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What Do You Do With A Voice Like That?

The Story of Extraordinary Congresswoman Barbara Jordan

Even as a child growing up in the Fifth Ward of Houston, Texas, Barbara Jordan stood out for her big, bold, booming, crisp, clear, confident voice. It was a voice that made people sit up, stand up, and take notice. So what do you do with a voice like that? Barbara took her voice to places few African American women had been in the 1960s: first law school, then the Texas state senate, then up to the United States congress. Throughout her career, she persevered through adversity to give voice to the voiceless and to fight for civil rights, equality, and justice.

New York Times bestselling author Chris Barton and Caldecott Honoree Ekua Holmes deliver a remarkable picture book biography about a woman whose struggles and mission continue to inspire today.

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"Barton presents a timely, lyrical celebration of Congresswoman Barbara Jordan.... Holmes’s dramatic compositions blend painterly forms with layered, cut-paper collage work, displaying brilliant jewel tones and eye-catching patterns; the book's subject is pictured speaking on the Senate floor and, as a congresswoman, on television. Jordan’s multiple sclerosis, Barton explains, eventually led her to step away from public life and into education, but her voice, Barton concludes, is honored 'by making our own voices heard.'" — Publishers Weekly

Product Details

Recommended Age 5 - 9
Author Chris Barton
Illustrator Ekua Holmes
ISBN 9781481465618
Publication Date Sep 25, 2018
Publisher Beach Lane Books
Language English