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Shane W. Evans

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5+ verk 1,153 medlemmar 138 recensioner

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Inkluderar namnen: Shane Evans, Shane W. Evans

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Verk av Shane W. Evans

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An African-American family awakens before dawn to prepare for the historic March on Washington in August, 1963.

In this stirring companion to Underground (2011), Evans captures a pivotal event in the struggle for equality and civil rights in America. The family joins neighbors to pray at their church, paint signs and travel by bus to Washington. They walk and sing and grow tired but “are filled with hope” as they stand together at the Washington Monument to listen to Dr. King speak of dreams and freedom. With just one line per page, Evans’ text is spare but forceful. The March has become synonymous with Dr. King’s grandiloquent speech, but Evans reminds readers that ordinary folk were his determined and courageous audience. The full-page paintings depict a rainbow of people holding hands and striding purposefully. One illustration in particular, of the father holding his son high on his shoulders, echoes a painting in Underground, in which a father holds his newborn child high up toward the sky. The strong vertical lines used for the arms of the marchers mirror the intensity of the day.

Share with readers of all ages as a beautiful message about peaceful protest and purposeful action. (author’s note) (Picture book. 4-8)

-Kirkus Review
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CDJLibrary | 51 andra recensioner | Oct 5, 2023 |
"Powerfully expressive imagery will sweep young viewers into this suspenseful journey along the Underground Railroad. Accompanied by a commentary of, usually, just two or three words per spread, the scenes track a small group of escapees stealing through darkness beneath a thin crescent moon. They are seen running, crawling, resting tensely, taking brief shelter with “new friends,” then wearily keeping on until sunrise at last brings them to their goal: “I am free. He is free. She is free. We are free.” Underscoring the sense of fear and urgency with broad, slanted strokes of thinly applied paint, Evans limns his hunched, indistinct figures in dark lines and adds weight with scribbled fill and jagged bits of paper or cloth. His palette of midnight-dark blue lit only by the occasional yellow torch- or lantern light and white stars draws attention to the whites of the frightened escapees’ eyes and makes sunlit Freedom all the more precious when attained. Lengthier accounts of travel on the Underground Railroad abound, but few if any portray the experience with such compelling immediacy. (afterword) (Picture book. 5-9)" www.kirkusreviews.com, A Kirkus Starred Review… (mer)
 
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CDJLibrary | 78 andra recensioner | Dec 2, 2021 |
The author conveys the significance of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom using simplistic sentence patterns that are both easily understood by younger students and thought-provoking for older readers. Author’s Note.
 
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NCSS | 51 andra recensioner | Jul 23, 2021 |
diverse picture book (feelings, colors; preschool/kindergarten ages 4-6)
* prominently features diverse characters: yep, an African-American boy stars along with his family (little sister, older brothers, mom and dad) plus a bunch of dark-skinned, dark-haired friends.
* would work for preschool storytime--yep, a very rhymey, action-packed story that also deals with colors and feelings, though I feel like older kids would be more able to relate--things like being pushed around by older siblings and going out with friends to play basketball, washing the dishes as a daily chore are experiences that older kids would recognize and appreciate.… (mer)
 
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reader1009 | 5 andra recensioner | Jul 3, 2021 |

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Verk
5
Även av
14
Medlemmar
1,153
Popularitet
#22,291
Betyg
4.1
Recensioner
138
ISBN
27

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