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• Author: Carole Boston Weatherford
• List: Randolph Caldecott Medal
• Format: Book

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  Freedom in Congo Square

  By Carole Boston Weatherford, R. Gregory Christie (Illustrator)

  In rhythmic text and exuberant illustrations, Weatherford and Christie tell the story of slaves who, after toiling all week, had one afternoon free to dance, sing, and play music in New Orleans' Congo Square.

  • Fiction, Historical Fiction
  • Notable Children's Books 2017, Randolph Caldecott Medal 2017 (Honor Title)
  • All Ages
  • ISBN: 9781499801033
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  Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom

  By Carole Boston Weatherford, Kadir Nelson (Illustrator)

  Nelson's dramatic renderings evoke the spiritual and physical journey of Harriet Tubman. Emotionally powerful images combined with poetically evocative text portray a strong woman who followed her star to an extraordinary destiny.

  • Nonfiction, History, US History
  • Randolph Caldecott Medal 2007 (Honor Title)
  • Middle
  • ISBN: 9780786851751
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  Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer, Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement

  By Carole Boston Weatherford, Ekua Holmes (Illustrator)

  The inspirational singer and Civil Rights activist comes to life in 22 brief, first person, free verse poems that seamlessly incorporate Hamer's own words. The biography takes her from a sharecropping child to a community leader.

  • Nonfiction, History, US History, Poetry, Biography
  • Notable Children's Books 2016, Randolph Caldecott Medal 2016 (Honor Title), Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal 2016 (Honor Title)
  • All Ages
  • ISBN: 9780763665319