Moving Forward – Bartography

My Soapbox column in Publishers Weekly: “Showing Up and Moving Forward”

I wrote something this spring — began writing it for […]

By Chris Barton|2022-05-08T06:20:57-05:00May 8th, 2022|Alton Yates, Austin Public Library, author visits, Beach Lane, Chris Barton, civil rights, diversity, freedom to read, library, Moving Forward, nonfiction, public education, public libraries, Publishers Weekly, school libraries, school visits, Simon & Schuster, Soapbox, Steffi Walthall, Texas school visits|0 Comments

My schedule (and Jennifer’s, too) for the TLA 2022 Annual Conference

I’ve been […]

By Chris Barton|2022-04-20T16:05:02-05:00April 20th, 2022|Fire Truck vs. Dragon, Holiday House, How to Make a Book (About My Dog), Jennifer Ziegler, Lerner, Little Brown, Moving Forward, Simon & Schuster, Texas Library Association, Worser|0 Comments

“We had one student tell us it was like she went on a field trip.”

The above […]

By Chris Barton|2022-04-12T16:18:41-05:00April 12th, 2022|author visits, Chris Barton, library visits, Moving Forward, school visits|0 Comments

Activities for Whoosh! Lonnie Johnson’s Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions and other books

Book activities, […]

By Chris Barton|2022-04-05T09:58:01-05:00March 22nd, 2022|activity guide, Alton Yates, Barbara Jordan, Beach Lane, Charlesbridge, comprehension questions, curriculum guide, discussion guide, educator's guide, Eerdmans, Lonnie Johnson, Moving Forward, Simon & Schuster, The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch, What Do You Do With a Voice Like That, Whoosh!|0 Comments

Moving Forward and me on the Primary Source Podcast

It takes […]

By Chris Barton|2022-03-15T08:09:08-05:00March 15th, 2022|Aeromedical Field Laboratory, Alton Yates, Ax Handle Saturday, Beach Lane, Chris Barton, civil rights, Holloman Air Force Base, Jacksonville, Moving Forward, NAACP Youth Council, podcasts, Primary Source Podcast, primary sources, Research, Simon & Schuster, Steffi Walthall, Tom Bober|0 Comments

Download the Moving Forward discussion guide

My newest […]

By Chris Barton|2022-02-11T07:46:14-05:00February 11th, 2022|Aeromedical Field Laboratory, Alton Yates, Ax Handle Saturday, Beach Lane, Black History Month, Chris Barton, civil rights, discussion guide, Holloman Air Force Base, Jacksonville, Moving Forward, NAACP Youth Council, nonfiction, Simon & Schuster, Steffi Walthall|0 Comments

Win a signed copy of my newest book, Moving Forward!

Moving Forward […]

By Chris Barton|2022-01-09T09:12:18-05:00January 9th, 2022|Aeromedical Field Laboratory, Alton Yates, Ax Handle Saturday, Bartography Express, Beach Lane, Chris Barton, civil rights, giveaway, Holloman Air Force Base, Jacksonville, Moving Forward, NAACP Youth Council, nonfiction, Simon & Schuster, Steffi Walthall|19 Comments

Bibliography for Moving Forward

By Chris Barton|2022-01-27T08:28:02-05:00July 26th, 2021|Aeromedical Field Laboratory, Alton Yates, Ax Handle Saturday, Beach Lane, bibliography, Chris Barton, civil rights, Holloman Air Force Base, Jacksonville, Moving Forward, NAACP Youth Council, Simon & Schuster, Steffi Walthall, Uncategorized|0 Comments

Introducing the cover of Moving Forward: From Space-Age Rides to Civil Rights Sit-Ins with Airman Alton Yates

We’re still six months out from publication day, and illustrator […]

By Chris Barton|2021-07-13T15:35:50-05:00July 13th, 2021|Aeromedical Field Laboratory, Alton Yates, Ax Handle Saturday, Beach Lane, Chris Barton, civil rights, Holloman Air Force Base, Jacksonville, Moving Forward, NAACP Youth Council, Simon & Schuster, Steffi Walthall|0 Comments

2 new books on the way from me!

Ernie […]

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