Shirley Chisholm Dared: The Story of the First Black Woman in Congress

by Alicia R Williams and Alicia D. Williams

Book Overview

Discover the inspiring story of the first black woman elected to Congress and to run for president in this picture book biography from a Newbery Honor-winning author and a Coretta Scott King-John Steptoe New Talent Award-winning illustrator.

Meet Shirley, a little girl who asks way too many questions After spending her early years on her grandparents' farm in Barbados, she returns home to Brooklyn and immediately makes herself known...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0593123689
• ISBN13: 9780593123683
• Release Date: June 2021
• Publisher: Anne Schwartz Books
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 9.1" x 11.2"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3