{"product_id":"coretta-scott-9780061253669","title":"Coretta Scott","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMultiple starred reviews greeted this amazing collaboration between Ntozake Shange and Kadir Nelson. As\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBooklist \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eput it: \"Poet and painter have joined forces to offer an indelible, emotional expression of the strength, beauty, and joy of one woman's character.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCelebrated poet and playwright Ntozake Shange captures the spirit of Civil Rights pioneer Coretta Scott King in this picture book biography gorgeously illustrated by Caldecott Medal artist Kadir Nelson. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWalking many miles to school in the dusty road, young Coretta Scott knew the unfairness of life in the segregated south. A yearning for equality began to grow. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTogether with Martin Luther King, Jr., she helped lead change through nonviolent protest. It was the beginning of a journey--with dreams of freedom for all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShange, Ntozake:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eNtozake Shange is a celebrated poet and author of many novels and plays, including the Obie Award-winning play \u003cem\u003eFor Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide\/When the Rainbow Is Enuf\u003c\/em\u003e, which was made into a feature film. Ms. Shange is also the author of several children's books, including the Coretta Scott King Award-winning book \u003cem\u003eEllington Was Not a Street\u003c\/em\u003e, illustrated by Kadir Nelson.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNelson, Kadir:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eKadir Nelson won the 2012 Coretta Scott King Author Award and Illustrator Honor for \u003cem\u003eHeart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans\u003c\/em\u003e. He received Caldecott Honors for \u003cem\u003eHenry's Freedom Box\u003c\/em\u003e by Ellen Levine and \u003cem\u003eMoses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom\u003c\/em\u003e by Carole Boston Weatherford, for which he also garnered a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award and won an NAACP Image Award. \u003cem\u003eEllington Was Not a Street\u003c\/em\u003e by Ntozake Shange won a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award. Nelson's authorial debut, \u003cem\u003eWe Are the Ship\u003c\/em\u003e, was a \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller, a Coretta Scott King Author Award winner, and a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor book. He is also the author and illustrator of the acclaimed \u003cem\u003eBaby Bear\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Katherine Tegen Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50555925168402,"sku":"9780061253669","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_06d15819-6f64-43e7-beb1-6b36b976b418.jpg?v=1731744943","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/coretta-scott-9780061253669","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}