# Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag - Hardcover

by **Rob Sanders** (Author), **Steven Salerno** (Illustrator)

**JUNIOR LIBRARY GUILD SELECTION - Celebrate Pride and it's iconic rainbow flag--a symbol of inclusion and acceptance around the world-- with the very first picture book to tell its remarkable and inspiring history!**

"Pride is a beacon of (technicolor) light." _\--Entertainment Weekly_

In this deeply moving and empowering true story, young readers will trace the life of the Gay Pride Flag, from its beginnings in 1978 with social activist Harvey Milk and designer Gilbert Baker to its spanning of the globe and its role in today's world. Award-winning author Rob Sanders's stirring text, and acclaimed illustrator Steven Salerno's evocative images, combine to tell this remarkable - and undertold - story. A story of love, hope, equality, and pride.

### Author Biography

**ROB SANDERS** is an acclaimed writer who teaches, and a teacher who writes. He is the author of _Cowboy Christmas_, Crystal Kite-winner _Outer Space Bedtime Race_, _Ruby Rose - Off to School She Goes_, _Ruby Rose - Big Bravos_, _Rodzilla,_ and _Peaceful Fights for Equal Rights._ _Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag_ is Rob's first non-fiction picture book. Rob lives in Florida where he teaches elementary school. Visit him at robsanderswrites.com

**STEVEN SALERNO** is the author/illustrator of _Coco the Carrot_, _Little Tumbo, Harry Hungry!,_ _Wild Child_, and _Tim's Goodbye._ He has also illustrated 24 popular picture books including _Brothers at Bat_ (a New York Times Book Review's Notable Picture Book of the Year), _The Kid from Diamond Street_, _The Fantastic Ferris Wheel,_ _Goldenlocks and the Three Pirates, 19 Girls and Me,_ and Margaret Wise Brown's _The Dirty Little Boy._ A graduate of Parsons School of Design in NYC, he lives and works in Manhattan. Visit him at stevensalerno.com

**Number of Pages:** 48

**Dimensions:** 0.4 x 11.3 x 8.9 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** April 10, 2018

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag

**Interest Level:** Lower Grades, K-3

**Reading Level:** 3.6

**Point Value:** 0.5

## Details

- **Price:** 18.99 USD
- **Vendor:** Books by splitShops
- **Type:** Books
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