Carole Boston Weatherford Website:www.cbweatherford.com Birthplace: Baltimore, MD Most recent address:High Point, NC Author Biography Carole Boston Weatherford was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland. She composed her first poem in the first grade. She earned her B.A. in Promotion: Persuasive Communication in Marketing from American University in 1977. She has an M.A. in Publication Design from the University of Baltimore and an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of North Carolina, Greensboro. Weatherford received a 2009 Coretta Scott King Author Honor for "Becoming Billie Holiday." In addition to writing, Carole is a Professor at Fayetteville State University. She enjoys traveling, museums, parks, cycling, swimming, sewing, jazz and gourmet food. She lives in High Point, North Carolina with her husband and children. Updating Results ... 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Year Sort by Relevance,Author Sort by Relevance,Title Sort By Stoplight Sort By Title Display 10 items Display 15 items Display 20 items Display 25 items Display 30 items Display 35 items Display 40 items Display 45 items Display 50 items 1 each from this page1 each from all results 11 total titles found Page 1 of 1 View page of 1 1 Simply add a title by clicking the . * Your Discounted Price Available Be a King : Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream and you by Weatherford, Carole Boston (Bloomsbury, 2018) ISBN: 9780802723680 Ages: 4-8 Lexile: 360 AR Rd Lvl: 2.1 AR Int Lvl: LG AR Pts: 0.5 AR Quiz: 196588 Summary: See a class of young students as they begin a school project inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and learn to follow his example, as he dealt with adversity and never lost hope that a future of equality and justice would soon be a reality. As times change, Dr. King's example remains, encouraging a new generation of children to take charge and change the world ... to be a King. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: Physical Description: [34] p. :col. ill. ;28 cm Joint Authors: Ransome, James (Illustrator) Subjects: African Americans BiographyAfrican Americans Civil rights History 20th centuryCivil rights movements United States History 20th centuryCivil rights workers United States BiographyKing Martin Luther Jr 1929 1968 Reviews: Kirkus (11/01/17)Booklist (09/15/17)School Library Journal (11/01/17) more information $ 20.71 * 0.00 Dewey:323.092/N BTSB #:924771 Available Box : Henry Brown mails himself to freedom by Weatherford, Carole Boston (Candlewick Press, 2020) ISBN: 9780763691561 Ages: 7-9 Summary: The life of a man who courageously shipped himself out of slavery. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: Physical Description: 54 p. :col. ill. ;23 cm Joint Authors: Wood, Michele (Illustrator) Subjects: Brown Henry Box 1815 or 1816Fugitive slavesShipment of goods FictionSlaveryUnderground railroad Reviews: Kirkus (03/01/20)The Hornbook (00/03/20)Booklist (04/15/20)School Library Journal (02/01/20)The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (00/05/20) more information $ 20.71 * 0.00 Dewey:973/B BTSB #:924773 Available By and by : Charles Albert Tindley, the father of gospel music by Weatherford, Carole Boston (Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2020) ISBN: 9781534426368 Ages: 4-8 Lexile: 580 Summary: A picture book biography about gospel composer and preacher Charles Albert Tindley. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: Physical Description: [46] p. :col. ill. ;31 cm Joint Authors: Collier, Bryan (Illustrator) Subjects: Gospel music History and criticismHymn writers United States BiographyMethodist Church Clergy BiographyTindley Charles Albert Reviews: Kirkus (12/01/19)The Hornbook (00/01/20)Booklist (11/15/19)School Library Journal (01/01/20)The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (00/12/19) more information $ 20.71 * 0.00 Dewey:287/B BTSB #:924769 Available Dorothea Lange : the photographer who found the faces of the depression by Weatherford, Carole Boston (Whitman, 2017) ISBN: 9780807516997 Ages: 6-8 Lexile: 1030 NC AR Rd Lvl: 5.4 AR Int Lvl: LG AR Pts: 0.5 AR Quiz: 189757RC Rd Lvl: 8.2 RC Int Lvl: 3-5 RC Pts: 1 RC Quiz: 71062 Summary: How Dorothea Lange, disabled by childhood polio, became famous for her photography which captured the images of the Great Depression, including the iconic photo of the Migrant Mother. Download a Teacher's Guide Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: Physical Description: [32] p. :col. ill. ;26 cm Joint Authors: Green, Sarah (Illustrator) Subjects: Lange DorotheaPhotographersWomen photographers Reviews: Kirkus (12/15/16)Booklist (03/01/17)School Library Journal (01/01/17) more information $ 20.01 * 0.00 Dewey:770.82/B BTSB #:924779 Available Freedom in Congo Square by Weatherford, Carole Boston (Little Bee, 2016) ISBN: 9781499801033 Ages: 4-8 Lexile: 600 AD AR Rd Lvl: 5.4 AR Int Lvl: LG AR Pts: 0.5 AR Quiz: 179189RC Rd Lvl: 3.2 RC Int Lvl: K-2 RC Pts: 1 RC Quiz: 68152 Summary: This poetic, nonfiction story about a well-known piece of African American history captures a human's capacity to find hope and joy in difficult circumstances and demonstrates how New Orleans' Congo Square was truly freedom's heart. