What Do You Do with a Voice Like That': The Story of Extraordinary Congresswoman Barbara Jordan, Hardcover

Contributor(s):

• Author: Chris Barton
• Illustrator: Ekua Holmes

"When Barbara Jordan talked, we listened." --Former President of the United States, Bill Clinton

Congresswoman Barbara Jordan had a big, bold, confident voice--and she knew how to use itLearn all about her amazing career in this illuminating and inspiring picture book biography of the lawyer, educator, politician, and civil rights leader.

Even as a child growing up in the Fifth Ward of Houston, Texas, Barbara Jordan stood out for her big, bold, booming, crisp, clear, confident voice. It was a voice that made people sit up, stand up, and take notice.

So what do you do with a voice like that?

Barbara took her voice to places few African American women had been in the 1960s: first law school, then the Texas state senate, then up to the United States congress. Throughout her career, she persevered through adversity to give voice to the voiceless and to fight for civil rights, equality, and justice.

New York Times bestselling author Chris Barton and Caldecott Honoree Ekua Holmes deliver a remarkable picture book biography about a woman whose struggles and mission continue to inspire today.
 
Review citations

• Booklist / Best Of The Best/Highly Recommended - pg. 40 - 10/01/2018
• Booklist / Exceptional Presentation - pg. 40 - 10/01/2018
• Booklist / Book Of Special Distinction - pg. 40 - 10/01/2018
• Booklist / Top 15 Book Of The Year - pg. 40 - 10/01/2018
• Booklist / Highly Recommended - pg. 40 - 10/01/2018
• Horn Book Magazine - pg. 97 - 11/01/2018
• Kirkus Reviews Fall Preview / Best Of The Best/Highly Recommended - pg. 45 - 08/15/2018
• Kirkus Reviews Fall Preview / Exceptional Presentation - pg. 45 - 08/15/2018
• Kirkus Reviews Fall Preview / Book Of Special Distinction - pg. 45 - 08/15/2018
• Kirkus Reviews Fall Preview / Top 15 Book Of The Year - pg. 45 - 08/15/2018
• Kirkus Reviews Fall Preview / Highly Recommended - pg. 45 - 08/15/2018
• Publishers Weekly - 09/10/2018
• Shelf Awareness - 09/28/2018
• School Library Journal / Best Of The Best/Highly Recommended - pg. 84 - 10/01/2018
• School Library Journal / Exceptional Presentation - pg. 84 - 10/01/2018
• School Library Journal / Book Of Special Distinction - pg. 84 - 10/01/2018
• School Library Journal / Top 15 Book Of The Year - pg. 84 - 10/01/2018
• School Library Journal / Highly Recommended - pg. 84 - 10/01/2018