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Title Moving forward : from space-age rides to Civil Rights sit-ins with Airman Alton Yates / written by Chris Barton ; illustrated by Steffi Walthall.
Author Barton, Chris, author.
Publication Info. New York, New York : Beach Lane Books, [2022]
©2022
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Location Call No. Status
 Alafaya  J B YATES    Check Shelves
 Orlando Public Library (Downtown) - Children's  J B YATES    Check Shelves
 South Creek  J B YATES    Check Shelves
 West Oaks  J B YATES    Check Shelves
Edition First edition.
Description 48 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 32 cm
text txt rdacontent
still image sti rdacontent
unmediated n rdamedia
volume nc rdacarrier
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Summary "A picture book biography on Alton Yates, a Black man who served in the Air Force in the 1950s and contributed to key research on flight safety for pilots and passengers. After returning home, Alton dedicated his life to standing against Jim Crow and fighting for racial equality"-- Provided by publisher.
Audience Ages 4-8. Beach Lane Books.
Grades 2-3. Beach Lane Books.
Subject Yates, Alton, 1936- -- Juvenile literature.
Airmen -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African Americans -- Florida -- Jacksonville -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African Americans -- Civil rights -- Florida -- Jacksonville -- History -- Juvenile literature.
African American civil rights workers -- Florida -- Jacksonville -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Civil rights workers -- Florida -- Jacksonville -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Jacksonville (Fla.) -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Jacksonville (Fla.) -- Race relations -- Juvenile literature.
Genre Biographies.
Creative nonfiction.
Picture books.
Biographies. (CaQQLa)RVMGF-000000519
Added Author Walthall, Steffi, illustrator.
Added Title From space-age rides to Civil Rights sit-ins with Airman Alton Yates
ISBN 9781534473652 (hardcover) : $17.99
1534473653 (hardcover)