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Eric Velasquez

Eric Velasquez

Eric Velasquez was awarded the Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award for New Talent for his first picture book, The Piano Man by Debbi Chocolate. Since that time he has gone on to illustrate several acclaimed picture books, including Carole Boston Weatherford's The Sound That Jazz Makes, Jim Haskins's Champion: The Story of Muhammad Ali, and Candice F. Ransom's Liberty Street. The stirring black-and-white images in this book were inspired by the work of noted Civil Rights movement chroniclers Harvey Dinnerstein and Burt Silverman. Eric lives in Hartsdale, New York, with his wife, Deborah.

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A Sweet Smell of Roses
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A Sweet Smell of Roses By: Angela Johnson
Illustrated by: Eric Velasquez
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: November 30, 2004
Ages: 5 - 8
There's a sweet, sweet smell in the air as two young girls sneak out of their house, down the street, and across town to where men and women are gathered, ready to march for freedom and justice. Inspired by countless children...
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Other Formats: Trade Paperback