{"product_id":"the-youngest-marcher-the-story-of-audrey-faye-hendricks-a-young-civil-rights-activist-hardcover","title":"The Youngest Marcher: The Story of Audrey Faye Hendricks, a Young Civil Rights Activist - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCynthia Levinson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eVanessa Brantley-Newton\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMeet the youngest known child to be arrested for a civil rights protest in Birmingham, Alabama, 1963, in this moving picture book that proves you're never too little to make a difference.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNine-year-old Audrey Faye Hendricks intended to go places and do things like anybody else. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo when she heard grown-ups talk about wiping out Birmingham's segregation laws, she spoke up. As she listened to the preacher's words, smooth as glass, she sat up tall. And when she heard the plan--\u003ci\u003epicket\u003c\/i\u003e those white stores  \u003ci\u003eMarch\u003c\/i\u003e to protest those unfair laws  \u003ci\u003eFill the jails --\u003c\/i\u003eshe stepped right up and said, I'll do it  She was going to \u003ci\u003ej-a-a-il  \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAudrey Faye Hendricks was confident and bold and brave as can be, and hers is the remarkable and inspiring story of one child's role in the Civil Rights Movement.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCynthia Levinson was in high school when Audrey Faye Hendricks marched to jail, and she knows she would not have been as brave as Audrey. But when Cynthia met Audrey forty-five years later, she knew she had to write a book about her for young readers. She spent more than three years interviewing marchers and researching the events. Her book \u003ci\u003eWe've Got a Job: The 1963 Birmingham Children's March\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story for older readers. Cynthia has also written about social justice in \u003ci\u003eWatch Out for Flying Kids: How Two Circuses, Two Countries, and Nine Kids Confront Conflict and Build Community. \u003c\/i\u003eShe and her husband divide their time between Austin, Texas, and Boston, Massachusetts. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVanessa Brantley-Newton is a self-taught artist and has attended both FIT and SVA of New York, where she studied fashion and children's illustration. Vanessa is the illustrator of \u003ci\u003eA Night Out with Mama\u003c\/i\u003e by Quvenzhané Wallis, \u003ci\u003eThe Youngest Marcher\u003c\/i\u003e by Cynthia Levinson, \u003ci\u003ePresenting...Tallulah\u003c\/i\u003e by Tori Spelling, and \u003ci\u003eEarly Sunday Morning\u003c\/i\u003e by Denene Millner, among others. She hopes that when people look at her work, it will make them feel happy in some way, or even reclaim a bit of their childhood.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 40\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 10 x 10.2 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 January 17, 2017\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 Youngest Marcher: The Story of Audrey Faye Hendricks, a Young Civil Rights Activist\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 3.9\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":51771949580576,"sku":"9781481400701","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/3136ce346bc577d1c34c835544044599.webp?v=1780397907","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-youngest-marcher-the-story-of-audrey-faye-hendricks-a-young-civil-rights-activist-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}