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John Lewis / by Denise Lewis Patrick ; illustrated by Steffi Walthall.

Patrick, Denise Lewis. (Author). Walthall, Steffi, (illustrator.).

Summary:

"From the time John Lewis asked Dr. Martin Luther King to help integrate a segregated school in his hometown as teenager, he never stopped organizing, from Freedom Rides, to the marches in Selma and Washington, and more. Introduce readers to his concept of getting into "good trouble" in this Level 3 Ready-to-Read book"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1518258425
  • ISBN: 1665907878
  • ISBN: 1665907886
  • ISBN: 9781518258428
  • ISBN: 9781665907873
  • ISBN: 9781665907880
  • Physical Description: 47 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
  • Publisher: New York : Simon Spotlight, 2021.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:
The Boy from Troy -- Good Trouble and Freedom Riders -- Peaceful Protest -- The Edmund Pettus Bridge -- The "Conscience of Congress".
Target Audience Note:
Ages 6-8 Simon Spotlight.
Grades 2-3 Simon Spotlight.
Subject: Lewis, John, 1940-2020 > Juvenile literature.
United States. Congress. House > Biography > Juvenile literature.
African American legislators > Biography > Juvenile literature.
African Americans > Biography > Juvenile literature.
African Americans > Civil rights > Southern States > History > 20th century > Juvenile literature.
Civil rights movements > History > 20th century > Juvenile literature.
Civil rights workers > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Genre: Biographies.

Available copies

  • 18 of 19 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library. (Show)

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  • 0 current holds with 19 total copies.
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Marion Library EASY PAT (Text) 37810435588891 Easy Reader Available -
Beaufort Main E PATRI (Text) 34208900107557 Easy Reader Available -
Bordeaux Library JB LEWIS (Text) 31781067529295 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
Cliffdale Library JB LEWIS (Text) 31781067529303 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
Cumberland Headquarters JB LEWIS (Text) 31781067529287 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
Goldsboro Library JB LEWIS (Text) 900005000132349 Easy Reader Available -
Harnett County Main Library J B LEWIS Lew / Level Reader (Text) 33630005337386 Juvenile Biography Available -
Lee County Main Library ER J BIO LEWIS (Text) 33262003274401 Easy Reader Available -
Louisburg - Main Branch JB/LEWIS (Text) 72350000121070 Juvenile Biography Available -
Morganton Public Library EASY READER 328.73 PAT (Text) 33557004468500 Easy Reader Checked out 05/13/2025

Summary: "From the time John Lewis asked Dr. Martin Luther King to help integrate a segregated school in his hometown as teenager, he never stopped organizing, from Freedom Rides, to the marches in Selma and Washington, and more. Introduce readers to his concept of getting into "good trouble" in this Level 3 Ready-to-Read book"--