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Sign up todayElla persistió: Coretta Scott King
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Learn moreInspirado en el bestseller #1 del New York Times Ella persistió de Chelsea Clinton y Alexandra Boiger, llega ahora esta serie en Chapter Books sobre mujeres que sobresalieron, lucharon y se levantaron contra viento y marea.
La activista social y líder de los derechos humanos Coretta Scott King inspiró a muchas personas alrededor del mundo con su valentía al promover un cambio. Incluso antes de conocer a su esposo, el reverendo Martin Luther King, Jr., Coretta era una líder para su comunidad y continuó siéndolo junto a él y después que fue asesinado. Cantante y escritora, su legado es fundamental para los afroamericanos, las mujeres, y muchos otros hoy y en las generaciones futuras.
En este chapter book biográfico de la galardonada autora Kelly Starling Lyons, los lectores aprenden sobre la asombrosa vida de Coretta Scott King y cómo persistió. ¡El libro se completa con una introducción de Chelsea Clinton!
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Inspired by the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger comes a chapter book series about women who spoke up and rose up against the odds —including Coretta Scott King!
In this chapter book biography by award-winning author Kelly Starling Lyons, readers learn about the amazing life of Coretta Scott King —and howshe persisted.
Coretta Scott King is known for being the wife of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., but she was a civil rights activist and leader in her own right! She was a singer and an author too, and her work made a difference for Black Americans and for all women for decades to come.
Complete with an introduction from Chelsea Clinton, black-and-white illustrations throughout, and a list of ways that readers can follow in Coretta Scott King's footsteps and make adifference
And don’t miss out on the rest of the books in the She Persisted series, featuring so many more women who persisted, including Oprah Winfrey, Harriet Tubman, Ruby Bridges, and more!
KELLY STARLING LYONS es fundadora de Brown Bookshelf, artista docente y autora galardonada de libros infantiles. Su misión es destacar el legado de los héroes negros, celebrar la familia, la amistad y la herencia cultural, y mostrar a los niños que todos llevan un narrador dentro. Muchos de sus libros han sido premiados, incluyendo Libro de Honor Caldecott para Going Down Home with Daddy, Libro de Honor Geisel para Ty’s Travels: Zip, Zoom, Premio Christopher para Tiara’s Hat Parade, lista de mejores libros de Bank Street para Sing a Song: How Lift “Every Voice & Sing” Inspired Generations y selección Junior Library Guild para Dream Builder: The Story of Architect Philip Freelon. También es autora de la popular serie de libros infantiles de Jada Jones.
Chelsea Clinton es hija de Hilary Clinton, presidenciable en la campaña 2016 al Gobierno de Estados Unidos, y de Bill Clinton, el expresidente de los Estados Unidos. Estudió Historia en la Universidad de Standford. Tiene, también, un MPH de la Escuela Mailman de Salud Pública de Columbia y un doctorado en Relaciones Internacionales de la Universidad de Oxford. Actualmente es vicepresidenta de la Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Foundation donde lidera iniciativas y proyectos relacionados con la mejora de la salud mundial, el incremento de oportunidades para las niñas y las mujeres, la reducción de la obesidad infantil y enfermedades prevenibles, la creación de lugares de trabajo y la formación de la nueva generación de líderes mundiales.
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Kelly Starling Lyons (kellystarlinglyons.com) grew up telling stories to her family and anyone else who would listen. She is the author of many books for young readers, including the Jada Jones series, One Million Men and Me, Ellen's Broom, A Girl Named Misty, Sing a Song, and Going Down Home with Daddy. A Caldecott Honor recipient, Kelly lives with her family in Raleigh, North Carolina. You can follow her on Twitter @kelstarly.
Chelsea Clinton is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted: 13 American Women Who Changed the World; She Persisted Around the World: 13 Women Who Changed History; She Persisted in Sports: American Olympians Who Changed the Game; Don't Let Them Disappear: 12 Endangered Species Across the Globe; It's Your World: Get Informed, Get Inspired & Get Going!; Start Now!: You Can Make a Difference; with Hillary Clinton, Grandma's Gardens and Gutsy Women; and, with Devi Sridhar, Governing Global Health: Who Runs the World and Why? She is also the Vice Chair of the Clinton Foundation, where she works on many initiatives, including those that help empower the next generation of leaders. She lives in New York City with her husband, Marc, their children and their dog, Soren. You can follow Chelsea Clinton on Twitter @ChelseaClinton or on Facebook at facebook.com/chelseaclinton.