{"product_id":"voices-from-the-march-on-washington-paperback","title":"Voices from the March on Washington - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeorge Ella Lyon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJ. Patrick Lewis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe powerful poems in this poignant collection weave together multiple voices to tell the story of the March on Washington, DC, in 1963. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the woman singing through a terrifying bus ride to DC, to the teenager who came partly because his father told him, \"Don't you dare go to that march,\" to the young child riding above the crowd on her father's shoulders, each voice brings a unique perspective to this tale. As the characters tell their personal stories of this historic day, their chorus plunges readers into the experience of being at the march--walking shoulder-to-shoulder with strangers, hearing Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous speech, heading home inspired.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJ. Patrick Lewis\u003c\/b\u003e is the 2011 winner of the NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children and is BMP's third Children's Poet Laureate. He has written more than sixty books for children and adults, including \u003ci\u003eFace Bug\u003c\/i\u003e (which is on the Texas Library Association's Bluebonnet Award master list); \u003ci\u003eIf You Were a Chocolate Mustache\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eSpot the Plot: A Riddle Book of Book Riddles\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003ePlease Bury Me in the Library\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Westerville, Ohio. jpatricklewis.com. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge Ella Lyon\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of 45 books, ranging from poetry for children such as \u003ci\u003eAll the Water in the World\u003c\/i\u003e (an ALA Notable book) to picture books such as \u003ci\u003eThe Pirate of Kindergarten\u003c\/i\u003e to young adult novels such as her recent \u003ci\u003eHolding On to Zoe\u003c\/i\u003e to fiction and poetry for adults. In fall 2014, she has one picture book scheduled: \u003ci\u003eWhat the Forest Knows\u003c\/i\u003e (illustrated by August Hall, Atheneum). She lives in Lexington, Kentucky. georgeellalyon.com.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 03, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768941936928,"sku":"9781635923025","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/688183e5e047826dc5dd14eb3631400b.webp?v=1780340289","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/voices-from-the-march-on-washington-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}