| International Standard Book Number |
9781632894533 (ebook)
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| International Standard Book Number |
9781623545826 (hardcover)
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| International Standard Book Number |
162354582X (hardcover)
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| Personal Name |
Bolling, Valerie, author.
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| Title Statement |
A flea for justice : Marian Wright Edelman stands up for change / Valerie Bolling ; illustrated by TeMika Grooms.
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| Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice |
Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, 2025.
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| Physical Description |
1 volume (unnumbered pages) : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm.
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| Bibliography, Etc. Note |
Includes bibliographical references.
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| Summary, Etc. |
As Marian Wright Edelman grows up, she never loses the spirit she had as a child when she swapped the signs on water fountains designating where Black and white people were allowed to drink.Marian learns about Sojourner Truth, and she decides to make people itch in order to make change, just like Sojourner did. Marian becomes the first Black woman lawyer in Mississippi, and she creates the Children's Defense Fund, which continues to be a voice for poor children, children of color, and children with disabilities today
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| Target Audience Note |
Ages 6-9. Charlesbridge.
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| Target Audience Note |
Grades 2-3. Charlesbridge.
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| Subject-Personal Name |
Edelman, Marian Wright Juvenile literature.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
African American women Biography Juvenile literature.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
African Americans Biography Juvenile literature.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
African American women civil rights workers Biography Juvenile literature.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
African Americans Civil rights History 20th century Juvenile literature.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
African American civil rights workers Biography Juvenile literature.
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| Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term |
United States Race relations History 20th century Juvenile literature.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Picture books.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Grooms, TeMika, illustrator.
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