When Thunder Comes, J. Patrick Lewis
When Thunder Comes, J. Patrick Lewis
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When Thunder Comes
Poems for Civil Rights Leaders

Author: J. Patrick Lewis

Narrator: Corey Allen, Jennifer Ikeda, T. Ryder Smith, Myra Lucretia Taylor

Unabridged: 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 06/28/2013


Synopsis

The award-winning author of more than 75 books for young readers, Children's Poet Laureate J. Patrick Lewis crafts poetic portraits of civil rights luminaries in this important work. From Coretta Scott King and Gandhi to Nelson Mandela and Jackie Robinson, When Thunder Comes resounds with the voices of heroes who changed the world.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Betsy

Poetry is of the people by its very definition. Though sometimes considered the property of the elite (usually by folks who were forced to eat poetry unfiltered in high school by bored teachers) at its best it is a format that any human with a sense of rhythm and/or timing can use to their advantage......more

Goodreads review by Cindy

Children’s Poet Laureate J. Patrick Lewis has created a new book of poems for young people about the lives of those around the world who sought to break race, class and sexual equality barriers through their actions. When Thunder Comes: Poems for Civil Rights Leaders is a collection of poems highlig......more

Goodreads review by Ann

J. Patrick Lewis, the 2011-2013 Children's Poet Laureate, does an excellent job with this handsome picture book featuring poems and bios about civil rights leaders. This is not run of the mill, because the book is so well-written and eye-catchingly illustrated by five artists, and also because of th......more