Lift as You Climb: The Story of Ella Baker

by Patricia Hruby Powell

Book Overview

Learn about the civil rights activist Ella Baker in this inspiring picture book from Sibert Honor winner Patricia Hruby Powell and Caldecott Honor winner R. Gregory Christie.

"What do you hope to accomplish?" asked Ella Baker's granddaddy when she was still a child.
Her mother provided the answer: "Lift as you climb."

Long before the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 60s, Ella Baker worked to lift others...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1534406239
• ISBN13: 9781534406230
• Release Date: June 2020
• Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 9.2" x 11.0"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3