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Dorothy Height / written by Kelly Starling Lyons ; interior illustrations by Gillian Flint.

She persisted. (cover title)
Lyons, Kelly Starling, (author.). Flint, Gillian, (illustrator.).

Summary:

Introduces young readers to Dorothy Height, who, growing up as a Black girl in the 1920s and 30s, persisted in pushing for change, becoming a seminal figure in both the civil rights and women's rights movements and receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780593528976
  • ISBN: 0593528972
  • ISBN: 9780593528983
  • ISBN: 0593528980
  • Physical Description: 59 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
  • Publisher: New York : Philomel, 2023.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Inspired by She persisted by Chelsea Clinton & Alexandra Boiger."
"Based on the bestselling picture book series by Chelsea Clinton & Alexandra Boiger"--Cover.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 54-59).
Formatted Contents Note:
A helping hand -- Emerging leader -- Called to serve -- Champion of rights -- Creating a legacy -- A beautiful life -- How you can persist.
Target Audience Note:
990L Lexile
Subject: Height, Dorothy I. (Dorothy Irene), 1912-2010 > Juvenile literature.
African American women civil rights workers > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Civil rights workers > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
African Americans > Biography > Juvenile literature.
African Americans > Civil rights > History > 20th century > Juvenile literature.
Civil rights workers > Juvenile literature.
Women > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Women.
Womyn.
Genre: Biographies.

Available copies

  • 13 of 13 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Johnston County Affiliated Libraries.

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Public Library of Johnston County and Smithfield JB HEIGHT (Text) 38955500083036 Juvenile Biography Available -