03070cam a2200505 i 4500 545759148 TxAuBib 160328s2016||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2015048281 9780399168567 hardback 0399168567 hardback DLC eng DLC TnLvILS rda TxAuBib rda Asim, Jabari, 1962-,. Preaching to the chickens : the story of young John Lewis / Jabari Asim ; illustrated by E. B. Lewis. New York : Nancy Paulsen Books, [2016] 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent rdamedia rdacarrier "Critically acclaimed author Jabari Asim and Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator E. B. Lewis give readers a fascinating glimpse into the boyhood of Civil Rights leader John Lewis. John wants to be a preacher when he grows up a leader whose words stir hearts to change, minds to think, and bodies to take action. But why wait? When John is put in charge of the family farm's flock of chickens, he discovers that they make a wonderful congregation! So he preaches to his flock, and they listen, content under his watchful care, riveted by the rhythm of his voice. Celebrating ingenuity and dreaming big, this inspirational story, featuring Jabari Asim's stirring prose and E. B. Lewis's stunning, light-filled impressionistic watercolor paintings, includes an author's note about John Lewis, who grew up to be a member of the Freedom Riders, chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, and demonstrator on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, and is now a Georgia congressman"-- Provided by publisher. K-3. Lewis, John 1940 February 21- Juvenile literature Childhood and youth. Lewis, John 1940 February 21- Childhood and youth. African American civil rights workers Juvenile literature Religious life. African American civil rights workers. African American boys Biography Alabama. Chickens Juvenile literature. Chickens. Preaching Juvenile literature. Preaching. Rural children Juvenile literature Alabama. Rural children. Legislators Biography United States. African American legislators Biography. Christian biography Juvenile literature United States. JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Social Activists. JUVENILE NONFICTION / People & Places / United States / African American. JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / United States / 20th Century. Alabama Juvenile literature Rural conditions 20th century. Biographies. Lewis, Earl B., illustrator.