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One Million Men and Me
Author Kelly Starling Lyons covered the 1995 Million Man March in Washington D.C. as a journalist. She was struck by the sight of a little girl “clutching her Daddy’s hand. Her eyes, big as quarters, glittered like diamonds. She walked like a little princess among kings.” That scene inspired this picture book, told in the voice of a small girl attending the march with her daddy. “Everywhere I looked, fathers and sons, friends and strangers, clasped hands in unity. Their faces filled with pride. Their hearts swelled with hope. I held my head a little higher.” Lyons’ brief, purposeful narrative captures the awe of a young child who is taking in everything she sees and hears and holding it in her heart. ©2007 Cooperative Children's Book Center
Illustrated by Peter Ambush
CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 4-8
Age Range:
PreK-Early Elementary (Ages 4-7)
Grades 3-5 (Ages 8-10)
Format:
Picture book
Subjects:
20th Century
Activism and Resistance
Affirmation
African Americans
Boys and Men
Historical Fiction
Diversity subject:
Black/African
Publisher:
Just Us Books
Publish Year: 2007
Pages: 32
ISBN: 9781933491073
CCBC Location: Picture Book, Lyons