{"product_id":"lillians-right-to-vote-a-celebration-of-the-voting-rights-act-of-1965-hardcover","title":"Lillian's Right to Vote: A Celebration of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJonah Winter\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eShane W. Evans\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"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.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"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.\" --\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews, \u003c\/i\u003e Starred \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A valuable introduction to and overview of the civil rights movement.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly, \u003c\/i\u003e Starred \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An important book that will give you goose bumps.\" --\u003ci\u003eBooklist, \u003c\/i\u003e Starred\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJonah Winter has written many highly acclaimed books for children, including \u003ci\u003eYou Never Heard of Sandy Koufax?!, \u003c\/i\u003e which was named an ALA-ALSC Notable Children's Book and a \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e Top of the List, and \u003ci\u003eYou Never Heard of Willie Mays?!, \u003c\/i\u003e which received four starred reviews and was named a \u003ci\u003eBulletin\u003c\/i\u003e Blue Ribbon Book. His other books include \u003ci\u003eHere Comes the Garbage Barge!, \u003c\/i\u003e a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Illustrated Book; \u003ci\u003eBarack, \u003c\/i\u003e a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller; and \u003ci\u003eDizzy, \u003c\/i\u003e recipient of Best Book of the Year citations from \u003ci\u003eBooklist, School Library Journal, The Horn Book Magazine, The Bulletin, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews.\u003c\/i\u003e Jonah divides his time between Santa Fe, New Mexico, and a small town in Pennsylvania. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Shane W. Evans is the author and illustrator of numerous books for children, including \u003ci\u003eWe March\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eUnderground: Finding the Light to Freedom, \u003c\/i\u003e which received the Coretta Scott King Illustration Award. He has illustrated more than thirty picture books, including \u003ci\u003eOsceola: Memories of a Sharecropper's Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e by Alan Govenar, winner of the \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe-Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003e Award for Nonfiction. Shane lives in Kansas City, Missouri, where he runs Dream Studio, a community art space.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 40\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 11.2 x 8.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 14, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kirkus Prize (2015)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lillian's Right to Vote: A Celebration of the Voting Rights Act of 1965\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lower Grades, K-3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.6\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755678662944,"sku":"9780385390286","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/2c72c5d6c3b09f000a6e91ba210d95f4.webp?v=1780065670","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/lillians-right-to-vote-a-celebration-of-the-voting-rights-act-of-1965-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}