Name: a sweet smell of roses
Price: 397.00 ZAR
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Author: Eric Velasquez
ISBN: 9780689832529

Type

Physical Book

Author

Angela Johnson

Illustrated by

Eric Velasquez

Publisher

Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers

Language

English

Pages

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

26.1 x 29.0 x 1.1 cm

Weight

0.50 kg.

ISBN

0689832524

ISBN13

9780689832529

Synopsis "a sweet smell of roses"

Two young girls not only witness but help to change history in this inspiring and urgent Civil Rights-era picture book by three-time Coretta Scott King Award winner Angela Johnson. There's a sweet, sweet smell in the air as two young girls sneak out of their house, down the street, and across town to where men and women are gathered, ready to march for freedom and justice. Inspired by the countless young people who took a stand against the forces of injustice, two Coretta Scott King Honorees, Angela Johnson and Eric Velasquez, offer a stirring yet jubilant glimpse of the youth involvement that played an invaluable role in the Civil Rights movement.

Eric Velasquez

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Eric Velásquez is an American author and illustrator of Afro-Puerto Rican descent, born in New York and raised in Spanish Harlem. He graduated from the High School of Art and Design and earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the School of Visual Arts in 1983. Before focusing on illustrated books, he worked on cover design and interior illustrations for various publications

His first illustrated book was "The Piano Man" (1998), which earned him the John Steptoe New Talent Award in 1999. In 2011, he received the Pura Belpré Award for "Grandma's Gift". Another notable work is "Looking for Bongo" (2016), a children's story that follows a boy in search of his lost toy. Velásquez has been recognized for his ability to capture the essence of the Afro-Latino experience in the United States through his detailed and expressive illustrations.

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