{"product_id":"preaching-to-the-chickens-preaching-to-the-chickens","title":"Preaching to the Chickens: Preaching to the Chickens","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBest Illustrated Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"panel-body\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"age-range isbn-related 9780399168567 show\"\u003eAge Range: 5-8 years\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"slot product-format\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"lylty_bluebox_wrap\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"panel-group\" id=\"accordion\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"panel\" id=\"panel-1\" data-panel-id=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"panel-heading selected\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCritically acclaimed author Jabari Asim and Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator E. B. Lewis give readers a fascinating glimpse into the boyhood of Civil Rights leader John Lewis.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJohn wants to be a preacher when he grows up—a leader whose words stir hearts to change, minds to think, and bodies to take action. But why wait? When John is put in charge of the family farm’s flock of chickens, he discovers that they make a wonderful congregation! So he preaches to his flock, and they listen, content under his watchful care, riveted by the rhythm of his voice.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCelebrating ingenuity and dreaming big, this inspirational story, featuring Jabari Asim’s stirring prose and E. B. Lewis’s stunning, light-filled impressionistic watercolor paintings, includes an author’s note about John Lewis, who grew up to be a member of the Freedom Riders, chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, and demonstrator on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama. John Lewis is now a Georgia congressman, who is still an activist today, recently holding a sit-in on the House floor of the U.S. Capitol to try to force a vote on gun violence. His \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMarch: Book Three\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e recently won the National Book Award, as well as the American Library Association’s Coretta Scott King Author Award, Printz Award, and Sibert Award.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Black Food Bookstore and Culture Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46742615031957,"sku":null,"price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0521\/7419\/2789\/files\/9780399168567.jpg?v=1765590839","url":"https:\/\/www.blackfoodshop.com\/products\/preaching-to-the-chickens-preaching-to-the-chickens","provider":"Black Food Bookstore and Culture Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}