![]() ![]() ![]() Since her 1995 debut, she has published 50-plus books including these Caldecott Honor winners: Freedom in Congo Square, Voice ofFreedom: Fannie Lou Hamer: Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement, and Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom. Weatherford is a Newbery Honor author, New York Times best-seller and two-time NAACP Image Award winner. ![]() Rosenwald, commemorates the Rosenwald schools that were built in the rural African-American South in the 1920s. Jenkins Community Center earlier in the afternoon to view exhibits about the historic Rosenwald community and meet community members. The event begins with a reception at 6:30 pm and lecture at 7 pm. The presentation is entitled “The Power of Children’s Literature: Building Comprehension Skills to Empower All Readers,” and focuses on the role multicultural literature plays to open the world of learning and build background knowledge. Weatherford’s visit was originally scheduled for this past November. Carole Boston Weatherford, and her son, Jeffery Weatherford, a notable illustrator, on April 4th in the Francis Pavilion of the Porter Center. ![]() Brevard College’s Teacher Education Program, will host children’s author, Dr. ![]()
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