by Shelia P. Moses (Author), Keith Mallett (Illustrator)
An inspiring portrait of a monumental day in US history, seen through a child's eyes
Agnes can hardly contain her excitement! She's headed to the March on Washington. Sitting on her father's shoulders, she's awed by the sea of people--people of every color, gathered together to be a part of the fight for equal rights for Black people. She soaks in the words of John Lewis and Josephine Baker and is mesmerized by Mahalia Jackson's singing. Then Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gives a speech about his dreams for his children--for all children. On the bus ride home, Agnes has her own dream: that the words of Dr. King would be heard and embraced by the whole world.Author Biography
Shelia P. Moses (SheliaPMoses.com) is the award-winning author of numerous books for young readers, including We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963, The Legend of Buddy Bush (a National Book Award nominee and Coretta Scott King Honor winner), and Joseph's Grace (an NAACP Image Award nominee). She lives in Virginia.
Keith Mallett (KeithMallett.com) also illustrated Sing a Song by Kelly Starling Lyons, Ice Cream Man by Glenda Armand and Kim Freeman, How Jelly Roll Morton Invented Jazz by Jonah Winter, and Curve and Flow and Take a Picture of Me, James VanDerZee by Andrea Loney. His work was commissioned to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of Jackie Robinson's historic breakthrough into major league baseball, has graced the cover of Chicken Soup for the African American Soul, and has been featured in many movies and TV shows, and Franklin Mint and Lenox Collections have created collectibles of his work. He lives in California.
Number of Pages: 32
Dimensions: 0.5 x 10.5 x 9.5 IN
Publication Date: January 07, 2025
