The Ballot Box Battle - Couverture rigide

McCully, Emily Arnold

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0679879382 ISBN 13 : 9780679879381

Editeur : Alfred A. Knopf, 1996

Synopsis

Illustrated in full color. Just in time for the presidential election comes
Caldecott medalist Emily Arnold McCully's stirring tale of a young girl's act
of bravery inspired by the great Elizabeth Cady Stanton. It is the fall of
1880, and Cordelia is more interested in horse riding than in hearing her
neighbor, Mrs. Stanton talk about her fight for women's suffrage. But on
Election Day, Mrs. Stanton tells the heart-wrenching story of her childhood.
Charged with the story's message, Cordelia determines to go with Mrs. Stanton
to the polls in an attempt to vote--above the jeers and taunts of the male
crowd. With faces, landscapes, and action scenes brought to life by McCully's
virtuosic illustrations, Cordelia's turning-point experience is sure to inspire
today's young girls (and boys) everywhere.

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur

Caldecott medalist Emily Arnold McCully was born in Galesburg, Illinois, which is also the birthplace of the poet Carl Sandburg, a friend and mentor of Emily's father and the subject of many of her first portrait drawings.  As a child in Garden City, New York, Emily doodled and sketched and created her own stories, binding them into books complete with their own copyright pages.  As class artist in school, she was recruited to design posters, backdrops, and programs for concerts and plays.  Despite her interest in drawing, Emily decided against attending art school and enrolled at Pembroke College (now Brown University).  She performed as an actress and singer, and was co-author of the annual college musical.  After graduation, Emily worked odd jobs in the field of commercial art. In 1966, a children's book editor saw a series of advertisement posters Emily had illustrated and asked her to illustrate her first children's book.  It was not until 1985, however, that her storytelling and picture-making  were united with Picnic , the first of five wordless picture books about a family of mice.

Always at work on a new project, Emily divides her time between a studio loft in New York City, and a home in the country.  She is an avid reader, gardener, cook, and tennis player, and she is the mother of two grown sons, Nat and Ted.  

Présentation de l'éditeur

From a Caldecott-winning author comes a lushly illustrated picture book about the fight for women's rights that makes for perfect for President's Day reading!

Caldecott medalist Emily Arnold McCully delivers the inspiring story of a young girl named Cordelia whose relationship with her neighbor, the great suffragist Elizabeth Cady Stanton, inspires her to a remarkable act of courage.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Alfred A. Knopf
• Date d'édition: 1996
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0679879382
• ISBN 13: 9780679879381
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 32
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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