazz scene. "Brimming with a contagious love of jazz and its first lady, this work brings down the house"--Kirkus Reviews, STARRED review

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Charlesbridge Publishing

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1580897401

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Lift as You Climb

The Story of Ella Baker

By: Patricia Hruby Powell

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Josephine

The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker

By: Patricia Hruby Powell

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The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker

By: Patricia Hruby Powell

Coretta Scott King Book Award, Illustrator, Honor Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award, Honor Boston Globe–Horn Book Award, Nonfiction Honor In exuberant verse and stirring pictures, Patricia Hruby Powell and Christian Robinson create an extraordinary portrait for young people of the passionate performer and civil rights advocate Josephine Baker, the woman who worked her way from the slums of St. Louis to the grandest stages in the world. Meticulously researched by both author and artist, Josephine's powerful story of struggle and triumph is an inspiration and a spectacle, just like the legend herself.

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Chronicle Books

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1452129711

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9781452129716

Struttin' with Some Barbecue

Lil Hardin Armstrong Becomes the First Lady of Jazz

By: Patricia Hruby Powell

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Lil Hardin Armstrong Becomes the First Lady of Jazz

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The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker

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