Spring 2025

Carl Walker

The Sound of Justice

From the Series Difference Makers

  • Interest Level: Grade 4 - Grade 8
  • Reading Level: Grade 5

Music is the language of the soul. Carl Walker is a musician, pastor, and the founder of Walker West Music Academy, a music school in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Driven by a mission to use music to uplift his community, he has brought the joy of music to thousands of people of all ages for more than 30 years, many of whom have gone on to have great musical careers, playing at the White House and on other national stages. Walker West Academy gives students the musical skills to tell their own stories and provides a space to gather, explore, and grow through music.

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Interest Level Grade 4 - Grade 8
Reading Level Grade 5
Genre Social Studies
Category 5 Kinds of Nonfiction, 5KN: Narrative Nonfiction, Biography, Diverse Books: #OwnVoices, Diverse Books: Race & Ethnicity, Diverse Books: Social Justice, Diversity, SEL: A Self-Awareness, SEL: B Self-Management, Social Emotional Learning
Copyright 2025
Publisher Planting People Growing Justice Press
Imprint Planting People Growing Justice Press
Language English
Number of Pages 32
Publication Date 2025-01-01
Text Type Narrative Nonfiction
BISACS JNF007040, JNF018010, JNF071000
Dimensions 6 x 9
Guided Reading Level TBD
Features Author/Illustrator biography and Original artwork

Author: Phillip Majeste

Majeste Phillip is a passion-filled creative, striving to utilize her gifts of writing to challenge and inspire the world.

Illustrator: Chasity Hampton

Chasity Hampton has been a professional illustrator for a decade. Starting Whimsical Designs by CJ, LLC, she aspired to craft art that reconnects people with their inner child. Hampton endeavors to evoke a sense of wonder and nostalgia through her art.