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We wait for the sun Cover Image Book Book

We wait for the sun / by Dovey Johnson Roundtree and Katie McCabe ; pictures by Raissa Figueroa.

Roundtree, Dovey Johnson, 1914-2018 (author.). McCabe, Katie, (author.). Figueroa, Raissa, (illustrator.).

Summary:

The late Civil Rights attorney and activist shares a poignant moment from her childhood beside her wise grandmother, who taught Roundtree the values of self-worth, strength and justice that inspired the co-author's boundary-breaking career.

Item details

  • ISBN: 9781250229021
  • ISBN: 1250229022
  • ISBN: 9780780485624
  • ISBN: 0780485629
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2021.

Contents / Notes

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Target Audience Note:
Ages: 4-8.
Grades: PreK-3.
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR LG 4.3 0.5 Accelerated Reader Quiz #513637.
Lexile AD840L.
Awards Note:
Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor, 2022

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      Athens-Clarke County Library 		JE ROUNDTRE ( Send Text)
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      Bogart Library 		JE ROUNDTRE ( Send Text)
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      Lexington/Oglethorpe County Library 		JE ROUNDTRE ( Send Text)
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      Jasper County Public Library 		E ROU ( Send Text)
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