Goin Someplace Special by Mckissack
Through moving prose and beautiful watercolors, a Coretta Scott King Award and Caldecott Medal-winning author-illustrator duo collaborate to tell the poignant tale of a spirited young girl who comes face to face with segregation in her southern town.There's a place in this 1950s southern town where all are welcome, no matter what their skin color...and 'Tricia Ann knows exactly how to get there. To her, it's someplace special and she's bursting to go by herself. But when she catches the bus heading downtown, unlike the white passengers, she must sit in the back behind the Jim Crow sign and wonder why life's so unfair.
Still, for each hurtful sign seen and painful comment heard, there's a friend around the corner reminding 'Tricia Ann that she's not alone. And her grandmother's words--"You are somebody, a human being--no better, no worse than anybody else in this world"--echo in her head, lifting her spirits and pushing her forward.
Patricia and Fredrick McKissack are the authors of numerous award-winning books, including REBELS AGAINST SLAVERY: AMERICAN SLAVE REVOLTS and BLACK HANDS, WHITE SAILS: THE STORY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN WHALERS, both Coretta Scott King Honor Books, and SOJOURNER TRUTH: AIN'T I A WOMAN? a Coretta Scott King Honor Book and winner of the Boston Globe/Horn Book Award. Patricia and Fredrick McKissack live in St. Louis, Missouri. John McKissack resides in Memphis, Tennessee. Patricia C.and Fredrick L. McKissack are the authors of numerous and acclaimed books, including REBELS AGAINST SLAVERY: AMERICAN SLAVE REVOLTS and BLACK HAND, WHITE SAILS: THE STORY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN WHALERS, both CSK Honor Books. They have also collaborated on SOJOURNER TRUTH: AIN'T I A WOMAN?, a CSK Honor Book, winner of an NAACP Image Award, and a Boston Globe/Horn Book Award. For the first time this husband-wife team invites their grown son, John McKissack, a mechanical engineer, to join them as a technical advisor in the creation of this new series. The elder McKissacks live in St. Louis, MO. John lives in Memphis, TN with his wife, Michelle, and three sons, John, Everett and Peter.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780689818851 |
| ISBN 10 | 0689818858 |
| Title | Goin Someplace Special |
| Author | Patricia Mckissack |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster Australia |
| Year published | 2001-11-01 |
| Number of pages | 40 |
| Prizes | Winner of Bookseller's Choice (Picture Book) 2002, Winner of Coretta Scott King Award (Illustrator) 2002, Winner of Parents Choice Award (Fall) (1998-2007) (Gold) 2001, Short-listed for Bluebonnet Awards 2004, Short-listed for California Young Reader Medal (Picture Bk/Older Reader) 2004, Short-listed for Georgia Children's Book Award (Picture Storybook) 2003, Short-listed for North Carolina Children's Book Award (Junior Book) 2003, Short-listed for South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award (Children's) 2003, Short-listed for Monarch Award 2007, Short-listed for Black-Eyed Susan Award (Picture Book) 2002 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |