Pub Date: January 3, 2012
Dewey: E
LCCN: 2010046862
Lexile Code: 0290
Features: Dust Cover, Illustrated, Price on Product
Target Age Group: 04 to 08
Physical Info: 0.60" H x 11.20" L x 8.70" W ( 0.90 lbs) 32 pages
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Description: The acclaimed author and artist of "Underground" brings his talents to this account of August 28, 1963, when more than 250,000 people gathered in the nation's capital to participate in the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Full color.
Brief description: Shane W. Evans studied at Syracuse University School of Visual and Performing Arts and graduated in 1993 and began traveling the world. In addition to contract work in illustration, graphic design and web design for major companies, Evans has conceptualized and illustrated numerous children's books. Many of the books have been featured in the media such as The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Today Show, NBA Inside Stuff, Reading Rainbow and Late Night with David Letterman. Shane has received much acclaim within the children's literary field for his work on children's books such as "Osceola," "The Way The Door Closes," "Shaq and the Beanstalk" and "Take It To The Hoop Magic Johnson." His accolades range from being honored by First Lady Laura Bush at the 2002 National Book Festival, The Boston Globe-Horn Book Award and The Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Non-Fiction for Children.
Review Quotes:
"... [a] well-told and superbly rendered book." --School Library Journal, STARRED
"This makes a pivotal event in our nation's history accessible to our youngest citizens without compromising any of its power." --Booklist "...there's an iconic flavor to the scenes, their streamlined compositions and simplified human figures standing in for the experience of many..." --BCCB "Share with readers of all ages as a beautiful message about peaceful protest and purposeful action." --Kirkus Reviews, Starred "Many young children know there was a march on Washington a long time ago and that Martin Luther King Jr. gave a famous speech that day. Some know why the march took place; fewer still know how it happened. Using a minimalist text (no more than ten words per page) as he employed in Underground, Evans covers the last two points." --Horn Book Magazine "A moving introduction to a historic day." --Publishers Weekly