The Harvey Milk Story [Hardcover]

Kari Krakow (Author), David Gardner (Author, Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 2002

"On a rainy day in January, on the steps of San Francisco's City Hall, Harvey Milk was sworn into office, the first openly gay elected city official in the United States of America. Harvey Milk had made history." In making history that day, Minnie Milk's intelligent, energetic and courageous son "showed the world that by not being afraid to be yourself, you can give others the courage to be proud of who they are." Harvey's legacy is everywhere today in the hundreds of openly gay elected officials in every level of government, including the United States Congress.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Capturing just the right tone for its audience, this is a significant contribution to the genre. -- Kirkus Reviews

About the Author

Kari Krakow grew up in East Aurora, New York and now lives in Ithaca, New York with her family. For twenty years she has been teaching elementary school and using biographies to help children learn that individuality can be a source of strength. She hopes this book will inspire children to be themselves and make the world a better place.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Two Lives Publishing (May 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 096744683X
• ISBN-13: 978-0967446837
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 8.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #510,503 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The boy with the big ears, August 16, 2002

A Kid's Review

This review is from: The Harvey Milk Story (Hardcover)

Although I loved and think everybody should read the book, "The Harvey Milk Story" by Kari Krakow, I have to admit in the beginning before I read the story I thought the story would be like "Harvey Milk was born in ? and died in ?" . I got a big surprise when the first sentence was "No one every guessed that the little kid with big ears would one day make history."
I think the book really changed how I thought about gay and lesbian. It must have been very hard for Harvey Milk not to tell anyone about how he felt. My favorite part is that Harvey actually makes a living at a camera shop and it sort of turns into a place where people can talk with him. He ends up getting a very nice partner. I won't tell you more, but I really, really hope kari krakow will write another book.

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Important Book, May 31, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: The Harvey Milk Story (Hardcover)

A beautifully illustrated and wonderfully written book for children about an important figure in US History.
It is very good to have a book like this to help teach tolerance and diversity to younger children. Hopefully children from many backgrounds and family situations will read this book and appreciate the story

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Well Written Biography, June 25, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: The Harvey Milk Story (Hardcover)

As a teacher, I highly recommend this book to young people who want to read about courageous Americans. The author did a good job of highlighting Harvey Milk, a man who stood for freedom for all people, regardless of life style. Children need to see more positive examples of people from diverse backgrounds making a difference in the world.