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Belle, the last mule at Gee's Bend : a Civil Rights story / by Calvin Alexander Ramsey and Bettye Stroud ; illustrated by John Holyfield.

Van Pelt - Notable Juvenile Books PZ7.R145 Be 2011
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Ramsey, Calvin A.
Contributor:
Stroud, Bettye, 1938-
Holyfield, John, illustrator.
Award Winning and Notable Children's and Young Adult Books (University of Pennsylvania)
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Mules--Juvenile fiction.
Mules.
Civil rights movements--Juvenile fiction.
Civil rights movements.
African Americans--Juvenile fiction.
African Americans.
History.
Mules--Fiction.
Civil rights movements--Fiction.
African Americans--Fiction.
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968--Juvenile fiction.
King, Martin Luther.
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968--Fiction.
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968.
Alabama--History--1951---Juvenile fiction.
Alabama.
Alabama--History--1951---Fiction.
Genre:
Picture books for children.
Picture books.
History.
Fiction.
Juvenile works.
Historical fiction.
Physical Description:
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2011.
Summary:
In Gee's Bend, Alabama, Miz Pettway tells young Alex about the historic role her mule played in the struggle for civil rights led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Includes factual information about the community of Gee's Bend and Martin Luther King, Jr.
ISBN:
0763640581
9780763640583
OCLC:
699002900
Publisher Number:
99990734116

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