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: Physical Description: [32] p. :col. ill. ;28 cm. Joint Authors: Christie, R. Gregory (Illustrator) Subjects: New Orleans La HistorySlaves Reviews: The Hornbook (00/05/16)Booklist (11/15/15)School Library Journal (00/10/15) Awards: Caldecott Honor, 2017Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor, 2017 more information $ 20.71 * 0.00 Dewey:976.3/N BTSB #:212586 Available Gordon Parks : how the photographer captured black and white America by Weatherford, Carole Boston (Whitman, 2015) ISBN: 9780807530177 Ages: 5-8 Lexile: 840 AD F&P: Y AR Rd Lvl: 4 AR Int Lvl: LG AR Pts: 0.5 AR Quiz: 180261RC Rd Lvl: 4.5 RC Int Lvl: K-2 RC Pts: 1 RC Quiz: 65011 Summary: The story of an African-American photographer who went on to become the first black director in Hollywood. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: Physical Description: [32] p. :ill. (chiefly col.) ;26 cm. Joint Authors: Christoph, James (Illustrator) Subjects: African American photographersParks Gordon 1912 2006Photographers Reviews: Kirkus (01/01/15)The Hornbook (00/05/15)Booklist (02/01/15)School Library Journal (02/01/15)The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (05/15) Recommendations: Wilson Elementary Common Core State Standards Grade 1 → Reading → RI Informational Text → 1.RI Key Ideas & Details more information $ 20.01 * 0.00 Dewey:770.89/B BTSB #:924786 Available In your hands by Weatherford, Carole Boston (Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2017) ISBN: 9781481462938 Ages: 4-8 Lexile: 600 AD Summary: A powerful picture book that speaks of a black mother's hopes and dreams for her child. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: Physical Description: [29] p. :col. ill. ;26 cm Joint Authors: Pinkney, J. Brian (Illustrator) Subjects: African Americans FictionMother son relationship FictionMothers and sons FictionPrayer Fiction Reviews: Kirkus (06/15/17)The Hornbook (00/09/17)Booklist (08/01/17)School Library Journal (07/01/17) more information $ 20.71 * 0.00 Dewey: E BTSB #:924784 Available Legendary Miss Lena Horne by Weatherford, Carole Boston (Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2017) ISBN: 9781481468244 Ages: 4-8 Lexile: 1010 AR Rd Lvl: 5.7 AR Int Lvl: LG AR Pts: 0.5 AR Quiz: 189375RC Rd Lvl: 7.6 RC Int Lvl: 3-5 RC Pts: 3 RC Quiz: 71139 Summary: A celebration of the life of Lena Horne, the pioneering African American actress and civil rights activist who refused to be treated as second class. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: Physical Description: [47] p. :col. ill. ;28 cm Joint Authors: Zunon, Elizabeth (Illustrator) Subjects: Horne LenaSingers Reviews: Kirkus (11/01/16)School Library Journal (11/01/16)The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (01/17) Recommendations: Wilson Elementary more information $ 20.71 * 0.00 Dewey:782.4216/B BTSB #:924799 Available Roots of rap : 16 bars on the 4 pillars of hip-hop by Weatherford, Carole Boston (Little Bee, 2019) ISBN: 9781499804119 Ages: 4-8 Lexile: 880 AD RC Rd Lvl: 4.7 RC Int Lvl: K-2 RC Pts: 1 RC Quiz: 76682 Summary: Explore the roots of rap and the history of hip-hop music. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: Physical Description: [41] p. :col. ill. ;26 cm Joint Authors: Morrison, Frank (Illustrator) Subjects: Rap Music History and criticism Reviews: Kirkus (11/01/18)Booklist (10/15/18)School Library Journal (11/01/18) more information $ 21.41 * 0.00 Dewey:782.4216/N BTSB #:924801 Available Schomburg : el hombre que creo una biblioteca (SPANISH) by Weatherford, Carole Boston (Candlewick Press, 2019) ISBN: 9781536208986 Ages: 8-12 Summary: An Afro-Puerto Rican named Arturo Schomburg's passion to collect books, letters, music, and art from Africa and the African diaspora became a famous library. His collection, known as the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, has become a beacon to scholars all over the world. In Spanish. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: Physical Description: 37 p. :ill. (chiefly col.) ;30 cm Joint Authors: Velasquez, Eric (Illustrator) Subjects: Blacks HistoryLibrariesSchomburg Arthur Alfonso 1874 1938Spanish language materialsSpanish language Reading materials more information $ 14.92 * 0.00 Dewey:25.8/B BTSB #:924806 Available Schomburg : the man who built a library by Weatherford, Carole Boston (Candlewick Press, 2017) ISBN: 9780763680466 Ages: 9-12 Lexile: 1100 F&P: Y AR Rd Lvl: 6.9 AR Int Lvl: LG AR Pts: 1 AR Quiz: 193117RC Rd Lvl: 10.4 RC Int Lvl: 3-5 RC Pts: 4 RC Quiz: 72406 Summary: In the Harlem Renaissance a law clerk's life's passion was to collect books, letters, music, and art from Africa. His collection, known as the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, has become a beacon to scholars all over the world. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: Physical Description: [48] p. :col. ill. ;31 cm Joint Authors: Velasquez, Eric (Illustrator) Subjects: Blacks HistoryLibrariesSchomburg Arthur Alfonso 1874 1938 Reviews: Kirkus (06/15/17)The Hornbook (00/09/17)Booklist (07/01/17)School Library Journal (08/01/17) more information $ 20.01 * 0.00 Dewey:25.8/B BTSB #:924802 * Your Discounted Price You can't see me! I am INVISIBLE! 11 total titles found Page 1 of 1 View page of 1 1 1 each from this page1 each from all results You are viewing: Author - Carole Boston WeatherfordSort By Age Sort By Author Sort By Availability Sort By Dewey Sort By Media, Author, Title Sort By Pub. Year Sort by Relevance,Author Sort by Relevance,Title Sort By Stoplight Sort By Title Display 10 items Display 15 items Display 20 items Display 25 items Display 30 items Display 35 items Display 40 items Display 45 items Display 50 items Loading...
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