Sunday, December 19, 2021

The Highest Tribute: Thurgood Marshall's Life, Leadership and Legacy by Kekla Magoon and Laura Freeman - ADVISABLE

The Highest Tribute: Thurgood Marshall's Life, Leadership and Legacy
by Kekla Magoon, illustrated by Laura Freeman
PICTURE BOOK, BIOGRAPHY Quill Tree Books (Harper Collins), 2021. $17. 9780062912510 

BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3), EL, MS - ADVISABLE 

AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE 

Even as a boy, Thurgood Marshall saw things that were unfair, he wanted to change them - he started by changing the spelling of his name. Joining the debate team in high school taught himto work with a team to win an argument, attended law school - at Howard University, worked with the NAACP and soon began to fight unfair laws, including school segregation - all the way to the Supreme Court. He was appointed to be a judge by President Kennedy, was President Johnson's solicitor general, and sworn in as a Supreme Court Justice in 1967. 

So text friendly - the pages are more picture than text, and the illustrations provide more detail and context. I loved how Marshall is represented mostly with others (as he didn't work alone) and my favorite illustration was 7 different Thurgood Marshalls arguing cases before the Supreme Court. Includes a timeline, bibliography and summary of some of the major court cases Marshall worked on. A great short biography of a very important lawyer and judge.

Lisa Librarian

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