Name: She was the First! The Trailblazing Life of Shirley Chisholm
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Author: Eric Velasquez
ISBN: 9781620143469

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She was the First! The Trailblazing Life of Shirley Chisholm

Type

Physical Book

Author

Katheryn Russell-Brown

Illustrated by

Eric Velasquez

Publisher

Lee & Low Books

Year

2020

Language

English

Pages

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

26.9 x 22.4 x 1.3 cm

Weight

0.45 kg.

ISBN13

9781620143469

Synopsis "She was the First! The Trailblazing Life of Shirley Chisholm "

Best Books, Kirkus Reviews Best Multicultural Books, Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Books NAACP Image Award Winner, NAACP RISE: A Feminist Book Project, American Library Association (ALA)A timely, inspiring picture book biography of the dynamic twentieth-century educator, activist, and politician Shirley Chisholm.Even as a young child growing up in the 1920s, Shirley Chisholm was a leader. At the age of three, older children were already following her lead in their Brooklyn neighborhood. As a student at Brooklyn College, Shirley could outtalk anyone who opposed her on the debate team. After graduating, she used her voice and leadership to fight for educational change. In community groups, she stood up for the rights of women and minorities. Her small stature and fiery determination often took people by surprise. But they listened. In 1964, Shirley took her voice and leadership to politics, becoming the first Black woman elected to the New York State Assembly, and in 1968, the first Black woman elected to Congress. Then in 1972, she became the first Black woman to seek the presidency of the United States. She pushed for laws that helped women, children, students, poor people, farm workers, Native people, and others who were often ignored. She fought for healthcare. She spoke up for military veterans. She spoke out against war. Shirley Chisholm, a woman of many firsts, was an unforgettable political trailblazer, a candidate of the people and "catalyst of change" who opened the door for women in the political arena and for the first Black president of the United States.

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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