Follett Content Book Detail: Bridges Instead of Walls : the Story of Mavis Staples by Staples, Mavis

Name: Bridges Instead of Walls : the Story of Mavis Staples
Author: Staples, Mavis
ISBN: [978-0-593-62469-2,0-593-62469-6]

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Bridges Instead of Walls : the Story of Mavis Staples

Author: Staples, Mavis

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Follett Number: 2508GE2
Audience: Lower Elementary
Publisher: Rocky Pond Books, 2024
Format: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, color map ; 25 x 28 cm
ISBN-13: 978-0-593-62469-2
ISBN-10: 0-593-62469-6
LCCN: 2024-008486
Dewey: 811
Classifications: Autobiography; Nonfiction

Subjects:

African American Women Singers Juvenile Poetry

African Americans Biography Poetry

American Poetry

Autobiographical Poetry

Biographies

Picture Books

Staple Singers Poetry

Staples, Mavis Poetry

"A memoir in poems of award-winning singer and Civil Rights activist Mavis Staples"--Provided by publisher.

From the publisher:
Legendary singer and Civil Rights activist Mavis Staples has teamed with an award-winning children's poet to share her rousing life story in this spectacular picture book. At 85, Mavis Staples is still singing in front of large audiences and sharing her message of love, faith, and justice. She's been performing since age eight as part of her family's gospel group The Staple Singers, and has become one of America's most admired musicians, with multiple Grammys, a Kennedy Center Honor, and a place in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. But Mavis has been more than a thrilling singer; she has also stood alongside Martin Luther King, Jr., at numerous Civil Rights protests where her voice was a rallying cry to the country. Now she and acclaimed author Carole Boston Weatherford bring her story and her inspiring message to young people in this poetic, illuminating book, beautifully illustrated by Steffi Walthall.

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