Bridges Instead of Walls (WB)

Title: Bridges Instead of Walls- --(WB)
Author: Mavis Staples, Carole Boston Weatherford
Publisher: Penguin Random House
ISBN: 9798822688711
SKU: WB001672
Release Date: 45536
Genre: Biography -Culture & Diversity
Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade


Language : English


Description : Legendary singer and Civil Rights activist Mavis Staples has teamed with an award-winning children’s poet to share her rousing life story in this spectacular picture book. At 85, Mavis Staples is still singing in front of large audiences and sharing her message of love, faith, and justice. She’s been performing since age eight as part of her family’s gospel group The Staple Singers, and has become one of America’s most admired musicians, with multiple Grammys, a Kennedy Center Honor, and a place in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. But Mavis has been more than a thrilling singer; she has also stood alongside Martin Luther King, Jr., at numerous Civil Rights protests where her voice was a rallying cry to the country. Now she and acclaimed author Carole Boston Weatherford bring her story and her inspiring message to young people in this poetic, illuminating book, beautifully illustrated by Steffi Walthall.