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 12 total titles found Page 1 of 1 View page of 1 1 Simply add a title by clicking the . * Your Discounted Price Be a King : Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream and you by Weatherford, Carole Boston BTSB Prebound(Bloomsbury, 2018) BTSB #: 924771 Available Dewey: 323.092/NAges: 4-8 AR: 2.1 LG Lexile: 360 Genres: Subjects: King, Martin Luther, - Jr.,|d1929-1968 African Americans - Biography Civil rights workers - United States - Biography African Americans - Civil rights - History|y20th century Civil rights movements - United States - History|y20th century 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: $ 22.08 * 0.00 +- Box : Henry Brown mails himself to freedom by Weatherford, Carole Boston BTSB Prebound(Candlewick Press, 2020) BTSB #: 924773 Available Dewey: 973/BAges: 7-9 AR: 5.3 MG F&P: Y Genres: Subjects: Brown, Henry Box,|d1815 or 1816- Slavery Underground railroad Fugitive slaves Shipment of goods - Fiction Summary: The life of a man who courageously shipped himself out of slavery. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 22.08 * 0.00 +- By and by : Charles Albert Tindley, the father of gospel music by Weatherford, Carole Boston BTSB Prebound(Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2020) BTSB #: 924769 Available Dewey: 287/BAges: 4-8 AR: 3.7 LG Lexile: 580 Genres: Subjects: Tindley, Charles Albert Methodist Church - Clergy - Biography Hymn writers - United States - Biography Gospel music - History and criticism Summary: A picture book biography about gospel composer and preacher Charles Albert Tindley. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 22.08 * 0.00 +- Call me Miss Hamilton : one woman's case for equality and respect by Weatherford, Carole Boston BTSB Prebound(Millbrook Press, 2022) BTSB #: 924761 Available Dewey: 323.092/BAges: 7-9 Lexile: 1040 Genres: Subjects: Hamilton, Mary Lucille,|d1935-2002 - Trials, litigation, etc African American women civil rights workers - Alabama - Biography Civil rights workers - Alabama - Biography African Americans - Civil rights - Alabama Contempt of court - Alabama Race discrimination - Law and legislation - Alabama Race discrimination - Law and legislation - United States Equality - United States Alabama - Race relations Summary: This picture book biography in verse tells the story of Mary Hamilton, an African American woman and Civil Rights activist, who was found to be in contempt of court when she would not respond to questions from an Alabama judge who used only her first name, while calling white people "Mr.," "Mrs.," or "Miss." The NAACP took her case, which appealed all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, where they ruled in Mary Hamilton's favor. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 20.51 * 0.00 +- Dreams for a daughter by Weatherford, Carole Boston BTSB Prebound(Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2021) BTSB #: 924767 Available Dewey: EAges: 4-8 AR: 3.4 LG Lexile: 730 AD Genres: Multicultural Family Life Subjects: Mother-daughter relationship - Fiction African Americans - Fiction Hope - Fiction Summary: A black mother describes her dreams for her newborn daughter, and her hopes for a future in which her little one will grow to cross borders and bridge boundaries, be her best self, and find love. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 22.08 * 0.00 +- Faith of Elijah Cummings : the north star of equal justice by Weatherford, Carole Boston BTSB Prebound(Random House Studio, 2021) BTSB #: 924763 Available Dewey: 328.73/BAges: 6-8 Lexile: 850 F&P: S Genres: Subjects: Cummings, Elijah United States.|bCongress.|bHouse - Biography African American legislators - Maryland - Biography African American civil rights workers - Biography Summary: A picture book biography of Elijah Cummings, outlining major events in his childhood, career and fight for justice. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 22.08 * 0.00 +- Madam Speaker : Nancy Pelosi calls the house to order by Weatherford, Carole Boston BTSB Prebound(Little Bee Books, 2021) BTSB #: 924804 Available Dewey: 328.73/BAges: 4-8 Genres: Subjects: Pelosi, Nancy,|d1940- United States.|bCongress.|bHouse - Speakers - Biography Democratic Party (Calif.) Legislators - United States - Biography Women legislators - United States - Biography Summary: This picture book chronicles the life of one of the United States's most influential women who rose from the California Democratic Party Chair to House Minority Leader to become the first woman Speaker of the House. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 22.08 * 0.00 +- R-E-S-P-E-C-T : Aretha Franklin, the queen of soul by Weatherford, Carole Boston BTSB Prebound(Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2020) BTSB #: 924803 Available Dewey: 782.4216/BAges: 4-8 AR: 4 MG Lexile: 830 AD Genres: Subjects: Franklin, Aretha Soul musicians - United States - Biography African American singers - Biography Singers - United States - Biography Summary: Aretha Franklin was born to sing. The daughter of a pastor and a gospel singer, her musical talent was clear from her earliest days in her father's Detroit church. Aretha sang with a soaring voice that spanned more than three octaves. Her incredible talent and string of hit songs earned her the title "the Queen of Soul." This Queen was a multi-Grammy winner and the first female inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. This portrait pays her the R-E-S-P-E-C-T this Queen of Soul deserves. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 22.78 * 0.00 +- Roots of rap : 16 bars on the 4 pillars of hip-hop by Weatherford, Carole Boston BTSB Prebound(Little Bee, 2019) BTSB #: 924801 Available Dewey: 782.4216/NAges: 4-8 RC: 4.7 K-2 Lexile: 880 AD Genres: Subjects: Rap (Music) - History and criticism Summary: Explore the roots of rap and the history of hip-hop music. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 22.78 * 0.00 +- Schomburg : el hombre que creo una biblioteca by Weatherford, Carole Boston BTSB PreboundSPANISH(Candlewick Press, 2019) BTSB #: 924806 Available Dewey: 25.8/BAges: 8-12 Genres: Spanish Bilingual Subjects: Schomburg, Arthur Alfonso,|d1874-1938 Libraries Black people - History Spanish language - Reading materials 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: $ 16.29 * 0.00 +- Schomburg : the man who built a library by Weatherford, Carole Boston BTSB Prebound(Candlewick Press, 2017) BTSB #: 924802 Available Dewey: 25.8/BAges: 9-12 AR: 6.9 LG RC: 10.4 3-5 Lexile: 1100 F&P: Y Genres: Subjects: Schomburg, Arthur Alfonso,|d1874-1938 Libraries Black people - History 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: $ 22.08 * 0.00 +- Unspeakable : the Tulsa Race Massacre by Weatherford, Carole Boston BTSB Prebound(Carolrhoda, 2021) BTSB #: 924822 Available Dewey: 976.6/NAges: 8-12 AR: 5.8 MG Lexile: 1100 Genres: Subjects: Tulsa (Okla.), Tulsa Race Massacre, 1921 African Americans - Violence against - Oklahoma - Tulsa - History|y20th century Race relations Greenwood (Tulsa, Okla.) - Race relations - History|y20th century Greenwood (Tulsa, Okla.) - History|y20th century Tulsa (Okla.) - Race relations - History|y20th century Summary: Provide a powerful look at the 1921 Tulsa race massacre, one of the worst incidents of racial violence in our nation's history. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 22.08 * 0.00 +- Download a Teacher's Guide * Your Discounted Price You can't see me! 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