Bibliograph

Because of you, John Lewis, the true story of a remarkable friendship, by Andrea Davis Pinkney ; illustrated by Keith Henry Brown

Type

Label

Because of you, John Lewis, the true story of a remarkable friendship, by Andrea Davis Pinkney ; illustrated by Keith Henry Brown

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Intended audience

720L, Lexile

resource.interestAgeLevel

Ages 4-8, Scholastic Press

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Because of you, John Lewis

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1233021482

Responsibility statement

by Andrea Davis Pinkney ; illustrated by Keith Henry Brown

resource.studyProgramName

Accelerated Reader, MG, 3.9, 0.5, 0.5, 515354

Sub title

the true story of a remarkable friendship

Summary

"When young Tybre Faw discovers John Lewis and his heroic march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in the fight for voting rights -- Tybre is determined to meet him. Tybre's two grandmothers take him on the seven-hour drive to Selma, Alabama, where Lewis invites Tybre to join him in the annual memorial walk across the Bridge. And so begins a most amazing friendship! In rich, poetic language, Andrea Davis Pinkney weaves the true story of a boy with a dream -- together with the story of a real-life hero (who himself had a life-altering friendship with Martin Luther King Jr. when he was young!). Keith Henry Brown's deeply affecting paintings bring this inspiring bond between a young activist and an elder Congressman vividly to life. Who will be next to rise up and turn the page on history?" --Book jacket

Target audience

juvenile

Classification