Title Moving forward : from space-age rides to Civil Rights sit-ins with Airman Alton Yates / written by Chris Barton ; illustrated by Steffi Walthall.

Publication Info.	New York, New York : Beach Lane Books, [2022]
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Location	Call No.	Status
Bristol, Main Library - Children's Department	JB YATES	Check Shelf
Colchester, Cragin Memorial Library - Children's Department	PEOPLE & PLACES E YAT	Check Shelf
East Hartford, Raymond Library - Children's Department	JB YATES B	Check Shelf
Farmington, Main Library - Children's Department	J BIO YATES, ALTON	Check Shelf
Manchester, Main Library - New Children's Books	JJ-B YATES, ALTON	Check Shelf
Manchester, Whiton Branch - Children's Department	JJ-B YATES, ALTON	Check Shelf
Middletown, Russell Library - Children's Biography	J B-YATES BAR	Check Shelf
Southington Library - Children	JE B Explore YATES	Check Shelf

Edition	First edition.
Description	[48] unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 32 cm
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references.
Summary	"A picture book biography on Alton Yates, a Black man who served in the Air Force in the 1950s and contributed to key research on flight safety for pilots and passengers. After returning home, Alton dedicated his life to standing against Jim Crow and fighting for racial equality"-- Provided by publisher.
Audience	Ages 4-8. Beach Lane Books.
	Grades 2-3. Beach Lane Books.
Subject	Yates, Alton, 1936- -- Juvenile literature.
	Airmen -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
	African Americans -- Florida -- Jacksonville -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
	African Americans -- Civil rights -- Florida -- Jacksonville -- History -- Juvenile literature.
	African American civil rights workers -- Florida -- Jacksonville -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
	Civil rights workers -- Florida -- Jacksonville -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
	African Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
	Jacksonville (Fla.) -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
	Jacksonville (Fla.) -- Race relations -- Juvenile literature.
	HISTORY / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies)
	African American civil rights workers. (OCoLC)fst00799093
	African Americans. (OCoLC)fst00799558
	African Americans -- Civil rights. (OCoLC)fst00799575
	Airmen. (OCoLC)fst00803038
	Civil rights workers. (OCoLC)fst00862721
	Race relations. (OCoLC)fst01086509
	Florida -- Jacksonville. (OCoLC)fst01205259
	United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
	Yates, Alton, 1936-
	Airmen.
	African Americans -- Biography.
	African Americans -- Civil rights -- History.
	African American civil rights workers -- Biography.
	Civil rights workers -- Biography.
	Jacksonville (Fla.) -- Biography.
	Jacksonville (Fla.) -- Race relations.
	Picture books.
Genre/Form	Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
	History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
	Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
	Biographies.
	Creative nonfiction.
	Picture books.
Added Author	Walthall, Steffi, illustrator.
Added Title	From space-age rides to Civil Rights sit-ins with Airman Alton Yates
Other Form:	Online version: Barton, Chris. Alton Yates's movement forward First Edition. New York, New York : Beach Lane Books, [2022] 9781534473669 (DLC) 2021003794
ISBN	9781534473652 (hardcover)
	1534473653 (hardcover)

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