Audiobook40 minutes
When Thunder Comes: Poems for Civil Rights Leaders
Written by J. Patrick Lewis
Narrated by Corey Allen, Jennifer Ikeda, T. Ryder Smith and Myra Lucretia Taylor
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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About this audiobook
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.
Author
J. Patrick Lewis
J. Patrick Lewis has published more than 85 children's picture/poetry books to date and is a former Children's Poet Laureate (2011–2013). He lives in Westerville, Ohio.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5When Thunder Comes is a collection of poems all about civil rights leaders from around the world. Each poem describes their work and their opinion about the cause they are fighting for. These very real people, such as MLK and Gandhi, are displayed drawn on the opposite page in a colorful illustration that is either symbolic or biographically accurate. This book could easily spur class discussion about civil rights leaders and lead to some cool civics research projects. I love history, so having kids learn about actual figures and events is beyond exciting to me.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Understanding that sometime poetry can explore difficult and emotional topics is key in the appreciation of this title. I think this would be a great addition to a unit in poetry or history.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A stirring collection of poems about global peacemakers and social activists, quite a few lesser-known but worth knowing. Brief biographical sketches follow the poems. A good collection of contributing illustrators, too,
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I loved this book. The collection of poems in this book were incredibly moving and powerful. One of my favorite parts about this book was that it covers multiple civil rights leaders in multiple areas and times. It exposes readers to a new collection of figures that made an impact on our society. When thinking about Civil Rights, most people think of Martin Luther King, or the racist south. Martin Luther King deserves this recognition, and the south was a disgusting place for a time, but there are other figures and areas/events that made a lasting impact on the civil rights movement. Absolutely beautiful book.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5When Thunder Comes, Poems for Civil Rights Leader, by J. Patrick Lewis, is a collection of poems about civil rights leaders. Each individual poem is written in the unnamed leaders voice, and point of view, that is until you reach the bottom of the page and see who the poem is truly about. As well when you reach the back of the book there are small summaries relating to each poem explaining the significance of each individuals impact in the civil rights movement.Teaching Ideas: learn about civil rights, poetry rhyme schemes
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This poetry books has some very amazing poems that are being narrated by activists of many different types standing for what they believe in. In this book there are people such as Mohandas Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, and Dennis James Banks. In these poems we are briefly told what they went through, and what they stood to. In a way, they state that they will stand strong against any type of racism, or discrimination. These are some great poems that are very powerful and good for kids to understand, what each activist stood for. J. Patrick Lewis did an amazing job.