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Keep Climbing, Girls
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About The Book
for a girl's equality is to climb right up to the
toppermost bough
of the very tallest tree.
The dynamic ode to girl power was written by noted Afro-American actor, poet, and playwright Beach E. Richards. First published in 1951, her poem is given new life in this edition that includes an introduction by LisaGay Hamilton and stunning illustrations by R. Gregory Christie. With its inspirational messsage, this book will empower children with the realization that "the path of life goes up and up/not down!"
About The Illustrator
R. Gregory Christie received a Caldecott Honor for his illustrations in Freedom in Congo Square, written by Carole Boston Weatherford. He is a three-time recipient of The New York Times’s 10 Best Illustrated Children’s Books of the Year Award, a six-time recipient of the Coretta Scott King Honor Award in Illustration, and a winner of the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award, the NAACP’s Image Award, and the Once Upon a World Children’s Book Award from the Museum of Tolerance. Visit Mr. Christie’s website at Gas-Art.com.
Product Details
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers (January 1, 2006)
- Length: 32 pages
- ISBN13: 9781416902645
- Grades: P - 3
- Ages: 4 - 8
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Awards and Honors
- ALA Amelia Bloomer Project
- Parents' Choice Silver Honor Winner
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- Book Cover Image (jpg): Keep Climbing, Girls Hardcover 9781416902645(0.7 MB)
- Author Photo (jpg): Beah E. Richards Photo Credit:(0.1 MB)
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