Chris Barton

Gebundenes Buch

Moving Forward

From Space-Age Rides to Civil Rights Sit-Ins with Airman Alton Yates

Illustrator: Walthall, Steffi

Beschreibung

"A picture book biography on Alton Yates, a Black man who served in the Air Force in the 1950s and contributed to key research on flight safety for pilots and passengers. After returning home, Alton dedicated his life to standing against Jim Crow and fighting for racial equality"--

Autor

Chris Barton is the author of many picture books including the award-winning What Do You Do with a Voice Like That?: The Story of Extraordinary Congresswoman Barbara Jordan, New York Times bestseller  Shark vs. Train, Sibert Honor–winning The Day-Glo Brothers, and Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List books The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch and  Whoosh!. He visits schools by the score and also loves speaking to professional gatherings of librarians, educators, and his fellow writers. Chris and his wife, novelist Jennifer Ziegler, live in Austin, Texas, with their family. For more information about Chris, please visit ChrisBarton.info. Steffi Walthall is an illustrator and character designer born and raised in Virginia. She received her BFA in Game Development from the Savannah College of Art & Design (SCAD). Steffi focuses on crafting a diverse range of characters and unique stories, and recently illustrated J.E. Bright’s  Wonder Woman: The Way of the Amazons. For more information about Steffi, please visit SteffiWalthallArt.com.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Beach Lane Books
• Seitenzahl: 48
• Altersempfehlung: 6 bis 10 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Januar 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 315mm x 231mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 567g
• ISBN-13: 9781534473652
• ISBN-10: 1534473653
• Artikelnr.: 62228862