# Standing in the Need of Prayer

**Author:** Carole Boston Weatherford
**Grade range:** Grades K–3
**First published:** 2022
**Page count:** 33
**Genre:** Juvenile Fiction
**ISBN-13:** `9780593306345`
**ISBN-10:** `0593306341`
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/book/standing-in-the-need-of-prayer
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## About this book

CORETTA SCOTT KING ILLUSTRATOR AWARD WINNER! A stunning and deeply moving picture book based on the popular spiritual from an award-winning author and critically acclaimed illustrator. The classic lyrics have been reworked to chronicle the milestones, struggles, tragedies, and triumphs of African American history. A perfect gift or timeless keepsake! ★ "Gorgeous and enlightening."—Kirkus Reviews, starred review This inspirational book encapsulates African American history and invites conversations at all levels. Stretching more than four hundred years, this book features pivotal moments in history, such as the arrival of enslaved people in Jamestown, Virginia, in 1619; Nat Turner's rebellion; the integration of the US military; the Selma to Montgomery marches; and peaceful present-day prot

## Where this book is assigned

### Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award

- **recommended** · Kindergarten grade — [source: Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award (American Library Association), via Wikipedia — 2023 winner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coretta_Scott_King_Award)
- **recommended** · 1st grade — [source: Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award (American Library Association), via Wikipedia — 2023 winner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coretta_Scott_King_Award)
- **recommended** · 2nd grade — [source: Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award (American Library Association), via Wikipedia — 2023 winner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coretta_Scott_King_Award)
- **recommended** · 3rd grade — [source: Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award (American Library Association), via Wikipedia — 2023 winner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coretta_Scott_King_Award)
- **recommended** · 4th grade — [source: Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award (American Library Association), via Wikipedia — 2023 Winner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coretta_Scott_King_Award)
- **recommended** · 5th grade — [source: Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award (American Library Association), via Wikipedia — 2023 Winner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coretta_Scott_King_Award)

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