Thurgood by Bryan Collier, Jonah Winter
Published by Schwartz & Wade Books on September 3, 2019
ISBN: 1524765341
Pages: 40
Genres: Biography/Autobiography
Format: Picture Book Nonfiction
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Winter and Collier join together for a biography of one of the greatest lawyers in recent history, Thurgood Marshall. From an early age, Marshall honed an ability to argue through discussions with his father who asked for evidence to back up his claims and his high school debate career. As a lawyer, Marshall is responsible for many of the civil rights victories of the 1950s and 1960s. Winter doesn’t hesitate to show that Marshall put his life on the line for these victories. Collier’s watercolor and collage illustrations illuminate the different parts of Marshall’s life and often show movement. A back page gives a bit longer overview of Marshall’s life.

Reviewed by Samantha Cote, Windham Public Library, Windham