Danitra Brown Leaves Town
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Nikki Grimes won the 2005 Coretta Scott King Author Honor Award for Dark Sons. She is the distinguished author of more than thirty-one children's books, including What is Goodbye?, a 2004 ALA Notable Book. She received the 2003 Coretta Scott King Award for her novel Bronx Masquerade as well as a 2003 Coretta Scott King Author Honor for her picture book Talkin' About Bessie: The Story of Aviator Elizabeth Coleman. Many of her other books have been cited as Notable Books by the American Library Association, including Come Sunday, a picture book in verse; Something on My Mind; and Meet Danitra Brown, which also won a Coretta Scott King Honor. She lives in Corona, California.
Ral Coln has illustrated more than twenty-five books for children including Celebration by Jane Resh Thomas, A Band of Angels by Deborah Hopkinson, and What Is Goodbye? by Nikki Grimes. He's won a Pura Belpr Award for Illustration for Doa Flor: A Tall Tale About A Giant Woman With A Great Big Heart by Pat Mora, and has been awarded a Silver and Gold medal from The Society of Illustrators. He lives and works in New York.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780688131555 |
| ISBN 10 | 0688131557 |
| Title | Danitra Brown Leaves Town |
| Author | Nikki Grimes |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Amistad Press |
| Year published | 2002-01-01 |
| Number of pages | 32 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Georgia Children's Book Award (Picture Storybook) 2005, Short-listed for North Carolina Children's Book Award (Picture Book) 2004 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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