Voice of Freedom Fannie Lou Hamer: Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement

Reviewed by: Jill O'Connor - North Yarmouth Academy Library, Yarmouth, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: November 11, 2015

Review

Poems describe pivotal events in the life of Fannie Lou Hamer, a civil rights activist who fought for the right to vote in this powerful picture book biography. Holmes' vibrant paper collage illustrations pair perfectly with the poems. The paint, paper and maps used in the collages give the illustrations a rich texture. Back matter includes source notes, a timeline, and bibliography. Most appropriate for the 5th-8th grade classroom/reader. Nominated for Cream of the Crop.

Overall Book Score: excellent

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About the Book

Author:

Weatherford, Carole Boston

Illustrator: Holmes, Ekua

Illustration Quality: excellent

Publisher: Candlewick Press

Book Type: picture book nonfiction

Genre:

Audience: grades 4-6,grades 7-9

Binding Type: reinforced trade binding

Binding Quality: very good

ISBN: 9780763665319

Price: 17.99