Marching for Freedom by Elizabeth Partridge

Monday, July 27, 2009

Marching for Freedom tells the story of how ordinary kids helped change history. Award-winning author Elizabeth Partridge explorers the events at Selma from their point of view, drawing on the vivid recollections of some of those who marched as children.

About the Contributors...

Elizabeth Partridge

Author

http://www.elizabethpartridge.com

Elizabeth Partridge is the author of more than a dozen books. Her most recent young adult biography, John Lennon: All I Want Is the Truth (Viking 2005), was a Printz honor book. This Land Was Made for You and Me: The Life and Music of Woody Guthrie (2002 Viking )was a finalist for the National Book Award, won the Golden Kite for Nonfiction and the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award. Restless Spirit: The Life and Work of Dorothea Lange (Viking 1999) won a Jane Addams Honor Book Award as well as a Golden Kite Honor.

“A perfect writing day for me is when I have nothing in my day. It feels like the day stretches out in front of me, full of empty promise, just waiting to be filled up. These are, of course, very, very rare. I usually have to settle for three or four hours stretching out in front of me.”

Jerome Burg

founder, GoogleLitTrips.com

“It was such a pleasure working with Elizabeth Partridge on this GoogleLitTrip for her incredible book Marching for Freedom: Walk Together, Children, and Don’t You Grow Weary.”

We all owe such a debt of gratitude to the children who participated in the Selma to Montgomery March during the Civil Right Movement. It is a story to inspire children of today to ‘do the right thing.’ ”

Jerome Burg is a retired high school English teacher. He is a frequent conference and workshop presenter.

Jerome developed and maintains the award-winning GoogleLitTrips project as a way of sharing his passion for great literature with students and educators.

Jerome’s many contributions to educational technology include his being...